...greatest and best • Bacon. To this may he added what Pope beautifully says — " A little learning is a dangerous thing; " Drink deep, or touch not the Pierian Spring.'. Philosophers of every age; who have always been the most devout men. Far from being puffed up with...

...pressure on the people, was the most unfortunate and inhuman man could invent. " A little learning is a dangerous thing, " Drink deep or touch not the pierian spring." The knowledge of our society being incorporated without investigation of the motives of that incorporation,...

...the jaw of a German ?" " Sam," he replied, " the poet says with great truth, " ' A little learning is a dangerous thing, Drink deep, or touch not the Pierian spring. ' " " Dear, dear," said I, " there is another strange sail hove in sight, as I am alive. What flag...

...language is spoken. How often do we hear the sciolist condemned in these words : A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or touch not the Pierian spring ? Irreverence and rash speculation are satirized thus : Nay, fly to altars; there they 'II talk you...

...when he begins to think about it. And that is what the poet meant when he said : " A little learning is a dangerous thing: Drink deep or touch not the Pierian spring." The imperfect study of the Bible is the cause that creates unbelievers and scoffers. A COLLECTION OF...

...called to the light, and has escaped the opprobrium that properly belongs to it. " A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, drink deep or touch not the Pierian spring." Now If knowledge is in any sense good, why are we told it is dangerous unless one goes deep — down...

...expression which can perhaps be best paraphrased in English by Pope's famous lines : A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep or touch not the Pierian spring. It is but one of many expressions that might be quoted from Galvani, for he was a deep believer and...

...draughts bring one back to God — which may perhaps be better translated by Pope's wellknown lines, ' Little learning (in philosophy) is a dangerous thing...surrounding a figure of the genius of science, were the expressions "mars mi Ai vita," " Death is life for me" and " Spiritus, intus, a/it," " The spirit works...

...one back to God"—(which may be better translated, perhaps, for English readers by Pope's well known lines, "A little learning [in philosophy] is a dangerous...mihi vita," " Death is life for me," and " Spiritus intus alit," "The spirit works within," which were favorite expressions of the great scientist while...

...the editor can control it, for correct as he may, the printer will have his way. "A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep or touch not the Pierian Spring There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, But drinking largely sobers us again." Of course we shall...