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" But knowledge is as food, and needs no less Her temperance over appetite, to know In measure what the mind may well contain ; Oppresses else with surfeit, and soon turns Wisdom to folly, as nourishment to wind. "
Life of Torquato Tasso: With an Historical and Critical Account of His Writings - Page 475
by John Black - 1810
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The Rambler [by S. Johnson and others]., Volume 4

1751 - 224 pages
...Milton's verification, is the elifion of one vowel before another, or the fuppreflion of the laft fyllable of a word ending with a vowel, when a vowel begins the following word ; as, — Knwiedgt Oppreffes elfe with forfeit, and fion turns Wifdam to folly, as nourijhment to wind. This...
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Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to ...

English poetry - 1776 - 478 pages
...needs no less Her temp'rance over appetite to know Or measure what the mind may well contain; Oppresses else with surfeit, and soon turns Wisdom to folly', as nourishment to wind. l5a Know then, that after Lucifer from fieav'n (So call him, brighter once amidst the host Of Angels,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Rambler

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 472 pages
...of later poets, is the clifion of one vowel before another, or the fuppreflion of the laft fyllable of a word ending with a vowel, when a vowel begins the following word. As Knowledge Opprefles elfe with forfeit, and foon turns W if dona to folly, as nourifhment to wind. This...
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The Rambler

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 460 pages
...of later poets, is the elifion of one vowel before another, or the fuppreffion of the laft fyllable of a word ending with a vowel, when a vowel begins the following word. As Knowledge Opprefles e!fe with furfeit, and foon turns Wifdom to folly, as nourifhment to wind. This...
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Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. Printed from ...

John Milton - 1795 - 282 pages
...less Her temp' ranee over appetite, to know Or measure what the mind may we'-l contain ; Oppresses else with surfeit, and soon turns Wisdom to folly', as nourishment to wind. 130 Know then, tlwt after Lucifer from Heaven (So call him, brighter once amidst the host Of Angels,...
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Paradise Lost: With Notes, Selected from Newton and Others, to ..., Volumes 1-2

John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...no less Her temp'rance over appetite to know In measure what the mind may well contain ; Oppresses else with surfeit, and soon turns Wisdom to folly', as nourishment to wind. 130 Know then, that after Lucifer from Heav'n (So call him, brighter once amidst the host Of Angels...
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Rambler

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 458 pages
...of later poets, is the elifion of one vowel before another, or the fuppreffion of the laft fyllable of a word ending with a vowel, when a vowel begins the following word. As Knowledge — — Oppreflcs elfe with furfeit, and foon turns Wifdom to folly, as nourifhment to wind....
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 458 pages
...of later poets, is the elifion of one vowel before another, or the fuppreffion of the laft fyllable of a word ending with a vowel, when a vowel begins the following word. As Knowledge—— Opprefies elfe with furfeit, an^ foon turn» \Vifdom to folly, as nourifluncnt to wind....
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Paradise lost, a poem. Pr. from the text of Tonson's correct ed. of 1711

John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...no less Her temp'rancc over appetite, to know Or measure what the mind may well contain ; Oppresses else with surfeit, and soon turns Wisdom to folly', as nourishment to wind. 130 KNOW then, that after Lucifer from Heaven (?o call him, brighter once amidst the host Of Angels,...
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Select British Classics, Volume 6

English literature - 1803 - 290 pages
...their lines. The great peculiarity of Milton's versification, compared with that of later poets, is the elision of one vowel before another, or the suppression...vowel, when a vowel begins the following word. As.... Knowledge Oppresses else with surfeit, and soon turns Wisdom to folly, as nourishment to wind. This...
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