...256—258. to as little purpose as those philosophical speculatists, whom the poet describ.es as " dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up." Such wa^the state of sacred literature, and the morals of the clergy were equally low and disgraceful....

...is plausibly amused. Defend me, therefore, common sense, say I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up ! 190 'Twere well, says one, sage, erndite, profound Terribly arch'd and aquiline his nose, And overbuilt...

...is plausibly amused. Defend me, therefore, common sense, say I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up ! 190 'Twere well, says one, sage, erudite, profound Terribly arch'd and aquiline his nose, And overbuilt...

...is plausibly amused. Defend me therefore, common sense, say I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up! 'Twere well, says one sage erudite profound, Terribly arch'd and aqueline his nose, And overbuilt with most impending...

...was in the habit of continually passing, his answers forcibly reminded us of the unprofitable task " Of dropping buckets into empty wells, " And growing old in drawing nothing up." I will not, however, deprive him of his meed of praise : he had one redeeming quality, that counterbalanced...

...is plausibly amused. Defend me therefore, common sense, say I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up ! 'Twere well, says one sage erudite, profound, Terribly arch'd, and aquiline his nose, And overbuilt with most impending...

...is plausibly amus'd. Defend me therefore, common sense, say I, From reveries BO airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up I "T were well," says one sage erudite, profound. Terribly arch'd, and aquiline his nose, And overbuilt...

...is plausibly amused, Defend me therefore, common.eense, »ay I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Spare not in such a cause. Spend all the powers Of rant and rhapsody in virtue's praise : says one sage erudite, profound, Terribly arched, and aquiline his nose, And overbuilt with most impcBding...

...often, that we may have the opportunity, so long as prices are kept up, of re-acquiring it : still " dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up." The following table shews, 1. the price to which gold would have risen, had we authorised its exchange...

...responsibility of a waste of time, which is forcibly described by your excellent poet Cowper, as no better than Dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up. HH AMONG other instructivo lessons with which tlic book of Job abounds, we have a lively instance of...