...adhering to the *' broken cistern* " of human wisdom, are contented with the barren occupation »' Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up." Those,also, who afe acquainted with the powerful fascination of the classical authors, will feel how...

...plaufibly amus'd. Defend me, therefore, common fenfe, fay I, From reveries fo airy, from the toil Ctf dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old...fays on.e fage erudite, profound, Terribly arch'd and acquiline his nofe, And over-built with molt impending brows, Twere well, could you permit the world...

...is plaufibly amufed. Defend me therefore common fenfe, fay I, From reveries fo airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing...Twere well, fays one fage erudite, profound, Terribly arched and aquiline his nofe, And overbuilt with moft impending brows, Twere well, could you permit...

...is plaufibly amufed. Defend me therefore common fenfc, fay I, From reveries fo airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing...Twere well, fays one fage erudite, profound, Terribly arched, and aquiline his nofe, And overbuilt with moft impending brows, 'Twere well, could you permit...

...is plaufibly amufed. Defend me therefore common fenfe, fay I, From reveries fo airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up ! Twere well, fays on» fage erudite, profound, Terribly arched, and aquiline his nofe, And overbuilt with moft impending...

...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 I 'Twere well, says one sage erudite, profound, , Terribly arched and aquiline his nose, And overbuilt...

...is plausibly amus'd. Defend me, therefore, common sensej 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 over-built with most impending...

...is plausibly amus'd. 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 ! V Twere well, says one sage erudite, profound, Terribly arch'd, and aquiline his nose, And overbuilt...

...is plausibly amus'd. 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...

...etimu-, lants.' p, §02. This solemn kind of trifling, Cowper has happily ridiculed^ \>y comparing it to dropping buckets into empty wells And growing old in drawing nothing up.' ^rt. XV. The Advantages of early Piety unfolded and displayed, in a SßT ries of plain Discourses,...