Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote,
About Edward Young
Edward Young (c. 3 July 1683 – 5 April 1765) was an English poet, best remembered for Night-Thoughts, a series of philosophical writings in blank verse, reflecting his state of mind following several bereavements. It was one of the most popular poems of the century, influencing Goethe and Edmund Burke,...
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Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote, /And think they grow immortal as they quote.
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Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote,
And think they grow immortal as they quote.