The Devil's Dictionary: Erudition
Updated May 14, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
ERUDITION
-n.
Dust shaken out of a book into an empty skull.
So wide his erudition's mighty span,
He knew Creation's origin and plan
And only came by accident to grief —
He thought, poor man, 'twas right to be a thief.
He knew Creation's origin and plan
And only came by accident to grief —
He thought, poor man, 'twas right to be a thief.
- Romach Pute
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