But it is too much that the benefactors of mankind, after having been reviled by the dunces of their own generation for going too far, should be reviled by the dunces of the next generation for not going far enough.
It is not strange that a story so flattering to mediocrity should be popular; and we are sorry to deprive dunces of their consolation.
It is not every day that the savage envy of aspiring dunces is gratified by the agonies of such a spirit, and the degradation of such a name.
The poet speaks out of the mouths of all his dunces and coxcombs, and makes them describe themselves with a good sense and acuteness which puts them on a level with the wits and heroes.
When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.
A true genius may be known by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.
A satirist who places Richard Bentley and Daniel Defoe amongst the Dunces must be content to abate his pretensions to be regarded as a social purge.
Much as you've discovered touching chemic laws and powers, Strange, that you should, till now, never have discovered how Many foolish dunces there are in this world of ours!
Y llevaron me eutonces to the temple, for the dunces Didn't know that more than once his life the stranger tried to beg.
Ultimately, then, Harte seemed aware that the dunces pose a colossal threat, a threat which warrants Pope's numerous echoes of Paradise Lost.
Saite, as understood by dunces and all such as suffer from an impediment in their wit.
I pity the dunces who don't understand The speech of earth, heaven and ocean.
Such persons there are a few, not ignorant and blind leaders and dunces like the inmates of the temples and of the jungles and forests, but learned in the Sanskrit and residents in Siam.
The dunces were yet smarting with the war; and the superiority which he publicly arrogated disposed the world to wish his humiliation.
The Dunciad faction, we may be certain, were careful to circulate his asperities, and Pope assisted the malignity of the Dunces by keeping his ears open to all the ill they reported.
Pope's contempt for the dunces meant that the lower classes were the objects of supreme contempt to the aristocratic circle, whose culture they did not share.
His zeal was genuine, though it expressed itself by scorn for dunces and hostility to Grub Street.
The world has been very kind to many who were once known as dunces or blockheads, after they have become very successful; but it was very cross to them while they were struggling through discouragement and misinterpretation.
This is a very common line of remark withdunces of condition; but, whatever the dunces may think, they have no monopoly of either gentlemanly habits or bodily activity.
How shall we know the dunces from the man of genius, who is no doubt our superior in judgment, yet knows himself for a fool--by the proverb?
Now I take it that these people stigmatized asdunces are but men of ill-balanced mental faculties, yet perhaps, in a great degree, superior to the average of minds.
Of all the dunces I ever saw, those two fellows are the beat!
Well, of all the plumb dunces that ever I saw, you are the beat!
Sure I will; but they are plumb duncesif they try to work that mine.
Security of a full Pit Dunces might be Criticks, Cowards valiant, and 'Prentices Gentlemen!
His satire is often unjust, and he includes among the dunces men wholly undeserving of the name, who had had the misfortune to offend him.
Scriblerus'" account of the sessions of the dunces is more allusive and particularized than the rest of the poem and consequently calls for somewhat more detailed comment.
This may reflect common knowledge that Pope was at work on revisions that would raise Cibber to the Dunces' throne, but the belief that Cibber was King of the Dunces had been widespread from the date of his appointment as Poet Laureate.
This is done by mounting him on Pegasus and likening thedunces to curs (pp.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "dunces" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
