Which phrases in this excerpt from alexander pope’s "an essay on criticism" are oxymorons?
such shameless bards we have; and yet 'tis true,
there are as mad, abandon'd criticks too.
the bookful blockhead, ignorantly read,
with loads of learned lumber in his head,
with his own tongue still edifies his ears,
and always list'ning to himself appears.
all books he reads, and all he reads assails,
from dryden's fables down to durfey's tales.
with him, most authors steal their works, or buy;

The example of oxymoron in this excerpt is The Bookful Blockhead, ignorantly read

Explanation:

Oxymoron is a literary device which uses two words that are totally opposite to create a third meaning in the context. The line "The Bookful Blockhead, ignorantly read" has the opposites Bookful and Blockhead as well as ignorantly and read, this talks about a person who read so many books but they don't understand any from them, or don't get any gain or advantage from the information in them.

chapter i -- paris: september, 1792

a surging, seething, murmuring crowd of beings that are human only in name, for to the eye and ear they seem naught but savage creatures, animated by vile passions and by the lust of vengeance and of hate.

during the greater part of the day the guillotine had been kept busy at its ghastly work: all that france had boasted of in the past centuries, of ancient names, and blue blood, had paid toll to her desire for liberty and for fraternity.

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c. nature verses humanity is correct