 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 strani
...delay, No petty gain disdain'd by pride ; The modest wants of ev'ry day The toil of every day supply 'd. His virtues walk'd their narrow round, Nor made a...nor left a void ; And sure the Eternal Master found The single talent well employ'd. The busy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, unclouded, glided by... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 350 strani
...mock'd by chill delay, No petty gain disdain'd by pride, The modest wants of ev'ry day The toil of ev'ry day supply'd. His virtues walk'd their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void ; And sure th' Eternal Master found The single talent %vell employ'd. The busy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 498 strani
...by chill delay ; No petty gain disdain'd by pride : The modest wants of ev'ry day The toil of ev'ry day supply'd. His virtues walk'd their narrow round,...nor left a void ; And sure the eternal Master found The single talent well employ'd. The busy day, the peaceful night, Untelt, uncounted, glided by ; His... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 strani
...Johnson repeated this line to me thus : <r No summons mock'd by chill delay, " No petty gains disdain'd by pride ; *' The modest wants of every day " The toil of every day supply 'd. " His virtues walk'd their narrow round, " Nor made a pause, nor left a void ; " And sure... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 strani
...his groan, And lonely want retir'd to die. No summons rnock'd by chill delay, No petty gain disdain'd by pride ; The modest wants of every day The toil...His virtues walk'd their narrow round, Nor made a panse, nor left a void ; And sure the Eternal Master found The single talent well employ'd. The busy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 strani
...mock'd by chill delay, No petty gain disdain'd by pride, The modest wants of ev'ry day The toil of ev'ry day supply'd. His virtues walk'd their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void ; And sure th' Eternal Master found The single talent well employ'd. The busy day the peaceful night, Unfelt,... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1809 - 494 strani
...groan. And lonely want retired to die. VI. No summons mocked by chill delay ; No petty gains disdained by pride ; The modest wants of every day The toil of every day supplied. VII. His virtues walked their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void : And sure... | |
 | 1809 - 914 strani
...groan,And lonely want retired to die. VI. No summons mocked by chill delay ; No petty gains disdained by pride ; The modest wants of every day The toil of every day supplied. VII. His virtues walked their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void : And sure... | |
 | 1809 - 562 strani
...last line contains the same thought with a stanza in Dr. Johnson's Elegy on Levett: His virtues walkxl their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void; And sure th.' Eternal Master found The single talent well etnploy'd* bid poet, if that is sufficient authority... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 308 strani
...his groan, And lonely want retired to die. No summons mocked by chill delay, No petty gain disdained by pride; The modest wants of every day The toil of every day supplied. His virtues walked their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void ; And sure th' Eternal... | |
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His virtues walk'd their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void ; And sure the' Eternal Master found The single talent well employ'd. 
