 | James Boswell - 1831 - 584 strani
...evening gray he'd think fine. — Stay; — we'll make out the stanza: ' Hermit hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening gray : Smite thy bosom, sage, and tell, What is bliss ? and which the way ?' " BOSWELL. " But why smite his bosom, sir ?" JOHNSON. " Why to show he was in earnest," (smiling).... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 580 strani
...evening gray he'd think fine. — Stay; — we'll make out the stanza: ' Hermit hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening gray Smite thy bosom, sage, and tell, What is bliss ? and which the way ?' " BOSWELL. " But why smite his bosom, sir ?" JOHNSON. " Why to show he was in earnest," (smiling).... | |
 | 1846 - 728 strani
...serious writer alluded to : — " Hermit hoar in solemn cell, Wasting out life's evening grey; Strike thy bosom sage, and tell What is bliss, and which...speaking, sighed, Scarce repressed the starting tear, When the hermit thus replied EXAMINATION OF MASTERS. 369 MATES. Board of Trade, April 16th, 1846. We were... | |
 | 1846 - 750 strani
...hoar in solemn cell, „ , Wasting out life's evening prey; Strike thy bosom sage, and tell _. >. ' What is bliss, and which the way ? Thus I spoke —...speaking, sighed, Scarce repressed the starting tear, When the hermit thus replied KXAMINATION OF MASTERS. 369 MATES. Board of Trade, April Ifitlt, 1846. We were... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 strani
...such a one, naming him : — " Hermit hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening gray; Strike thy bosom, sage! and tell, What is bliss, and which the way? " Thus I spoke, and speaking sigh'd,— Scarce repress'd the starting tear,— When the hoary Sage replied, Come, my lad, and drink... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 strani
...such a one, naming him : — " Hermit hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening gray ; Strike thy bosom, sage ! and tell, What is bliss, and which the way? " Thus I spoke, and speaking sigh'd, — Scarce repress'd the starting tear, — When the hoary Sage replied, Come, my lad, and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 590 strani
...— we 'II make out the stanza 1 Hermit hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening gray' Bmite thy bosom, sage, and tell, What is bliss ? and which the way ?"' BOSWELI.. " But why smite his bosom, Bir-f " • 'J6HNSON. " Why to show he was in earnest," (smiling).... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - 1836 - 656 strani
...along thy willow'. 1 shore." " Hermit hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening gray ; Strike thy bosom, Sage ! and tell, What is bliss, and which the way ? " Thus I spoke, and speaking sigh'd, — Scarce repress'd the starting tear, — When the hoary Sage replied, Come, my lad, and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1837 - 590 strani
...•we '11 make out the stanza : ' Hennit hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing ont life's evening graySmite thy bosom, sage, and tell, What is bliss ! and which the way : ' " BOSWELL. " But why smite his bosom, air ? " JOHNSON. " Why to show he was m earnest," (smiling).... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - 1842 - 544 strani
...imitate such a one, naming him:— "Hermit hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening gray; Strike thy bosom, Sage! and tell, What is bliss, and which the way) " Thus I spoke, and speaking sigh'd, — Scarce repress'd the starting tear, — When the hoary Sage replied, Come, my lad, and... | |
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Hermit hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening gray; Smite thy bosom, sage, and tell, What is bliss? and which the way?" BOSWELL: "But why smite his bosom, sir?" JOHNSON: "Why, to show he was in earnest 
