 | Leigh Hunt - 1850 - 340 strani
..." Hermit hoar—" " Hermit hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening gray, Strike thy hosom, sage, and tell What is bliss, and which the way. Thus...speaking, sighed, Scarce repressed the starting tear, When the hoary sage replied, Come, my lad, and drink some beer." This was the first epigram of the kind... | |
 | 1850 - 890 strani
...Wearing out life'« evening gray, Strike thy bosom, ease, and tell WhatiibliM, and which the way. 1 Thus I spoke, and speaking, sighed. Scarce repressed the starting tear, When the h-iary sage replied, Curav, r.iy bil, and drink some beer.' This was the flrst epigram of the kind... | |
 | James Boswell - 1851 - 328 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 1 Thomas Coxeter, Esq., who had also... | |
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1852 - 206 strani
...Ancient Ballads are all admirable. " Hermit hoar. In solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening grey, Strike thy bosom, sage, and tell, What is bliss— and which the way? Thus 1 spoke, and speaking sigh'd.. Scarce repressed the starting tear, When the hoary sage replied, ' Come,... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1855 - 586 strani
...light-headed-and-hearted Albert Smith : — '* 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 tbe falling tear, When the hoary gage replied, ' Оыпе, ту hid«, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1855 - 276 strani
...IMITATION OF THE STYLE OF * * 1 HERMIT hoar, in solemn cell Wearing out life's evening gray, Strike thy bosom, sage, and tell What is bliss, and which the way. 2 Thus I spoke, and speaking sigh'd, Scarce repress'd the starting tear, When the hoary sage replied,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1855 - 272 strani
...IMITATION OF THE STYLE OF 1 * 1 HERMIT hoar, in solemn cell Wearing out life's evening gray, Strike thy bosom, sage, and tell What is bliss, and which the way. 2 Thus I spoke, and speaking sigh'd, Scarce repress'd the starting tear, When the hoary sage replied,... | |
 | 1856 - 642 strani
...great moralist of the 'Rambler.' Hoary sage! in hermit cell Wearing out life's evening grey, Strike thy bosom, sage! and tell — What is bliss — and which the way. Thus he spake, and speaking sigh'd — Scarce repress'da falling tear; When the hoary sage replied, Come,... | |
 | Elbridge Gerry Paige - 1857 - 362 strani
...PURSUITS AJ TF.ll BUSS • TEXT - -Hermit, hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing 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 hoary sage replied, • Come, my lad, and drink some beer ! MY DEAR FRIENDS — the subject before... | |
 | London tales - 1858 - 262 strani
...IMITATION OF THE STYLE OP * *. Hermit hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening grey — 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... | |
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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 
