 | Hester Lynch Piozzi, Richard Cumberland - 1884 - 490 strani
...imitate such a one, naming him : 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 ? " ' Thus I spoke, and speaking sigh 'd, 1 Scarce repress'd the starting tear, I When the hoary Sage reply'd, \Come, my lad, and drink... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1884 - 348 strani
...Warkworth, he submitted these lines: 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 repressed the starting tear, When the hoary sage replied : Come, my lad, and drink some... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 534 strani
...such a one, naming him : ' ' ' Hermit hoar, in solemn cell Wearing ont 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 reply'd, Come, my lad, and drink some... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi, Richard Cumberland - 1884 - 468 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 reply'd, Come, my lad, and drink some... | |
 | James Boswell, Samuel Johnson - 1887 - 488 strani
...evening gray he'd think fine2. — 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 shew he was in earnest,' (smiling). — He... | |
 | Thomas Earnshaw Bradley - 1884 - 898 strani
...in water. A VERBAL SURPRISE. " 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 beet ! " DR. JOHNSOS. NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS.... | |
 | William G. Hutchison - 1904 - 358 strani
...pain ; But if we remain, A bottle and kind landlady Cure all again. 120 " HERMIT hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening gray, Smite thy bosom,...and which the way ? " Thus I spoke ; and speaking sigh'd, Scarce repressed the starting tear; When the smiling sage replied — " Come, my lad, and drink... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 726 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 shew he was in earnest,' (smiling.)... | |
 | Patrick Maxwell - 1906 - 304 strani
...course of his remarks, he said: ' Why, the fellow would write thus' : " Hermit hoar in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening gray, Smite thy bosom, sage, and tell What is bliss, and which the way ;" whereon he added, in the same strain of mockery, and as if tickled with the conceit: "Thus I spoke,... | |
 | Arthur Ransome - 1907 - 360 strani
...wrote for us our philosophy: " 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.' " Once, after an evening spent in a tavern... | |
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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 
