 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 508 strani
...IMITATION OF THE STYLE OF ****. HERMIT hoar, in solemn cell Wearing out life's ev'ning 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 reply'd, Come, my lad, and drink some... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 750 strani
...OF THE STYLE OF *•••. НЕЮПТ hoar, in solemn cell Wearing out life's evening grey, Strike the year, for I hope the fault is rather in the weather than in me, has been very hard sigh'd, Scarce repress'd the starting tear, When the hoary sage reply'«!, Come, my lad, and drink... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 728 strani
...IMITATION OF THE STYLE OF •***. 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 reply'd, Come, my lad, and drink some... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 strani
...IMITATION OF THE STYLE OF ****. HERMIT hoar, in solemn cell Wearing out life's ev'ning 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 reply'd, Come, my lad, and drink some... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 416 strani
...but 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.) He... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1826 - 250 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 drink some... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 strani
...<*mimgyray he'd think fine. — Stay ¡—we'll make out the stanza : — ' Hermit hoar, in solemn cell. oqi o o ` X m?o o h o o o d k g l4n Ï and which the way ? ' " BOSWELL : " But whv smite his bosom, Sir ?" JOHNSON : " Why to shew he was... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 592 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 - 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).... | |
 | 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... | |
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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 shew he was in earnest 
