 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 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 - 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... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - 1836 - 656 strani
...simplicity of the original. — C. " 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - 1842 - 546 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 starling tear, — When the hoary Sage replied, Come, my lad, and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1843 - 588 strani
...gray he 'd think fine. — Stay ; — we '11 make out the stanza : ' Her mil hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening gray Smite thy bosom, sage, and tell, What is bliss ? and which the way ?' " BOSWELI.. " But why smite his bosom, uir ? " JOHNSON. " Why to show he was in earnest," (smiling).... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 336 strani
...the following burlesque lines. " Hermit hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening gray, 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.' " In speaking of a passage of Lopez de... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 680 strani
...the following burlesque lines. " Hermit hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening gray, 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.' " In speaking of a passage of Lopez de... | |
 | James Boswell - 1844 - 370 strani
...evening gray he "d think fine. — Stay ; — we '11 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).... | |
 | Elbridge Gerry Paige - 1845 - 182 strani
...PURSUITS AFTER BLISS. 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... | |
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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 
