 | London tales - 1858 - 262 strani
...present.' IMITATION OP THE STYLE OF * *. Hermit hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening greyStrike 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 - 1858 - 464 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 jray ?'" BOSWELL. " But why smite his bosom, Sir ?" JOHNSON. " Why to show he was in earnest" (smiling.)... | |
 | 1859 - 620 strani
...much caustic humor. We make no apology for transcribing it from Boswell. " Hermit hoar in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening gray, Smite thy bosom, sage, and tell What is life, and which the way! " Thus I spoke, and speaking sighed, Scarce restrained the starting tear ;... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1859 - 618 strani
...much caustic humor. We make no apology for transcribing it from Boswell. " Hermit hoar in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening gray, Smite thy bosom, sage, and tell What is life, and which the way ! " Thus I spoke, and speaking sighed, Scarce restrained the starting tear... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1860 - 526 strani
...beginning " Hermit hoar — " " ' 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 cpoke, and speaking, sighed, Scarce repressed ihe starting tear, When the hoary sage replied, ' Come,... | |
 | Leigh Hunt, Thornton Leigh Hunt - 1860 - 510 strani
...beginning " Hermit hoar — " " ' Hermit hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening gray, Strike thy bosom, sage, and tell, What is bliss, and which the way? ' Thns 1 spoke, and speaking, sighed, Scarce repressed the starting tear, When the hoary sage replied,... | |
 | esq Henry Jenkins - 1864 - 800 strani
...the people were not much attached to the present king. — Boswell, 546. Hermit hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening gray : Smite thy bosom, sage, and tell What 'is bliss ? and which the way ?— T. Warton. To which Johnson added (1779)— Thus I spoke, and speaking sigh'd — Scarce repress'd... | |
 | A. P. A. - 1869 - 226 strani
...Seem'd half within and half without, And full of dealings with the world." 64. " Hermit in solemn cell Wearing out life's evening gray ; Smite thy bosom,...bliss, and which the way." " Thus I spoke, and speaking sigh'd ; Scarce repress'd the starting tear, When the smiling replied, Come my lad, and drink some... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1870 - 448 strani
...beginning " Hermit hoar — " " ' Hermit hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing out lifr's evening gray, Strike thy bosom, sage, and tell, What is bliss, and which...speaking, sighed, Scarce repressed the starting tear, When the hoary eage replied, • Come, my lad, and drink some beer.'" ... •;. ' This was the first epigram... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1872 - 524 strani
...power IMITATION IN THE STYLE OF "HEBMIT 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, — BURLESQUE OI THE FOLLOWING... | |
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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 
