| William Shepard Walsh - 1892 - 1114 strani
...evening gray he'd think finer,— Stay, shall we 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 t Where is bliss? would have been better." Boswell continues: "He then added a ludicrous stanza, but... | |
| William S. Walsh - 1892 - 1116 strani
...write thus: Hermit hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening gray. 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 Where is bliss? would have been better." Boswell continues: "He then added a ludicrous stanza, but... | |
| George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1897 - 512 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... | |
| George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1897 - 550 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... | |
| Henry Augustin Beers - 1898 - 480 strani
...laugh at this popular person: " ' Hermit hoar, in solemn cell Wearing out life's evening gray, Strike thy bosom, sage, and tell What is bliss, and which...way ? ' " Thus I spoke, and speaking sighed, Scarce suppressed the starting tear: When the hoary sage replied, ' Come, my lad, and drink some beer. ' "... | |
| Henry Augustin Beers - 1898 - 496 strani
...laugh at this popular person: " ' Hermit hoar, in solemn cell Wearing out life's evening gray, Strike thy bosom, sage, and tell What is bliss, and which the way?' / A literary movement which reverts to the past for its inspiration is necessarily also a learned movement.... | |
| James Boswell - 1900 - 928 strani
...evening gray he'd think fine. Stay— we'll make out the stanza : — 1 Hermit hoar, in solemn cell, ir, " Your most obliged, " And most humble servant, "SAM. JOHNSON." " Oct. 16, 1765. From ? ' " BOSWELL: "But why smite his bosom, Sir?" JOHNSON : " Why, to show he was in earnest " (smiling).... | |
| James Boswell - 1900 - 546 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).... | |
| James Boswell - 1904 - 1590 strani
...evening gray he'd think fine. — Stay ; — we'll make out the stanza : "Hermit hoar, in solemn cell, e Lane, Nov. 3, 1762.' •* SAM. JOHNSON.' 254 HIS THIRD LETTER TO BARETTI [1762 •'To ME. JOSEPH B ? "' 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,... | |
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