 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 pągines
...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,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pągines
...evening gray." ; i Gray evening is common enough; but evening gray he'd think fine.—Stay;—we'll make out the stanza: * ™ Hermit hoar, in solemn..." But why smite his bosom, Sir?" JOHNSON. " Why to shew he was in earnest." (smiling). Johnson at an after period added the following stanza: " Thus I... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 pągines
...evening gray he'd think fine. — Stay ; — we'll make out the stanza : ' Hermit hoar, in solemn cellv ' Wearing out life's evening gray : ' Smite thy bosom, sage, and tell, ' What is bliss 1 and which the way I" BOSWELL. " But why smite his bosom, Sir ?" JOHNSON. " Why to shew he was in... | |
 | Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 588 pągines
...aevutn. HOR.ATII SAT« *c 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 replied,... | |
 | 1807 - 218 pągines
...MOCK PARODY. [BY DR. JOHNSON.] 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 srghM, Scarce repress'd the falling tear; When the hoary sage reply 'J,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pągines
...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,... | |
 | Panorama - 1809 - 368 pągines
...relief. IMITATION OF *«'S STYLE. 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 spofce, and speaking sigh'd, Scarce repress'd the starting tear, When the hoary sage reply'd,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - 250 pągines
...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 replied,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 202 pągines
...IMITATION OF THE STYLE OF «•*». 4 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 replied,... | |
 | William Mudford - 1812 - 666 pągines
...burlesque lines of Johnson : " 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,... | |
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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, 
