 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1852 - 206 pàgines
...Ancient Ballads are all admirable. " 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 1 spoke, and speaking sigh'd.. Scarce repressed the starting tear, When the hoary sage replied,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1855 - 272 pàgines
...IMITATION OF THE STYLE OF 1 * 1 HERMIT hoar, in solemn cell Wearing out life's evening gray, Strike thy bosom, sage, and tell What is bliss, and which the way. 2 Thus I spoke, and speaking sigh'd, Scarce repress'd the starting tear, When the hoary sage replied,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1855 - 276 pàgines
...IMITATION OF THE STYLE OF 1 * 1 HERMIT hoar, in solemn cell Wearing out life's evening gray, Strike thy bosom, sage, and tell What is bliss, and which the way. 2 Thus I spoke, and speaking sigh'd, Scarce repress'd the starting tear, When the hoary sage replied,... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1855 - 586 pàgines
...light-headed-and-hearted Albert Smith : — '* 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 tbe falling tear, When the hoary gage replied,... | |
 | 1856 - 642 pàgines
...great moralist of the 'Rambler.' Hoary sage! in hermit cell Wearing out life's evening grey, Strike thy bosom, sage! and tell — What is bliss — and which the way. Thus he spake, and speaking sigh'd — Scarce repress'da falling tear; When the hoary sage replied,... | |
 | Elbridge Gerry Paige - 1857 - 362 pàgines
...PURSUITS AJ TF.ll BUSS • TEXT - -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 sighed, Scarce repressed the starting tear, When the hoary sage replied,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1858 - 464 pàgines
...life's evening gray.' Gray evening is common enough ; but evening gray he'd think fine.—Stay :—we'll make out the stanza : ' Hermit hoar in solemn cell,...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.)... | |
 | London tales - 1858 - 262 pàgines
...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,... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1859 - 618 pàgines
...on a modern antique has 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... | |
 | 1859 - 620 pàgines
...on a modern antique has 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 ;... | |
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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, 
