 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  The Temple of Truth: Or, The Best System of Reason, Philosophy, Virtue, and ... - Strona 385autor: Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - Liczba stron: 566Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - Liczba stron: 328
...Chiefs confus'd in mutual slaughter, Moor and Christian roll along. IMITATION of the Style of ****. HERMIT hoar, in solemn cell Wearing out life's evening...Scarce repress'd the starting tear, When the hoary sage reply'd, Come, my lad, and drink some beer. BURLESQUE of the following Lines of LOPEZ DE VEGA. An IMPROMPTU.... | |
 | 1807 - Liczba stron: 218
...life, Then went home again, and was thrash'd by his wife. EXTEMPORANEOUS MOCK PARODY. [BY DR. JOHNSON.] HERMIT hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening...bliss, and which the way? Thus I spoke, and speaking srghM, Scarce repress'd the falling tear; When the hoary sage reply 'J, Come, my lad, and drink some... | |
 | Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - Liczba stron: 586
...solemn cell " Wearing out life's evening grey, tc Strike thy bosom, Sage, and tell, ** WHAT is Buss, and, WHICH THE WAY."— Thus I spoke — and speaking...hoary Sage replied, Come, my Friend, and, read it hire", Tolle, lege. LJ po N finishing the last sentence on a subject, so intimately connected with... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - Liczba stron: 526
...Why to shew he was in earnest," (smiling.) — He at an after period added the following stanza : " Thus I spoke ; and speaking sigh'd ; " — Scarce repress'd the starting tear ; — " When the smiling sage reply'd — " — 'Come, my lad, and drink some beer."6 I cannot help thinking the first... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - Liczba stron: 238
...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). Johnson... | |
 | Charles Snart - 1808 - Liczba stron: 496
...solemn cell i - , ••' Wearing out life's evening grey ; Strike thy bosom, sage, and tell, ;> AVhat is bliss, and which the way ? Thus I spoke, and, speaking,...Scarce repress'd the starting tear, When the hoary sage reply 'd, . v; Come, my .lad, and drink some beer. THE TULIP AND THE MYRTLE. S on the border of a stream... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - Liczba stron: 372
...Chiefs confus'd in mutual slaughter, Moor and Christian, roll along. IMITATION OF THE STYLE OF ***» HERMIT hoar, in solemn cell Wearing out life's evening...Scarce repress'd the starting tear, When the hoary sage reply'd, Come, my lad, and drink some beer. BURLESQUE O* THE FOLLOWING LINES OF LOPEZ DE VEGA. AH IMPROMPTU.... | |
 | Panorama - 1809 - Liczba stron: 368
...pine their hope, to feed their grief, Embosom anguish, and resist relief. IMITATION OF *«'S STYLE. HERMIT hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening...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, ', Come,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - Liczba stron: 648
...confus'd in mutual slaughter, Moor and Christian roll along. IMITATION OF TUB STYLE OF***. HER MIT hoar, in solemn cell Wearing out life's evening grey. Strike thy bosom, sage, and tell What if bliw, and which the way. Thus I spoke, and speaking sigh'd, Scarce represa'd the starting tear,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - Liczba stron: 666
...HERMIT boar, in solemn coll Wearing out life's evening grey. Strike thy bosom, sage, and tell Whatis bliss, and which the way. Thus I spoke, and speaking sigh'd, Scarce repress'd the stnrting tear, When the hoary sage reply'd, " Come, my lad, and drink tome beer." BVRLESQVB OF Till... | |
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