 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 страници
...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...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,... | |
 | Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 588 страници
...expectat dum defluat amnis : at illc Labitur, et labetur in omne volubilis aevutn. HOR.ATII SAT« *c Hermit hoar, in solemn cell '* Wearing out life's...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 страници
...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...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, Come,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 страници
...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... | |
 | Panorama - 1809 - 368 страници
...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...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 - 1809 - 372 страници
...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...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,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 страници
...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 - 1811 - 202 страници
...confus'd in mutual slaughter, Moor and Christian roll'd along. IMITATION OF THE STYLE OF «•*». 4 HERMIT hoar, in solemn cell Wearing out life's evening...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, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - 250 страници
...confus'd in mutual slaughter, Moor and Christian roll'd along. IMITATION OF THE STYLE OF »*•*. ' HERMIT hoar, in solemn cell Wearing out life's evening...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 - 662 страници
...resembles the 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, Come... | |
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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 
