 His virtues walked their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void ; And sure the eternal Master found The single talent well employ'd.  Wit and Wisdom of Samuel Johnsonпо Samuel Johnson, George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1888 - 323 странициПълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | 1826 - 310 страници
...disdaju'd by pride ; The modest wants of every day The toil of every day supply'd. His virtues walk'il their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void ; And sure the Eternal Master found The single talent weJl employ'd. The busy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 страници
...delay, No petty gains dUdam'd by pride; The modest wants of every day The toil of every day supply d. ation, that it may be doubted whether a day now passes,...cheerful and instructive hours, with companions such as : Hb frame was firm, his powert were bright, Though now hU eightieth year was nigh. Then, with no throbs... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 страници
...delay, No petty gain disdain'd by pride; The modest wants of every day The toil of every day supply M. His virtues walk'd their narrow round, Nor made a...nor left a void; And sure the Eternal Master found The single talent well employ'd. The busy day—the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ;... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 страници
...disdam'd by pride ; The modest wants of every day The toil of every day supply'd. His virtues walkM their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void ; And sure the eternal Master found Hie single talent well employ'd. \ The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by;... | |
 | John Gregory Pike - 1828 - 300 страници
...that one of our poets bore to the character of a departed friend, when he said, " His virtues walked their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void...sure the eternal Master found His single talent well employed." If you have no more than one talent, 0 that hereafter .the same may be truly said of you... | |
 | John Gregory Pike - 1830 - 380 страници
...for the honour of your beloved Lord. One of our poets said of a departed friend, "His virtues walked their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void ; And cure the eternal Master found His single talent well employ'd !" If you have no more than one talent,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 600 страници
...No petty gains disdain'd by pride : The modest wants of every day The toil of every day supply'd. " His virtues walk'd their narrow round, Nor made a...void ; And sure the eternal Master found His single talent2 well employ'd. " The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 570 страници
...No petty gains disdain'd by pride : The modest wants of every day The toil of every day supply'd. " His virtues walk'd their narrow round, Nor made a...void ; And sure the eternal Master found His single talent2 well employ'd. " The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 362 страници
...walk'd their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void ; And sure th' Eternal Master found The single talent well employ'd. The busy day — the...Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his... | |
 | 1839 - 556 страници
...hours, and then expired without a struggle. He went to his reward in the full vigour of his powers. The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted,...were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. A singular circumstance is related of his death : he had been often heard to remark, that if he were... | |
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