 FAR in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a reverend hermit grew; The moss his bed, the cave his humble cell, His food the fruits, his drink the crystal well: Remote from man, with God he pass'd the days Prayer all his business, all his...  The Beauties of English Poesy - Page 29by Oliver Goldsmith - 1767Full view - About this book
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - Ballads, English - 1801 - 464 pages
...No. XXXVII. THE HERMIT. PARNELL. FAR in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a reverend Hermit grew ; The mofs his bed, the cave his humble cell, His food the fruits, his drink the cryflal well : Remote from men, with God he pafs'd the days, Prayer all his bufmefs, all his pleafure... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1809 - 572 pages
...or sixth syllable of heroic verse. On the fourth syllable, or at the end of the second foot: as, " Far in a wild" unknown to public view, " From youth to age" a rev'rend hermit grew." On the fifth syllable, or middle of the third foot. " The morn was wasted" in the pathless grass, "... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - Ballads, English - 1801 - 266 pages
...PARNELL. FAR in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a reverend Hermit grew; The moss his bed, the cave his humble cell, His food the fruits, his drink the crystal well : Remote from men, with God he pass'd the days, Prayer all his business, all his pleasure... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - Ballads, English - 1801 - 242 pages
...Then laid his cheek to her cold grave, And word fpake never more. i j No. XXXVII. THE HERMIT. PARNELL. FAR in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a reverend Hermit grew ; Trje mofs his bed, the cave his humble cell, His food the fruits, his drink... | |
 | James Thomson - 1803 - 268 pages
...:i '' ..' . ' u/'-l 'i :•!»" • I. .1 '. .' •'. -f '. THE HERMIT. BY DR. THOMAS PARNELL. Jr AR in a wild , unknown to public view , From youth to age a reverend Hermit grew ; The moss his bed , the cave his humble cell , His food the fruits , his drink... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...HERMIT. FAR in a wild, unknown to publick view, From youth to age a reverend Hermit grew ; The moss his bed, the cave his humble cell, His food the fruits, his drink the crystal well : Remote from men, with God he pass'd the days, Prayer all his business, all his pleasure... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...Hermit. Parnelt. FA.R in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to .ige a rev'rend Hermit grewj The mofs his bed, the cave his humble cell: His food the fruits, his drink the cryllal well: Remote from man, with God he pafs'd his days, Fray'r ali his bufinefk, all his pleafure... | |
 | George Horne - 1806 - 250 pages
...initiated into the myftery of * Luke i. SO. a holy life, and perfected in the difcipllne of felf-denial; The mofs his bed, the cave his humble cell, His food the fruits, his drink the chryftal well: Remote from man, with God he pafs'4 the days, Pray'r ail his bus'nefs, all his pleafure... | |
 | Albin Joseph U. Hennet - 1806 - 458 pages
...wish success had more adorn'd his arms , "Who gave the world for Cleopatra's charms. THE HERMIT. r AR in a wild , unknown to public view , From youth to age a rev'rend Hermit grew ; The moss his bed , the cave his humble cell , His food the fruits , his drink the crystal well ; Remote... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...the frolic, and instruct the gay, From Jessy floating on her wat'ry bier! 123 HERMIT. PARNELL. Jr AR in a wild unknown to public view, From youth to age a rev'rend Hermit grew ; The moss his bed, the cave his humble cell, His food the fruits, his drink the crystal well : Remote from... | |
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