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" 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 ... - Page 385
by Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 566 pages
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The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia

Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - English fiction - 1811 - 250 pages
...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...tear, When the hoary sage replied, — ' Come, my lad, and drink some beer.' BURLESQUE Of the following Lines of Lofiez de Vega. AN IMPROMPTU. SE acquien...
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The Poetical Works of Samuel Johnson: Collated with the Best Editions

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 202 pages
...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...tear; When the hoary sage replied, — ' Come, my lad, and drink some beer.' BURLESQUE Of THE FOLLOWING LINES OF LOPEZ DE VEC.t AN IMPROMPTU. SE acquien...
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The Life of Richard Cumberland, Esq: Embracing a Critical Examination of His ...

William Mudford - Dramatists, English - 1812 - 662 pages
...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...starting tear : When the hoary sage replied, Come my lad and drink some beer." The witty Duke of Buckingham in the Rehearsal, ridiculed the unnatural use...
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A Critical Examination of the Writings of Richard Cumberland: With ..., Volume 2

William Mudford - 1812 - 412 pages
...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...the way ? Thus I spoke, and speaking sigh'd, Scarce rcpress'd the starting tear : When the hoary sage replied, Come my lad and drink some beer." The witty...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and ..., Volume 3

James Boswell - 1816 - 500 pages
...we'll 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)....
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 368 pages
...strong, Chiefs confus'd in mutual slaughter, Moor and Christian roll along. IMITATION of the Style qf HERMIT hoar, in solemn cell Wearing out life's evening...starting tear, When the hoary sage replied, Come, my lad, and drink some beer. BURLESQUE of the following Lines o/LopEZ DE VEGA. An IMPROMPTU. SE acquien...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1820 - 520 pages
...we'll 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.)—...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...we'll make out the stanza : " Hermit boar, in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening gray : Smite thy bosom, sage, and tell, What is bliss ? and which the way •" Boswell. Buf why smite his bosom, Sir 1 Johnson. Why to shew be was in earnest, (smiling.)—...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. Copious notes by Malone, Volume 3

James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
..." 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."' I cannot help thinking the first stanza...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. Copious notes by Malone, Volume 3

James Boswell - 1821 - 378 pages
...we'll 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).—...
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