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 385by Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 566 pagesFull view - About this book
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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).... | |
| 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... | |
| 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.)—... | |
| 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.)—... | |
| 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... | |
| 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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