 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 508 trang
...IMITATION OF THE STYLE OF ****. HERMIT hoar, in solemn cell Wearing out life's ev'ning grey, 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 reply'd,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 750 trang
...OF THE STYLE OF *•••. НЕЮПТ hoar, in solemn cell Wearing out life's evening grey, Strike , Asia A ? Thus I spoke, and speaking sigh'd, Scarce repress'd the starting tear, When the hoary sage reply'«!,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 728 trang
...IMITATION OF THE STYLE OF •***. HERMIT hoar, in solemn cell Wearing out life's evening grey, 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 reply'd,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 trang
...IMITATION OF THE STYLE OF ****. HERMIT hoar, in solemn cell Wearing out life's ev'ning grey, 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 reply'd,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 416 trang
...Wearing out life's evening gray. Gray evening is common enough ; but evening gray he'd think fine. Stay ; — we'll make out the stanza : Hermit hoar,..." But why smite his bosom, sir?" JOHNSON. " Why to show he was in earnest," (smiling.) He at an after period added the following stanza : Thus I spoke... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1826 - 250 trang
...imitate such a one, naming him: 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,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 trang
...Wearing out life's evening gray.' Gray evening is common enough ; but <*mimgyray he'd think fine. — Ï and which the way ? ' " BOSWELL : " But whv smite his bosom, Sir ?" JOHNSON : " Why to shew he was... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 trang
...solemn crll, Wearing out life*» evening gray : Smite thy txmom, sape, anil tell. What is bliss ? ana which the way > • " BOSWELL : " But why smite his bosom, Sir ?" JOHNSON : " Why to shew he wa» in earnest" (smiling. ) — He at an after period added the following stanza : " Thus I spoke;... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 592 trang
...Wearing out life's evening gray.' Gray evening is common enough ; but evening gray he'd think fine. — Stay; — we'll make out the stanza: ' Hermit hoar,...But why smite his bosom, sir ?" JOHNSON. " Why to show he was in earnest," (smiling). He at an after period added the following stanza : " Thus I spoke... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 584 trang
...Wearing out life's evening gray.' Gray evening is common enough ; but evening gray he'd think fine. — Stay; — we'll make out the stanza: ' Hermit hoar,...But why smite his bosom, sir ?" JOHNSON. " Why to show he was in earnest," (smiling). He at an after period added the following stanza : •• Thus... | |
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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? 
