 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 385de Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 566 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1884 - 562 pages
...Johnson's is a good specimen : — " Hermit hoar, in silent cell. Wearing out light's evening gray, Strike thy bosom, sage, and tell What is bliss, and which the way." Thus I spoke, and speaking sighed. Scarce repressed the starting tear ; When the smiling sage replied — '•Come, my lad. and... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi, Richard Cumberland - 1884 - 490 pages
...imitate such a one, naming him : 1 ' 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, 1 Scarce repress'd the starting tear, I When the hoary Sage reply'd, \Come, my lad, and drink... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 634 pages
..."Why, to show 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 replied — — Come, my lad, and drink some beer." * I cannot help thinking the first... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 634 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 show he was in earnest" (smiling). He... | |
 | James Boswell, Samuel Johnson - 1887 - 490 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 beer3.' ' the imitation of Spenser, which,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 492 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, Samuel Johnson - 1887 - 490 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 - 1888 - 360 pages
...Johnsoniana, p. 175. • • ' HERMIT hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening gray ; Smite thy bosom, sage, and tell What is bliss ? and which...Scarce repress'd the starting tear ; — When the smiling sage reply'd — ' — Come, my lad, and drink some beer." Boswell's Life of Johnson, iii.... | |
 | Fanny Burney - 1889 - 420 pages
...those given by Boswell : — " Hermit hoar, in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening gray, Smite thy bosom, sage, and tell, What is bliss ? and which...sigh'd, Scarce repress'd the starting tear; When the smiling sage reply'd, ' Come, my lad, and drink some beer.' " room, and into the other which is next... | |
 | James Boswell - 1890 - 568 pages
...we'll make out the stanza: — ' Hermit hoar, in solemn eel], 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 show he was in earnest" * Thomas Coxeter,... | |
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