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 sighed, Scarce repressed the starting tear, When the hoary sage replied, 'Come, my lad, and drink... Bohemia in London - الصفحة 204بواسطة Arthur Ransome - 1907 - عدد الصفحات: 293عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| William Mudford - 1812 - عدد الصفحات: 662
...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 which the way ? Thus I spoke, and speaking sigh'd, Scarce repress'd the starting tear : When the hoary sage replied, Come my lad and drink some... | |
| William Mudford - 1812 - عدد الصفحات: 412
...sage, and tell What is bliss, and which 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 Duke of Buckingham in the Rehearsal, ridiculed the unnatural use of expanded similes, when... | |
| James Boswell - 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 500
...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 - 1820 - عدد الصفحات: 368
...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...bliss, and which the way. Thus I spoke, and speaking sigh'd^ Scarce repress'd the starting tear, When the hoary sage replied, Come, my lad, and drink some... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - عدد الصفحات: 520
...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 - عدد الصفحات: 550
...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 - عدد الصفحات: 378
...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).—... | |
| British poets - 1822 - عدد الصفحات: 320
...along. IMITATION OF THE STYLE OF ****. ' 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, — • ' Come, my lad, and... | |
| 1822 - عدد الصفحات: 292
...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,— ' Come, my lad, and drink some beer.' BURLESQUE OF THE FOLLOWING LINES OF LOPEZ DE VEGA. '3n 3hn$ramptu. SK acquien los leones vence Vence... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - عدد الصفحات: 458
...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 1 " JOHNSON. " Why to shew he was in earnest," (smiling.)—... | |
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