 | English literature - 1857 - 610 pages
...nigh, Where hopeless anguish pour'd his groan, And lonely want retired to die. ' No summons mock'd by chill delay, No petty gains disdained by pride,...wants of every day The toil of every day supplied.' Were coalheavers and hackney-coachmen the sole or principal occupants of misery's darkest caverns,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1805 - 238 pages
...disdain'd by pride ; The modest wants of ev'ry day The toil of every day supply 'd. His virtues walk'd their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void ; And sure the Eternal Master found The single talent well employ'd. The busy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, unclouded, glided by... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 350 pages
...disdain'd by pride, The modest wants of ev'ry day The toil of ev'ry day supply'd. His virtues walk'd their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void ; And sure th' Eternal Master found The single talent %vell employ'd. The busy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt,... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 562 pages
...pride ; 73* ' " The modest wants of every day " The toil of every day supply'd. " His virtues walk'd their narrow round, " Nor made a pause, nor left a void ; " And sure the eternal Master found " v His single talent well employ'd. " Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; " His frame was firm, his powers... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 498 pages
...disdain'd by pride : The modest wants of ev'ry day The toil of ev'ry day supply'd. His virtues walk'd their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void ; And sure the eternal Master found The single talent well employ'd. The busy day, the peaceful night, Untelt, uncounted, glided by ; His... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...Johnson repeated this line to me thus : <r No summons mock'd by chill delay, " No petty gains disdain'd by pride ; *' The modest wants of every day " The toil of every day supply 'd. " His virtues walk'd their narrow round, " Nor made a pause, nor left a void ; " And sure... | |
 | Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1809 - 494 pages
...ready help was ever nigh, Where hopeless anguish poured his groan. And lonely want retired to die. VI. No summons mocked by chill delay ; No petty gains...wants of every day The toil of every day supplied. VII. His virtues walked their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void : And sure the Eternal... | |
 | 1809 - 914 pages
...ready help was ever nigh, Where hopeless ang-uish poured his groan,And lonely want retired to die. VI. No summons mocked by chill delay ; No petty gains...wants of every day The toil of every day supplied. VII. His virtues walked their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void : And sure the Eternal... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...disdain'd by pride, The modest wants of ev'ry day The toil of ev'ry day supply'd. His virtues walk'd their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void ; And sure th' Eternal Master found The single talent well employ'd. The busy day the peaceful night, Unfelt,... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...his groan, And lonely want retir'd to die. No summons rnock'd by chill delay, No petty gain disdain'd by pride ; The modest wants of every day The toil of every day supply'd. His virtues walk'd their narrow round, Nor made a panse, nor left a void ; And sure the Eternal... | |
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His virtues walked their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void; And sure the eternal Master found The single talent well employ'd. 
