 In misery's darkest caverns known, His useful care was ever nigh, Where hopeless anguish pour'd his groan, And lonely want retir'd to die. No summons mock'd by chill delay, No petty gain disdain'd by pride, The modest wants of every day The toil of every...  Boswell's Life of Johnson: Life - Page 116by James Boswell - 1887Full view - About this book
 | 1857 - 610 pages
...completed this strange menagerie.' Can this be the Levett of Johnson's celebrated verses ? — ' In misery's darkest caverns known, His ready help was...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, The modest wants... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 pages
...remedy display'd The power of art without the show. In mis'ry's darkest cavern known, ••seful care was ever nigh, Where hopeless anguish pour'd his groan, And lonely want retir'd to die. No summons mock'd by chill delay, No petty gain disdain'd by pride ; The modest wants of ev'ry... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 pages
...remedy display'd The pow'r of art without the show. In misery's darkest cavern known, His useful care was ever nigh, Where hopeless anguish pour'd his groan, And lonely want retir'd to die. No summons mock'd by chill delay, No petty gain disdain'd by pride, The modest wants of ev'ry... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pages
...Death prepar'd the blow, " His vigorous remedy display'd " The power of art without the show. " In Misery's darkest caverns known, " His ready help was...Anguish pour'd his groan, " And lonely Want retir'd to die.* a See an account of him in " The Gentleman's Magazine," Feb. 1785. 3 In both editions of Sir... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...Death prepar'd the blow, " His vigorous remedy display'd " The power of art without the show. . i i< In Misery's darkest caverns known, " His ready help was...Anguish pour'd his groan, " And lonely Want retir'd to die.4 1 See an account of him in " The Gentleman's Magazine/ Teb. 1785. * Ai both editions of Sir John... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 530 pages
...remedy display'd The pout'r of art without the show, In MisYy's darkest cavern knnwn, His useful care was ever nigh, Where hopeless Anguish pour'd his groan, And lonely Want retir'd to die. How boldly painted, how exquisitely pathetic, as a description of the sufferings of human life,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...remedy display'd The pow'r of art without the show. In misery's darkest cavern known, His useful care was ever nigh, Where hopeless anguish pour'd his groan, And lonely want retir'd to die. No summons mock'd by chill delay, No petty gain disdain'd by pride, The modest wants of ev'ry... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...remedy display 'd The power of art without the show. In misery's darkest cavern known, His useful care was ever nigh, Where hopeless anguish pour'd 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... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1809 - 494 pages
...hovering death prepared the blow, His vigorous remedy displayed The power of art, -without the show. V. In misery's darkest caverns known, His 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... | |
 | 1809 - 914 pages
...hovering death prepared the blow, His vigorous remedy displayed The power of art," without the show. V. In misery's darkest caverns known, His 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... | |
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