Far in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a reverend hermit grew ; The moss his bed, the cave his humble cell, His food the fruits, his drink the crystal well : Remote from man, with God he pass'd the days, Prayer all his business, all... Specimens of the British Poets ... - Page 223by British poets - 1809Full view - About this book
| British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 272 pages
...judged this turn of malice justly due, And Hesiod died for joys he never knew.' THE HERMIT. FAR in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a...crystal well: Remote from man, with God he pass'd the days, Prayer all his business, all his pleasure praise. A life so sacred, such serene repose, Seem'd... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1822 - 550 pages
...wily Norman aspire,) hastened to receive the orders of the future sovereign. CHAPTER XVI. Far in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a...the cave his humble cell, His food the fruits, his (brink the crystal well; llemote from man, with God he pass'd his days, Prayer all his business—all... | |
| Walter Scott - Great Britain - 1823 - 304 pages
...the wily Norman aspire, hastened to receive the orders of a future sovereign. CHAPTER XVI. Far in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a...cell, His food the fruits, his drink the crystal well; Hemote from man, with God he pass'd his days, Prayer all his business — all his pleasure praise.... | |
| William Scott - Elocution - 1823 - 396 pages
...of her face. VHL— The Hermit. FAR in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age, a rev'rend hermit grew. The moss his bed, the cave his humble cell, His food the fruits, his drink the chrystal well ; Remote from man, with God he pass'd the days ; Prayer all his bus'ness, all his pleasure... | |
| 1824 - 558 pages
...reader may compare the two stories the more readily, it is inserted here. " THE HERMIT. " FAR in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a...the fruits, his drink the crystal well : Remote from men, with God he pass'd his days, Pray'r all his business, all his pleasure praise. " A life so sacred,... | |
| Charles Swan - Latin prose literature, Medieval and modern - 1824 - 596 pages
...reader may compare the two stories the more readily, it is inserted here. « THE HERMIT. " FAR in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a...the fruits, his drink the crystal well: Remote from men, with God he pass'd his days, Pray'r all his business, all his pleasure praise. " A life so sacred,... | |
| William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...before his day, Shall only find by this decree, The soul flies sooner back to me. THE HERUIT. Far in a t men, with God he pass'd his days, Prayer all his business, all his pleasure praise. A life so sacred,... | |
| Romani - 1824 - 548 pages
...reader may compare the two stories the more readily, it is inserted here. " THE HERMIT. " FAR in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a...the fruits, his drink the crystal well : Remote from men, with God he pass'd his days, Pray'r all his business, all his pleasure praise. " A life so sacred,... | |
| Charles Swan - Latin prose literature, Medieval and modern - 1824 - 566 pages
...may compare the two stories the more readily, it is inserted here. • . * " THE HERMIT. " FAR in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a...fruits, his drink the crystal well : .. Remote from men, with God he pass'd his days, Pray'r all his business, all his pleasure praise. " A life so sacred,... | |
| Wynnard Hooper - Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) - 1824 - 552 pages
...reader may compare the two stories the more readily, it is inserted here. " THE HERMIT. " FAR in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a...the fruits, his drink the crystal well : Remote from men, with God he pass'd his days, Pray'r all his business, all his pleasure praise. " A life so sacred,... | |
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