 | English literature - 1857 - 610 pages
...the Levett of Johnson's celebrated verses ? — ' In misery's darkest caverns known, His ready help was ever nigh, Where hopeless anguish pour'd his groan,...lonely want retired to die. ' No summons mock'd by chill delay, No petty gains disdained by pride, The modest wants of every day The toil of every day... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1805 - 238 pages
...vigorous 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...the blow, His vig'rous 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... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 562 pages
...display'd " The power of art without the show. " In Misery's darkest caverns known, " His ready help was ever nigh, " Where hopeless 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... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 498 pages
...His vig'rous remedy display' J, The power of art, without the show. , . In mis'ry's darkest caverns known, His useful care was ever nigh ; Where hopeless anguish pour'd his gronn, And lonely want retir'd to die. No summons mock'd by chill delay ; No petty gain disdain'd by... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...display'd " The power of art without the show. . i i< In Misery's darkest caverns known, " His ready help was ever nigh, " Where hopeless 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... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...blow, His vigorous 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...the blow, His vig'rous 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... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1809 - 530 pages
...His vig'rous 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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 648 pages
...blow, His vig'rous remedy clisplay'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 hy chill delay, No putty gain disdain'd by pride, The modest wants... | |
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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. 
