 | 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,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 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...sure th' Eternal Master found The single talent well employ'd. The busy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by; His frame was firm —... | |
 | 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, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | 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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...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 the eternal Master found " His single talent well employ'd. " The busy day, the peaceful night, " Unfelt,... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1809 - 562 pages
...last line contains the same thought with a stanza in Dr. Johnson's Elegy on Levett: His virtues walkxl their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void;...sure th.' Eternal Master found The single talent well etnploy'd* bid poet, if that is sufficient authority to justify such a usage. See Naevius, quoted by... | |
 | 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...sure th' Eternal Master found The single talent well employ'd. The busy day the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted-. glided by ; His frame was firm.. ...his... | |
 | Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1809 - 494 pages
...disdained by pride ; The modest 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 Master found His single talent well employed. VIII. The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt,... | |
 | 1809 - 914 pages
...disdained by pride ; The modest 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 Master found His single talent well employed. VIII. The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt,... | |
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The busy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm — his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. 
