Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendours of that festive place: The white-washed wall, the nicely sanded floor, The varnished clock that clicked behind the door; The chest contrived a double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers... Goldsmith's Miscellaneous Works - Page 8by Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 127 pagesFull view - About this book
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...i804, by William Bulmer, at the Shahspeare Printing Office, Cleveland Row. KEY,' YORC LIBRARY LHHSX Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendours...boughs, and flowers, and fennel, gay : While broken tea cups, wisely kept for show, Ranged o'er the chimney, glisten'd in a row. Vain transitory splendours... | |
| English poetry - 1814 - 310 pages
...news, much older than their ale, went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlor splendors of that festive place ; The white-wash'd wall, the...royal game of goose ; The hearth, except when winter chill 'd the day, With aspenjwughs, and flowers, and fennel gay, While broken tea-cups, wisely kept... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...that festive place: The white-washed wall, the nicely sanded floor, The varnished clock that clicked behind the door; The chest, contrived a double debt...royal game of goose; The hearth, except when Winter chilled the day, With aspen boughs, and flowers, and fennel, gay; While broken tea-cups, wisely kept... | |
| Forbes M. Moir - 1820 - 238 pages
...The varnish'd clock that click'd behind the door ; The chest contriv'da double debt to pay, A bed at night, a chest of drawers by day ; The pictures placed...boughs, and flowers, and fennel gay. While broken tea cups, wisely kept for shew, Rang'd o'er the chimney, glisten'd in a row. Nor was Eusebius more... | |
| 1821 - 662 pages
...which swings " The Three Jolly Pigeons." Within, every thing is arranged according to the letter : " The white-wash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor, The...use, The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose," &c. Captain Hogan, I have heard, found great difficulty in obtaining " the twelve good rules," but... | |
| English literature - 1821 - 656 pages
...which swings " The Three Jolly Pigeons." Within, every thing is arranged according to the letter : " The white-wash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor, The...use, The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose," &c. Captain Hogan, I have heard, found great difficulty in obtaining " the twelve good rules," but... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...that festive place ; The white-washed wall, the nicely sanded floor. The varnished clock that clicked behind the door : The chest, contrived a double debt...royal game of .goose ; The hearth, except when "winter chilled the day, With aspin boughs, and flowers and fennel gay . While broken tea-cups, wisely kept... | |
| 1822 - 690 pages
...to the letter: " The white-wash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor, The varnisli'd clock, that click'cl behind the door: The chest contrived a double debt...use, The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose," &c. Captain Hogan, I have heard, found great difficulty in obtaining " the twelve good rules," but... | |
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...sign-post caught the passing eye, Low lies that house where nut-brown draughts inspired, Where gray-beard mirth, and smiling toil retired, Where village statesmen...The hearth, except when winter chill'd the day, With aspin boughs, and flowers and fennel gay, While broken tea-cups, wisely kept for show, Ranged o'er... | |
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...that festive place; The white washed wall, the nicely sanded floor, The varnished clock that ticked behind' the door, The chest, contrived a double debt...royal game of goose;. The hearth, except when winter chilled the day, With aspin boughs, and flowers and fennel gay; While broken teacups,, wisely kept... | |
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