 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...  The book of celebrated poems - Stran 171avtor: Book - 1854 - 448 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 strani
...double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day ; The pictures plac'd for ornament anil use, The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose...; The hearth, except when winter chill'd the day, Willi aspin boughs, and flowers, and fennel gay, While broken tea-cups, wisely kept for show, Rang'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 160 strani
...chest contriv'da double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day ; The pietures plac'd for ornament and use, The twelve good rules, the royal...tea-cups, wisely kept for show, Rang'ed o'er the chimney, gtisten'd in a row. Vain transitory splendours ! could not all Reprieve the tott'ring mansion from... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 strani
...varnish'd clock that click'd behind the door ; The chest contrived a double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day ; The pictures placed for...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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 strani
...chest cootriv'da double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of draw'rs by day ; The pictures plac'd for ornament and use, The twelve good rules, the royal...when winter chill'd the day, With aspen boughs, and flow'rs, and fennel gay ; While broken tea-cups, wisely kept for show, Rang'd o'er the chimney, glisten... | |
 | 1826 - 300 strani
...chest contriv'da double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day ; The pictures plac'd for ornament and use, The twelve good rules, the royal...gay ; While broken tea-cups, wisely kept for show, Rang'd o'er the chimney, glisten'd in a row. Vain transitory splendours ! could not all Reprieve the... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1829 - 270 strani
...varnished clock that ticked behind' the door, The chest, contrived a double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day; The pictures placed for...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... | |
 | William Scott - 1829 - 420 strani
...by day ; The pictures pluc'd for ornament and use, The twelve good rules, the royal game of goosey The hearth, except when winter chill'd the day, With...gay ; While broken teacups, wisely kept for show, Rang'd o'er the chimney, glisten'd in a row. Vain transitory splendours ! could not all Reprieve the... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 strani
...cheat, contriv'da double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day ; The pictures plac'd for ornament and use, The Twelve Good Rules, the Royal...gay : While broken tea-cups, wisely kept for show, Rang'd o'er the chimney, glistenM in a row. Vain, transitory splendours! could not all Reprieve the... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 strani
...that clicked behind the door; The chi st, contrived a cloub'e debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest oí drawers by day ; The pictures placed for ornament...royal game of goose ; The hearth, except when winter chilled the day, With aepeu boughs, and flowers, and fennel gay; While broken tea-cups, wisely kept... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 strani
...chest contriv'da double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers fay day ; The pictures plac'd for ornament and use. The twelve good rules, the royal...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, Rang'd o'er... | |
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