 which it cannot turn. The groaning-chair began to crawl, •85 Like a huge fnail, along the wall; There ftuck aloft in public view, And, with fmall change, a pulpit grew. The porringers, that in a row Hung high, and made a glittering  The Works of the English Poets: Swift - Side 51af Samuel Johnson - 1779Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 354 sider
...The groaning-chair began to crawl, Like a huge fnail, along the wall; There ftuck aloft in publick vi'ew, And, with fmall change, a pulpit grew. The porringers, that in a row Hung high, and made a glitt'ring fhow, To a lefs noble fubftance chang'd, Were now but leathern buckets rang'd. The ballads... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 286 sider
...The groaning-chair began to crawl, Like a huge ftail, along the wall; 'There ftuck aloft in.public view, And, with fmall change, a pulpit grew. The porringers, that, in a row, Hung high, and made a glitt'ring mew. To a lefs noble fubftance thang'd, Were, now, but leathern buckets rang'd. The ballads... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 338 sider
...Thegroaning-chair began to crawl, Like a huge mail, along the wall; . There ftuck aloft in publick view, And, with fmall change, a pulpit grew. The porringers, that in a row Hung high, and made a glitt'ring (how, To a lefs noble fubftance chang'd, Were now but leathern buckets rang'd. The ballads... | |
 | 1770 - 268 sider
...roaft-meat, which it cannot turn. The groaning-chair began to erawl, Like a huge 1'nail, along the wall i There ftuck aloft in public view, And, with fmall...The porringers, that in a row Hung high, and made a glitt'ring fliow, To a lefs noble fubftance chang'd, Were now but leathern bucked rang'J. The ballads... | |
 | 1781 - 512 sider
...The groaning-chair began to crawl, Like a huge fnail, along the wall; There ftuck aloft in publick view, And, with fmall change, a pulpit grew. The porringers, that in a row, Hung high, and made a glitt'ring fhow; To a lefs noble fubftance chang'd, Were now but leathern buckets rang'd. The ballads... | |
 | 1781 - 516 sider
...The groaning-chair began to crawl, Like a huge fnail, along the wall; There ftuck aloft in publick view, And, with fmall change, a pulpit grew. The porringers, that in a row, Hung high, and made a glitt'ring fhow; To a lefs noble fubftance chang'd, Were now but leathern buckets rang'd. The ballads... | |
 | William Scott (teacher of elocution, Edinburgh.) - 1781 - 470 sider
...Warning the houfe-maid, not to burn The roaft-meat, which it cannot turn. The eafy chair began to crawl, Like a huge fnail, along the wall ; There, ftuck aloft, in public view, And, with finall change, a pulpit grew. . SECT. I. LESSONS. t6i A bed-ftead of the Antique mode, Made up of timber... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 466 sider
...houftiold cares, By a ihrill voice at noon, declares, Warning the cookmaid not to burn That roaft-meat, which it cannot turn. The groaning-chair began to...public view, And with fmall change, a pulpit grew. tf The porringers, that in a row Hung high, and made a glittering fhow, To a lefs noble fubftance chang'd,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1785 - 568 sider
...the cook-maid not to burn That roaft-meat, which it cannot turn. The groaning-chair began to crawl, Like a huge fnail, along the wall ; There ftuck aloft...The porringers, that in a row Hung high, and made a glitt'ring mow, To a lefs noble fubftance chang'd, Were now but leathern buckets rang'd. The ballads... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 336 sider
...houlhold cares, By a mrill voice at noon, declares, Warning the cook-maid not to burn That roaft-meat which it cannot turn. The groaning-chair began to...wall; There ftuck aloft in public view, And, with finall change, a pulpit grew. The porringers, that in a row Hung high, and made a glittering {how,... | |
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