 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 - Side 171af Book - 1854 - 448 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 192 sider
...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...when winter chill'd the day, With aspen boughs, and tlowcrs, and fennel, gay ; While broken tea-cups, wisely kept for show, Rang'd o'er the chimney, glisten'd... | |
 | 1842 - 850 sider
...that click'd behind the door — The chest contrived a double debt to pay, A bed by night, a cheat of drawers by day. The pictures placed for ornament...royal game of goose: The hearth, except when winter cbill'd the day, With aspen boughs and flowers and fennel g«y, While broken tea-cups, wisely kept... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 sider
...varnished clock that clicked 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 aspen boughs, and flowers, and fennel, gay; While broken tea-cups, wisely kept... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 498 sider
...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 splendour ! could not all Reprieve the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1819 - 120 sider
...chest, coutriv'da double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by dny ; 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... | |
 | Forbes M. Moir - 1820 - 238 sider
...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 for...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... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 sider
...chest, contriv'da double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day ; The pictures plsc'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 splendors ! could not all Reprieve the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 488 sider
...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...fennel gay, While broken tea-cups, wisely kept for shew, Rang'd o'er the chimney, glisten'd in a row. Vain transitory splendours ! could not all Reprieve... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 434 sider
...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...hearth, except when winter chill'd the day, With aspen b aighs, and flowers and fennel gay : While broken teacups, wisely kept for show, Rang'd o'er the chimney... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 sider
...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... | |
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