Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendours of that festive place : The whitewashed 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 Fifth Progressive Reader - Seite 278von Pádraig Ó Seaghdha - 1878Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| John Milton - 1824 - 510 Seiten
...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... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 Seiten
...chest contriv'da double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day; The pictures plac'd :/ goo«i The hearth, except when winter chill'd the day, With aspen boughs, and flowers and fennel gey,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 Seiten
...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 ornament and use, The twelve...royal game of goose ; The hearth, except when winter chill'd the day, With aspin boughs, and flowers and fennel gay, While broken tea-cups, wisely kept... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 Seiten
...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 game of goose ; The hearth, except when winter chill'd the day, With aspen boughs, and flow'rs, and fennel gay ; While broken tea-cups, wisely kept... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 Seiten
...ehest, eontriv'da double debt to pay, A bed by night, a ehest of drawers by day ; The pietures plae'd ir sire's return, Or elimb his knees the envied kiss to share. Oft did the harvest exeept when winter ehill'd the day, With aspen boughs, and flowers and fennel gay, While broken tea-eups,... | |
| 1826 - 300 Seiten
...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 game of goose ; The hearth, except when winter chill'd the day, With aspen boughs, and flowers, and fennel, gay ; While broken tea-cups, wisely kept... | |
| Samuel Phillips Newman - 1829 - 270 Seiten
...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 ornament and use, The twelve...The hearth, except when winter chilled the day, With aspin boughs, and flowers and fennel gay; While broken teacups,, wisely kept for show, Ranged o'er... | |
| William Scott - 1829 - 420 Seiten
...cheat, conti iv'da double debt to pay, A bed by night, H dies* of drawers 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 aspen boughs, and flowers, and fennel gay... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 Seiten
...the door; The chi st, contrived a cloub'e debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest oí drawers by day ; the court and politics of England — to Walpole,...contending parties in the state, and various matter aepeu boughs, and flowers, and fennel gay; While broken tea-cups, wisely kept for show, Ranged o'er... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 Seiten
...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 game of goose ; The hearth, except when winter chill'd the day, With aspin boughs, and flowers and fennel gay, While broken tea-cups, wisely kept... | |
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