Where once the sign-post caught the passing eye, Low lies that house where nut-brown draughts inspired, Where grey-beard mirth and smiling toil retired, Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round.... The Popular Educator - Стр. 6841855Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - Страниц: 124
...grey-beard mirth, and smiling toil retir'd, Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound, And newt much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendors of that festive place ;. The white-wash'd wall, nicely sanded floor. The varnish 'd clock... | |
| Elegant poems - 1814 - Страниц: 132
...grey-beard mirth and smiling toil retir'd, Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendors of that festive place : The white-wash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor, The varaish'd clock... | |
| William Scott - 1814 - Страниц: 424
...beard mirth, and smiling toil retir'd ; Where village statesmen talk'd, with looks profound, And news, much older than their ale, went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlor splendors of that festive place ; The whitewash'd wall ; the nicely sanded floor ; The varnish'd... | |
| 1814 - Страниц: 310
...grey-beard mirth and smiling toil retired, Where •village statesmen talk'd, with looks profound, And 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 nicely sanded floor, The varnish'd... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - Страниц: 240
...grey-beard mirth and smiling toil retir'd, Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendors of that festive place; The white-wash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor, The varnish'd clock... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - Страниц: 192
...grey-beard mirth and smiling toil retir'd, Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination...The parlour splendours of that festive place ; The white-wash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor, Tlie varnish'd clock that click'd behind the door : The... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - Страниц: 294
...grey-beard mirth, and smiling toil, retir'd; Where village statesmen talk'd with looks pro. fouud, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour-splendors of that festive place ; Tbe white-wash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor, The varnish'd... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1819 - Страниц: 482
...gray-beard mirth, and smiling toil retir'd, Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendors of that festive place ; The white-wash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor, The varnish'd clock... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1819 - Страниц: 120
...grey-beard mirth, and smiling toil, retir'd ; Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlor spleudors of that festive place ; The white-wath'd wall, the. nicely sanded floor, The varnish'd... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - Страниц: 488
...grey-beard mirth, and smiling toil retir'd, Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination...The parlour splendours of that festive place ; The white-wash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor, The varnish'd clock that click'd behind the door ; The... | |
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