 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
 | William Scott - 1819 - Страниц: 366
...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... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - Страниц: 422
...beard mirth, and smiling toilretir'd ; Where village statesman talk'd, with looks profound, And news, much older than their ale, went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlor splendors ot that festive place ; The white wash'd wall ; the nicely sanded floor ; The varnish'd... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - Страниц: 314
...grey-beard mirth and smiling toil retir'd, Where village statesmen talkM 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 chest... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - Страниц: 446
...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... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - Страниц: 296
...gray-beard mirth and smiling toil retired, Where village statesmen talk'd with looks prox found, 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 chest... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - Страниц: 428
...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-splendours of that festive place ; The white-wash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor, The varnish'd... | |
 | William Scott - 1823 - Страниц: 396
...graybeard 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 j The varnishM clock... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - Страниц: 1062
...gray-beard mirth, and smiling toil retir'd; Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound And news attractive mien. But white-wash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor. The varnmh'd clock that click'd behind the do«i The chest... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - Страниц: 510
...-beard mirth, and smiling toi],Tetir'd ; Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound, 4nd news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour-sjilendours of that festive place ; The white- wash'd wall, the nicely-sanded floor, The viirnish'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - Страниц: 476
...gray-beard mirth, and smiling toil retired, 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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