...the eyes of a weary traveller; a picturesque country inn, such as Goldsmith loved to describe — . " Imagination fondly stoops to trace " The parlour splendours...The varnished clock that clicked behind the door." And this last hypothesis derives additional support from the mention which is afterwards made of malt....

...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...The parlour splendours of that festive place ; The whitewash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor, The varnish 'd clock that click'd behind the door; The chest...

...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...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...

...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...The parlour splendours of that festive place ; The whitewash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor, The varnish 'd clock that click'd behind the door ; The...

...graybeard mirth and smiling toil retired, Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round : Imagination...of that festive place ; The whitewashed wall, the nicely-sanded floor, The varnish'd clock that click'd behind the door ; The chest contrived a double...

...graybeard 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 whitewash'd wall, the nicely-sanded floor, The varnish'd clock that click'd behind the door ; The chest...

...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...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...

...the signification. Thus in the lines of Goldsmith from " The Deserted Village," " The white washed wall, the nicely sanded floor, The varnished clock that clicked behind the door. " the sound is admirably adapted to express the sense, especially of the clicking of the clock. A similar...

...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...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...

...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- washed wall, the nicely-sanded floor, The varnish'...