 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 - Page 6841855Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pages
...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... | |
 | 1800 - 322 pages
...honest swains 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 - 1803 - 192 pages
...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...i804, by William Bulmer, at the Shahspeare Printing Office, Cleveland Row. KEY,' YORC LIBRARY LHHSX Imagination fondly stoops to trace 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pages
...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...trace The parlour splendours of that festive place j The white-wash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor, The varnish'd clock that click'd behind the door... | |
 | 1806 - 330 pages
...honest swains 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 - 1806 - 248 pages
...grey-beard mirth, and smiling toil rctir'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... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...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 varnishM clock... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...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 splendors of that festive placer ; The white-vviish'd wall, the nicely sanded floor, The varnish'd... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...honest swains 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... | |
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