 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 - Σελίδα 6841855Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 107 σελίδες
...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
...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 - 407 σελίδες
...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 - 300 σελίδες
...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 - 149 σελίδες
...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 - 166 σελίδες
...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 - 253 σελίδες
...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
...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 - 108 σελίδες
...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
...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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