| Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 Seiten
...chest contriv'da double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of draw'rs by day; 1'he pictures plac'd povv'r ethereal, only uot.ador'd. § iGO. Inconsistency of Man. AH ! how unjust to nature, and himsel chill'd the day, W ith aspen boughs, and floWrs, and fennel gay. kVhile broken, tea-cups, w iscly kept... | |
| John Sabine - 1810 - 308 Seiten
...chest, contrived a double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day; The pictures plac'd for ornament and use, The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose; The hearth, except when winter chill'd the 'day, With aspen boughs-, and flow'rs, and fennel, gay; While broken tea-cups, wisely kept... | |
| Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 Seiten
...chest, contriv'da double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day; The pictures plac'd for ornament and use, The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose ; The hearth, except when winter chill'd the day, With aspen boughs, and flow'rs, and fennel gay, While broken tea-cups, wisely kept... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 Seiten
...ornament and use, The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose; The hearth, except when winter chill'd the day, With aspen boughs, and flowers, and fennel,...gay; While broken tea-cups, wisely kept for show, Rang'd o'er the chimney, glisten'd in a row. Vain transitory splendours ! could not all Reprieve the... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 Seiten
...chest contriv'da double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day ; The pictures plac'd for ornament and use, The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose ; The hearth, except when winter chill'd the day, With aspin boughs, and flowers and fennel gay> While broken teacups, wisely kept for... | |
| 1814 - 310 Seiten
...nicely sanded floor, The varnish'd clock that click'd behind the door, The chest, contrived a double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by...royal game of goose ; The hearth, except when winter chill 'd the day, With aspenjwughs, and flowers, and fennel gay, While broken tea-cups, wisely kept... | |
| Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 Seiten
...chest, contriv'da double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day ; The pictures plac'd for ornament and use, The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose; The hearth, except when winter chill'd the day, With aspen boughs, and flow'rs, and fennel gay ; While broken tea-cups, wisely kept... | |
| William Scott - 1814 - 424 Seiten
...ornament and use, The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose j The hearth, except when winter chill'd the day, With aspen boughs, and flowers, and fennel...gay~; While broken teacups, wisely kept for show, Rang'd o'er the chimney glisten'd in a row. Vain transitory splendors ! ceuld not all Reprieve the... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 Seiten
...chest contriv'da double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day ; The pictures plac'd for ornament and use, The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose; The hearth, except when winter chill'd the day, With aspen boughs, and flowers, and fennel, gay, While broken tea-cups, wisely kept... | |
| 1842 - 850 Seiten
...that click'd behind the door — The chest contrived a double debt to pay, A bed by night, a cheat of drawers by day. The pictures placed for ornament...royal game of goose: The hearth, except when winter cbill'd the day, With aspen boughs and flowers and fennel g«y, While broken tea-cups, wisely kept... | |
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