 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 ページ
...nut-brown draughts inspir'd, Where 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 j The white-wash'd wall, the nicely sanded... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 ページ
...nut-brown draughts tnspir'd, Where 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... | |
 | 1806 - 330 ページ
...nut-brown draughts inspir'd, Where 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 ページ
...fign-pofi caught the paffing eye, Low lies that houfe where nut-brown draughts infpir'd,. Where grey-beard mirth and fmiling toil retir'd; Where village ftatefmen...older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly ftoops to trace The parlour fplendors of that feftive place; The white-wauYd wall, the nicely fanded... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 ページ
...nut-brown draughts inspir'd, Where 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 ページ
...nut-brown draughts inspir'd, Where 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... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 ページ
...draughts inspir'd, Where grey-heard mirth and smiling toil retir'd. Where village statesmen taik'd hames a Scribbler? break one cobweb th ro' , He spins the sligUl self-pleasing thread a stoop to trace The parlour splendors ot that festive place ; The while-vtMsh'd wall, the nicely sanded... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 ページ
...nut-brown draughts inspir'd, Where 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. • 3 Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendors of that festive place ; The white-wash'd... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 ページ
...nut-brown draughts inspir'd, Where 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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 ページ
...nut-brown draught* inspir'd, Where 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 j magination fondly stoops to trace rhe parlour splendours of tfcat festive place ; The white-wash'd... | |
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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 talked with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. 
