 Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups, That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening...  The People of China: Their History, Court, Religion, Government ... to which ... - 200. oldal1799 - 336 oldalTeljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | Fables - 1846 - 98 oldal
...subjects calculated to amuse and instruct the domestic circle, it seems to respond to Cowper'a lines — ' Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column,... | |
 | Noble Butler - 1846 - 276 oldal
...The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose. — Milton. Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round. — Cowper. Thou unrelenting Post! Strong are the barriers round thy... | |
 | Tucker Brooke, Matthias A. Shaaber - 1989 - 490 oldal
...them all; I burn to set th' imprison'd wranglers free, And give them voice and utt'rance once again. Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And, while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column,... | |
 | 1888 - 1026 oldal
...und seinen aufmerksamen Zuhörern aus der Zeitung vorliest, welche der Postbote hineingeworfen hat. Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the eurtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud hissing um Throws up a steamy column,... | |
 | R. E. F. Smith, David Christian - 1984 - 426 oldal
...held a place on the sideboard of the wealthier classes from about the middle of the 18th century'.96 Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And, while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column,... | |
 | Leonore Davidoff, Catherine Hall - 1987 - 577 oldal
...countryside. The post arrived, the newspaper was read and the family settled down for their pastimes: Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud hissing urn Throws up a steamy column,... | |
 | Bill Moore - 1987 - 180 oldal
...then in secret sin. But for love of sheer domesticity, look at this picture of a cosy evening at home: Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And, while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column,... | |
 | Kit Boey Chow, Ione Kramer - 1990 - 212 oldal
...of security a cup of tea evokes must be that by William Cowper, an insecure though reputable poet. Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round; And while the bubbling and loud hissing urn Throws up a steamy column,... | |
 | Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Beth Carver Wees - 1997 - 606 oldal
...clearly lost out to the stimulating but calming and comforting effects of the beverage and its rituals: Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column,... | |
 | 2005 - 656 oldal
...once in the country he was glad of his cozy spot where he coined the oft-quoted lines that follow: Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column,... | |
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