 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...  Papers of the Manchester Literary Club - Page 4by Manchester Literary Club - 1884Full view - About this book
 | 1836 - 456 pages
...amusements of general society. Did ever language better convey the idea of the English word, comfort: — " Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast. Let fall the cm tains, wheel t he sofa round. And while the bubbling and loud hissing uru Throws up a steamy column,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 206 pages
...free, And give them voice and utt'rance once agam. Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast^ te: fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And, while the bubbling and loud-hissmg urn Throws up a streamy column, and the cups, That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each,... | |
 | William Hone - 1837 - 922 pages
...gentle eye upon this wretch," but, having obtained the newspaper, determines to enjoy himself, and cries Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let...while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up ft steamy column, and the cups. That cheer, but not inebriate, wait on each. So let us welcome peaceful... | |
 | William Cowper - 1837 - 534 pages
...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...wheel the sofa round, And, while the bubbling and loud hissing um Throws up a steamy column, and the cup3, That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each,... | |
 | William Henry De Merle - 1837 - 966 pages
...OREEN, & LONGMAN, »ATI»NO'. I ! '•- 11. •«• ; 1837. GLENLONELY. CHAPTER XI. TEA AMD CHIT-CHAT. Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let...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,... | |
 | William Hone - 1838 - 890 pages
...gentle eye upon this wretch," but, having obtained the newspaper, determines to enjoy himself, and cries Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast. Let...sofa round, And, while the bubbling and loud-hissing urm Throws up a steamy column, and the cups. That cheer, but not inebriate, wait on each. So let us... | |
 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - 1839 - 194 pages
...lives to have attained. How peculiar to himself is the picture of happiness which his fancy draws ! — Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let...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 in. Seated on Mrs.... | |
 | Jewel - 1839 - 352 pages
...awhile his torpid touch delays, And all is joy and piety and praise. CBADBK. THE EVENING NEWSPAPER. Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let...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 in. Not such his evening,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1839 - 554 pages
...them all ; I burn to set the imprison'd wranglers free, And give them voice and utterance once again. Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let...loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us weleome peaceful evening in. Not such his evening,... | |
 | Charles Samuel Stewart - 1839 - 356 pages
...luxury of- comfort which the Christian poet must often have felt before he could so sweetly have sung, Now stir the fire and close the shutters fast, Let...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,... | |
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