 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 Christian Teacher - Page 241835Full view - About this book
 | 1888 - 1026 pages
...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 pages
...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...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,... | |
 | Leonore Davidoff, Catherine Hall - 1987 - 577 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Bill Moore - 1987 - 180 pages
...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...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,... | |
 | Kit Boey Chow, Ione Kramer - 1990 - 212 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Yvonne Wrightman - 1994 - 68 pages
...Imperial Russia lives in downtown Manhattan! Now stir thejire, and close the shuttersJast, Let Jail 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's welcome... | |
 | Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Beth Carver Wees - 1997 - 606 pages
...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...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,... | |
 | Elizabeth M. Knowles - 1999 - 1160 pages
...and success Perhaps may crown us; but to fly is safe. The Task 1 1 78s) bk. 3 The Garden' I. 686 31 Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sola round, And, while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups, That... | |
 | Steven Earnshaw - 2000 - 308 pages
...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 ev'ning in.''5 He immediately contrasts his perfect retreat with the crowd... | |
 | Walter Scott - 2001 - 368 pages
...Shaws-Castle, and you shall hear of my speed in wooing for you to-morrow morning.' CHAPTER XXXIV A TEA-PARTY Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round; And while the bubbling and loud kissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer, but not inebriate, wait on each, Thus... | |
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