 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...  Chambers's graduated readers - Page 193by Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1885Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pages
...th' imprison'd wranglers free, And give them voice and utt'raace once again. Now stir the tire, uiul close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel...loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups, BEAUTIES «F COWPER. That cheer but not inebriate, wait ofl each, So le.t us welcome peaceful ev'ning... | |
 | 1801 - 452 pages
...fast, Let fall the curtain, wheel the sofa round, A"d while the bubbling and loud hissing ur» Gg3 Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer,...on each, So let us welcome peaceful Evening in. Not tuch his evening, who, with shining face, Sweats in the crowded theatre, and squcez'd And bor'd with... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 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...inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful ev'ning in. Not such his ev'ning, who with shining face Sweats in the crowded theatre, and, squeez'd... | |
 | 1802 - 302 pages
...all ; 1 burn to set the imprison'd wranglers free, And give them voice and utterance once again. 35 Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast. Let...cups, That cheer, but not inebriate, wait on each, 40 So let us welcome peaceful evening in. Not such his evening, who, with shining face. Sweats in the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 364 pages
...fall the curtains, wheel the fofa round, And while the bubbling and loud hiffing um Throws up a fteamy column, and the cups, That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us weleome peaceful evening in. Not fuch his evening, who with mining face Sweats in the crowded theatre,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 386 pages
...the curtains, wheel the fofa round, And while the bubbling and loud trifling urn Throws up a fteamy column, and the cups, That cheer but not inebriate,...on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in. Not fuch his evening, who with fhining face Sweats in the crowded theatre, and, fqueezed Andbored with... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 362 pages
...the fofa round, And, while the bubbling and loud-biffing urn Throws up a fteamy column, and the cupst That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful ev'ning in. Not fiich his ev'ning, who with fhining face Sweats in the crowded theatre, and, fqueez'd... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...the curtains, wheel the f.'fa round, And while the bubbling and lou ! -hilfing urn Throws up a fteamy column, and the cups That cheer, but not inebriate, wait on each. So let us welcome peaceful ev'ning in. Not fuch his ev'ning who, with Ihmrng free, Sweats in the crowded theatre, and (<;uee*7.'<!,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 376 pages
...the curtains, wheel the fofa round, A^d while the bubbling and loud luffing urn Throws up a fteamy column, and the cups, That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us wetcome peaceful evening in. Not fuch his evening, who with fhining face Sweats in the crowded theatre,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 366 pages
...the curtains, wheel the fofa round. And while the bubbling and loud hilling urn Throws up a fteamy column, and the cups, That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us weleome peaceful evening in. Not fuch his evening, who with mining face Sweats in the crowded theatre,... | |
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