 | George Gabriel Sigmond - 1839 - 160 sivua
...vain attempts to imitate, and man has only to reap the benefits which she has planted for him. . _. " Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast; Let fall the curtain, wheel the sofa round ;. And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column,... | |
 | William Hone - 1841 - 894 sivua
...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...the curtains, wheel the sofa round. And, while the bnbbling and load-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and tbe cups. That cheer, but not inebriate,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1845 - 698 sivua
...to Shaws-Castle, and you shall hear of my speed in wooing for you to-morrow morning." A TEA-PARTY. Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round ; And while the bubbling and loud in sing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer, but not inebriate, watt on each.... | |
 | Margaret Baron- Wilson - 1842 - 334 sivua
...and the conversation soon became turned on far different themes. CHAPTER XII. " Now stir the flre, and close the shutters fast; Let fall the curtains — wheel the sofa roun-l : *••.»•• This folio of four pages — happy work ! Which not even critics criticise... | |
 | John Beaufain Irving - 1842 - 104 sivua
...piled upon the hearth, and with our families, we circle round the cheerful blaze in social mirth. " Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtain, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud hissing urn Throws up a steamy column,... | |
 | 1848 - 614 sivua
...intimate delight," " fire-side enjoyments," and " home-born happiness," so graphically sketched, " 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,... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1884 - 436 sivua
...back. The entrance door is nearly in the middle of the front. The celebrated parlour is very visible. " 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 Which cheer, but not inebriate, wait on each,... | |
 | Elizabeth Stone - 1845 - 484 sivua
...could a cup of tea have had a more marvellous effect ? No ! Look at tea in its right aspect : " And stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall...the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And, while the buhbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups, That cheer hut not inebriate,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1845 - 626 sivua
...to Shaws-Castle, and you shall hear of my speed in wooing for you to-morrow morning." A TEA-PARTT. 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,... | |
 | 1845 - 480 sivua
...thinking of? Do open your ' Juno's lids' a little wider, and see who are your friends ! EDITORS' TABLE. " Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast— Let fall the curtain— wheel the sofa round." COWPKR. TAKK it, kind reader, take it, reeking from its damp fount,... | |
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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... 
