 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...o'er the chimney, glistened in a row. Vain transitory splendours! could not all Reprieve the tottenng of their passed suives, make accumulation of glory...uncomfortable night *of norhing, were content te rájelo ponderous strength, and lean to hear; The host himself no longer shall be found Careful to see the... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 pages
...flowers, and fennel, gay : While broken tea-cups, wisely kept for show, Rang'd o'er the chimney, glistenM in a row. Vain, transitory splendours! could not all...more the peasant shall repair To sweet oblivion of hi* daily care; No more the farmer's news, the barber's tale, No more the woodman's ballad shall prevail... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 472 pages
...tea-cups, wisely kept for show, Ranged o'er the chimney, glisten'd in a row. Vain transitory splendoursl could not all Reprieve the tottering mansion from...more the smith his dusky brow shall clear, Relax his pondVouS strength, and lean to hear; The host himself no longer shall be found Careful to see the mantling... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1838 - 544 pages
...Reprieve the tottering mansion from its fall? Obscure, it sinks, nor shall it more impart AtfEour's ! ! ! ! lesta to hear; The host himself no longer shall be found Careful to see the mantling bliss go round;... | |
 | William Howitt - 1838 - 414 pages
...it goes with Goldsmith's graphic lamentation — for very different are the shops that succeed it : Vain transitory splendours ! could not all Reprieve...more the smith his dusky brow shall clear, Relax his ponderous strength, and lean to hear ; The host himself no longer shall be found Careful to see the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 242 pages
...twelve good rules, the royal game of goose ; The hearth, except when winter chill'd the day, With aspen boughs, and flowers and fennel gay, While broken tea-cups,...more the smith his dusky brow shall clear, Relax his ponderous strength, and lean to hear; The host himself no longer shall be found Careful to see the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 360 pages
...teacups, wisely kept for show, Rang'd o'er the chimney, glisten'd in a row. Vain transitory splendour ! could not all Reprieve the tottering mansion from...more the smith his dusky brow shall clear, Relax his ponderous strength, and lean to hear ; The host himself no longer shall be found Careful to see the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith (the Poet.) - 1839 - 358 pages
...transitory splendour ! could not all Reprieve the tottering mansion from its fall ! Obscure it sinks, iujr ^shall it more impart An hour's importance to the...more the smith his dusky brow shall clear, Relax his ponderous strength, and lean to hear : The host himself no longer shall be found Careful to see the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1840 - 504 pages
...tea-cups, wisely kept for show, Ranged o'er the chimney, glistened in a row. ' Vain transitory splendour ! could not all Reprieve the tottering mansion from...prevail ; No more the smith his dusky brow shall clear, Helax his ponderous strength, and lean to hear ; The host himself no longer shall be found Careful... | |
 | 1840 - 368 pages
...the chimney, glisten'd in a row. Vain, transitory splendours ! could not all Reprieve the tott'ring mansion from its fall? Obscure it sinks, nor shall...brow shall clear, Relax his pond'rous strength, and lean to hear ; The host himself no longer shall be found Careful to see the mantling glass go round... | |
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Vain transitory splendours ; could not all Reprieve the tottering mansion from its fall? Obscure it sinks, nor shall it more impart An hour's importance to the poor man's heart. Thither no more the peasant shall repair, To sweet oblivion of his daily... 
