 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 Etonian - Pagina 308geredigeerd door - 1824Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1839 - 658 pagina’s
...social relations connected with tea-drinking the Doctor is eloquent, and borrows from the poets : — " 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 stenrny column,... | |
 | Tucker Brooke, Matthias A. Shaaber - 1989 - 490 pagina’s
...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 urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups, That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each,... | |
 | 1888 - 1026 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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...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. The cosy fire, the... | |
 | Bill Moore - 1987 - 180 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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...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. Englands infatuation... | |
 | Yvonne Wrightman - 1994 - 68 pagina’s
...Imperial Russia lives in downtown Manhattan! Now stir thejire, and close the shuttersJast, Let Jail the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And, while the...hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups, That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let's welcome peaceful ev'ning in. William Cowper (1731-1800)... | |
 | Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Beth Carver Wees - 1997 - 606 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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... | |
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