 Where many a time he triumph'd, is forgot. Near yonder thorn, that lifts its head on high, Where once the sign-post caught the passing eye, Low lies that house where nut-brown draughts inspired, Where grey-beard mirth, and smiling toil retired, Where...  Govinda Sámanta Or The History of a Bengal Ráiyat - Page 229by Lal Behari Day - 1874 - 205 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1800 - 322 pages
...Low lies that house where nut-brown draughts inspir'd, Where honest swains and smiling toil retir'd; Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendors of that festive place; The... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pages
...lies that house where nut-brown draughts inspir'd, Where grey-beard mirth and smiling toil retir'd, Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendours of that festive place; The... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...lies that house where nut-brown draughts inspir'd, Where grey-beard mirth and smiling toil retir'd, Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendours of that festive place: The... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...signpost caught the passing eye, Low lies that house where nut-brown draughts inspired, Where gray-beard mirth, and smiling toil retired, Where village statesmen...with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round, A. Johnson, del. T. Bewich, scalp. THE DEPARTURE. Published January i, i804, by William... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pages
...lies that house where nut-brown draughts inspir'd, Where grey-beard mirth and smiling toil retir'd, Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendours of that festive place j The... | |
 | 1806 - 330 pages
...Low lies that house where nut-brown draughts inspir'd, Where honest swains and smiling toil retir'd ; Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendors of that festive place ; The... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...lies that house where nut-brown draughts inspir'd, Where gray-beard mirth and smiling toil retir'd, Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. • 3 Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendors of that festive place... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...lies that house where nut-brown draughts inspir'd, Where grey-beard mirth and smiling toil retir'd, Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlor splendors of that festive placer ; The... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...lies that house where nut-brown draught* inspir'd, Where grey-beard mirth and smiling toil rctir'd, Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round j magination fondly stoops to trace rhe parlour splendours of tfcat festive place ;... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...Low lies that house where nut-brown draughts inspir'd, Where honest swains and smiling toil retir'd; Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendors of that festive place ; The... | |
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