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" The white-washed wall, the nicely sanded floor, The varnished clock that clicked behind the door: The chest contrived a double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day; The pictures placed for ornament and use, The twelve good rules... "
The Deserted Village, Traveller, and Miscellaneous Poems - Page 21
by Oliver Goldsmith - 1819 - 108 pages
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The Beauties of the Poets:: Being a Collection of Moral and Sacred Poetry ...

English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...behind the door; The chest, contriv'da double debt to pay; A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day; The pictures plac'd for ornament and use, The twelve...The hearth, except when winter chill'd the day. With aspen boughs, and flow'rs, and fennel gay, While broken tea-cups, wisely kept for show, Rang'd o'er...
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The Poems of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...behind the door: The chest, Contriv'da double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of draw'rs by day ; The pictures plac'd for ornament and use, The twelve...The hearth, except when winter chill'd the day, With aspen boughs, and flow'rs, and fennel, gay; While broken tea cups, wisely kept for show, Rang'd o'er...
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: With an Account of His Life ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...behind the door ; The chest contriv'da double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day; The pictures plac'd for ornament and use, The Twelve...the royal Game of Goose ; The hearth, except when whiter chill'd the day, V^th aspin boughs, and flowers and fennel gay ; While broken tea-cups, wisely...
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Poems by Goldsmith and Parnell

Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...chest, contrived a double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day; The pictures, placed for ornament and use, The twelve good rules, the royal...The hearth, except when winter chill'd the day, With aspen boughs, and flowers, and fennel, gay : While broken tea cups, wisely kept for show, Ranged o'er...
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life ...

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...behind the door : The chest contriv'da double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day ; The pictures plac'd for ornament and use, The twelve...The hearth, except when winter chill'd the day, With aspen boughs, and flowers, and fennel, gay; While broken tea-cups, wisely kept for show, Rang'd o'er...
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The Beauties of the Poets: Being a Collection of Moral and Sacred Poetry

Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...behind the door; The chest, contriv'da double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day ; The pictures plac'd for ornament and use, The twelve...The hearth, except when winter chill'd the day, With aspen boughs, and flow'rs, and fennel gay, While broken tea-cups, wisely kept for show, Rang'd o'er...
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Poetical Works

Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...chest of drawers by day ; The pictures plac'd for ornament and use, Xh« Twelve Good Rules, the Koyal Game of Goose ; The hearth, except when winter chill'd the day, With aspin boughs, and (lowers, and fennel gay. With broken tea cups, wisely kept for show, Rang'd o'er the chimney, glisten'd...
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Specimens of the British poets, Volume 2

British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...behind the door: The chest contriv'da double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day ; The pictures plac'd for .ornament and use, The Twelve...day, With aspin boughs, and flowers, and fennel gay, With broken tea-cups, wisely kept for show, Rang'd o'er the chimney, glisten'd in a row. Vain, transitory...
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The muses' bower, embellished with the beauties of English poetry, Volume 3

English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...behind the door; The chest, contriv'da double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day ; The pictures plac'd for ornament and use, The twelve...The hearth, except when winter chill'd the day, With aspen boughs, and flow'rs, and fennel gay ; While broken tea-cups, wisely kept for shew, Rang'd o'er...
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Elegant Extracts, Volumes 1-2

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...the door ; The chest contriv'da double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of draw'rs by day; 1'he in the birth A povv'r ethereal, only uot.ador'd....how unjust to nature, and himself, Is thoughtless W ith aspen boughs, and floWrs, and fennel gay. kVhile broken, tea-cups, w iscly kept for show, .tang'd...
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