 | 1837 - 646 pages
...Beyond yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossom'd furze, unprofitably gay.' There too is ' Near yonder thorn that lifts its head on high, Where once the sign-post caught the passing eye ;' the house where nut-brown draughts inspired ; in short, even' striking object in the picture. There... | |
 | Sir James Prior - Authors - 1837 - 558 pages
...spread,' ' the straggling fence that skirts the way, with blossomed furze unprofitably gay,' ' the thorn that lifts its head on high, where once the sign-post caught the passing eye,' ' the house where nut brown draughts inspired,' in short every striking object in the picture. There... | |
 | Robert Walsh - Serial publications - 1837 - 572 pages
...spread," " the straggling fence that skirts the way, with blossomed furze unprofitably gay," " the thorn that lifts its head on high, where once the sign-post caught the passing eye," " the house where nut-brown draughts inspired," in short every striking object in the picture. There... | |
 | Sir James Prior - Authors - 1837 - 564 pages
...spread,' ' the straggling fence that skirts the way, with blossomed furze unprofitably gay,' ' the thorn that lifts its head on high, where once the sign-post caught the passing eye,' ' the house where nut brown draughts inspired,' in short every striking object in the picture. There... | |
 | Serial publications - 1837 - 536 pages
...cresses spread," "the straggling fence that skirts the way, with blossomed furze unprofitably gay," " the thorn that lifts its head on high, where once the sign-post caught the passing eye," " the house where nut-brown draughts inspired," in short every striking object in the picture. There... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith (the Poet.) - 1839 - 358 pages
...gaz'd, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. But past is all his fame. The very spot Where many a time he triumph'd is forgot....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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Medicine in literature - 1839 - 360 pages
...he could argue still; While words of learned length and thundering sound But past is all his fame. The very spot Where many a time he triumph'd is forgot....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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 242 pages
...gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. But past is all his fame. The very spot Where many a time he triumph'd, is forgot....eye, Low lies that house where nut-brown draughts inspired, Where grey-beard mirth, and smiling toil retired, Where village statesmen talk'd with looks... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 378 pages
...gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. But past is all his fame. The very spot Where many a time he triumph'd is forgot....eye, Low lies that house where nut-brown draughts inspired, Where graybeard mirth and smiling toil retired, Where village statesmen talk'd with looks... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1840 - 504 pages
...gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all be knew. But past is all his fame. The very spot Where many a time he triumph'd is forgot...eye, Low lies that house where nut-brown draughts inspired, Where grey-beard mirth, and smiling toil retired, Where village statesmen talk'd with looks... | |
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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... 
