 | William Davenport Adams - English poetry - 1880 - 274 pages
...three hours a day ; To part her time 'twixt reading and bohea ; To muse, and spill her solitary tea; Or o'er cold coffee trifle with the spoon, Count the...stories to the squire ; Up to her godly garret after sev'n, There starve and pray, for that's the way to heav'n. Some Squire, perhaps, you take delight... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1881 - 572 pages
...three hours a day ; To part her time 'twixt reading and bohea, is To muse, and spill her soli tary tea, Or o'er cold coffee trifle with the spoon, Count the...godly garret after seven, There starve and pray, for that's the way to Heaven. Some squire, perhaps, you take delight to rack, Whose game is whisk,' whose... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1881 - 570 pages
...three hours a day ; To part her time 'twixt reading and bohea, ;s To muse, and spill her solitary tea, Or o'er cold coffee trifle with the spoon, Count the...fire, Hum half a tune, tell stories to the squire ; w Up to her godly garret after seven, There starve and pray, for that's the way to Heaven. Some squire,... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - Quotations, English - 1881 - 738 pages
...her solitary tea, Or o'er cold coil'ee trine with the spoon, Count the slow clock, and dine exact nt noon ; Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire,...squire ; Up to her godly garret after seven, There atarve and pray, for that's the way to heaven. Of men Pope, Epislle 6. The happiest he ! who far from... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1881 - 608 pages
...at noon ; Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire, Hum half a tune, tell stories to the squire ; M Up to her godly garret after seven, There starve and pray, for that's the way to Heaven. Some squire, perhaps, you take delight to rack, Whose game is whisk,1 whose... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - Quotations, English - 1883 - 782 pages
...three hours a day ; To part her time 'twixt reading and bohea, To muse, and spill her solitary tea, Or o'er cold coffee trifle with the spoon, Count the...exact at noon : Divert her eyes with pictures in the flre, Hum half a tune, tell stories to the squire ; Up to her godly garret after seven, There starve... | |
 | Alice Weber - 1884 - 284 pages
...mutton all the year, To pass the time 'twixt reading and Bohea, To muse, and spill her solitary tea, Or o'er cold coffee trifle with the spoon, Count the slow clock, and dine exact at noon.' " Horrid little man ! to say he could be happy on mutton and cauliflowers all the year round, when... | |
 | Howard Williams, Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope - Authors, English - 1886 - 634 pages
...three hours a day : To pass her time 'twixt reading and bohea, To muse, and spill her solitary tea, Count the slow clock, and dine exact at noon, Divert...godly garret after seven, There starve, and pray, for that's the way to heaven," Such routine was to be exchanged only for:— Or with his honnd comes halloing... | |
 | Howard Williams, Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope - Authors, English - 1886 - 632 pages
...three hours a day : To pass her time 't \vi.\l reading and bohea, To muse, and spill her solitary tea, Count the slow clock, and dine exact at noon, Divert...fire, Hum half a tune, tell stories to the squire, TTp to her godly garret after seven, There starve, and pray, for that's the way to heaven." Such routine... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1899 - 534 pages
...three hours a day; To part her time 'twixt reading and bohea, To muse, and spill her solitary tea, Or o'er cold coffee trifle with the spoon, Count the...godly garret after seven, There starve and pray, for that's the way to heaven. Some squire, perhaps, you take delight to rack ; "Whose game is whist, whose... | |
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twixt reading and Bohea, To muse, and spill her solitary Tea, Or o'er cold coffee trifle with the spoon, Count the slow clock, and dine exact at noon... 
