 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779
...her folitary tea, ' Or o'er cold coffee trifle with the fpoon, Count the flow Clock, and dine exaft at noon ; Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire, Hum half a tune, tell ftories to the 'Squire j 50 Up to her godly garret after feven, There ftarve and pray, for that's the... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796
...'twixt reading and bohea, 15 To muse, and spill her solitary tea, Or o'er cold coffee trifle with a spoon, Count the slow clock, and dine exact at noon...fire, Hum half a tune, tell stories to the squire; 20 tip to her godly ganet after sev'n, There starve and pray, for that's the way to heav'n. Some squire,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1796
...bohea, 15 To mufe, and fpill.her folirary tea, Or o'er cold cof(ee trifle with the fpoon, Count the flow clock, and dine exact at noon ; Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire, Hum half a tune, tell llories to the fquire ; z0 Up to her godly garret after fev'n, There ftarve and pray, for that's the... | |
 | English poetry - 1796
...'twixt reading and bohea, 15 To muse, and spill her solitary tea, Or o'er cold cofl'ee trifle with a spoon, Count the slow clock, and dine exact at noon ; Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire, H um half a tune, tell stories to the squire; 20 Up to her godly garret after sev'n, There starve and... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797
...bohea, To mufe, and fpill her folitary tea, Or o'er cold coifce trifle with the fpoon, Count the flow clock, and dine exact at noon ; Divert her eyes with pictures in tUc fire, 1 lum half a tune, tell Jtories to the 'fquire ; Up to her godly garret after feven, There... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800
...her folitarv tea ; Oro'trcold ct.fiee tiifle with th« fpoon, Count the flow cluck, and dine exa£l at noon ; Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire. Hum half a tune, tell itories to the 'Squire; SO Up to her godly ;;arm after feven. There ftan-e snd piay, for that's the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 754 pages
...three hours a-day ; To part her time 'twixt reading and bohea, 15 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 : 20 Up to her godly garret after sev'n, There starve and pray, for that's the way to heav'n. Some... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806
...out of London, fo did another. ' WARTOH. Or o'er cold coffee, trifle with the fpoon, Count the flow clock, and dine exact at noon : Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire, Hum half a tune, tell ftories to the fquire ; 20 Up to her godly garret after fev'n, There ftarve and pray, for that's the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806
...did another. WARTOU. Or o'er cold coffee trifle with the fpoon, Count the flow clock, and dine exadT: at noon : * Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire, Hum half a tune, tell ftories to the fquire ; aa Up to her godly garret after fev'n, There ftarve and pray, for that's the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807
...tbree hours a-day; To part her time 'twixt reading anil bohea, 15 To muse, and spill her solitary ten, Or o'er cold coffee trifle with the spoon, Count the...eyes with pictures in the fire, Hum half a tune, tell 6tories to the squire; Cjp to her godly garret after seven, There starve and pray, for that's the way... | |
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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... 
