 The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose; The hearth, except when winter chilled the day, With aspen boughs and flowers, and fennel gay, While broken tea-cups, wisely kept for show, Ranged o'er the chimney, glistened in a row. Vain transitory splendours!...  The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith - Page 583by Oliver Goldsmith - 1881 - 695 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...the chimney, glisten'd in a row. Vain transitory splendours ! could not all Reprieve the tott'ring mansion from its fall ? Obscure it sinks, nor shall...repair, To sweet oblivion of his daily care; No more the farmer's news, the barber's tale, No more the woodman's ballad shall prevail ; No more the smith his... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...the chimney, glisten'd in a row. Vain transitory splendours ! could not all Reprieve the tott'ring mansion from its fall ? Obscure it sinks, nor shall...To sweet oblivion of his daily care ; No more the farmer's news, the barber's tale, No more the woodman's ballad shall prevail; No more the smith his... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...flowers, and fennel, gay : While broken tea cups, wisely kept for show, Ranged o'er the chimney, glisten'd in a row. Vain transitory splendours ! could not all...To sweet oblivion of his daily care ; No more the farmer's news, the barber's tale, No more the woodman's ballad shall prevail ; No more the smith his... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...o'er the chimney, glisten'd in a row. Vain transitory splendors ! could not all Reprieve the tott'ring mansion from its fall ! Obscure it sinks, nor shall...To sweet oblivion of his daily care ; No more the farmer's news, the barber's tale, No more the woodman's ballad shall prevail ; No more the smith his... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...o'er the chimney, glisten'd in a row. Vain transitory splendors! could not all Reprieve the tott'ring mansion from its fall! Obscure it sinks, nor shall...To sweet oblivion of his daily care ; No more the farmer's news, the barber's tale, No more the wood-man's ballad shall prevail; No more the smith his... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1813 - 124 pages
...o'er the chimney, glisten'd in a row. Vain transitory splendors ! could not all Reprieve the tott'ring mansion from its fall ? Obscure it sinks, nor shall...To sweet oblivion of his daily care ; No more the farmer's news, the barber's tale, No more the woodman's ballad shall prevail ; No more the smith his... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...wisely kept for show, Rang'd o'er the chimney glisten'd in a row. Vain transitory splendors ! ceuld not all Reprieve the tottering mansion from its fall...To sweet oblivion of his daily care ; No more the farmer's news, the barber's tale, No more the woodman's ballad shall prevail ; % No more the smith... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...; While broken tea-cups, wisely kept for show, Rang'd o'er the chimney, glisten'd in a row. spir'd, Reprieve the tottering mansion from its fall! Obscure...To sweet oblivion of h-is daily care ; No more the farmer's news, the barber's tale. Mo more the woodman's ballad shall prevail; No more the smith his... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1816 - 240 pages
...o'er the chimney, glisten'd in a row. Vain transitory splendors ! could not all Reprieve the tott'ring mansion from its fall ! Obscure it sinks, nor shall...To sweet oblivion of his daily care ; No more the farmer's news, the barber's tale, No more the woodman's ballad shall prevail ; No more the smith his... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1817 - 416 pages
...the chimney, glisten'd in a row. V'ain transitory splendors ! could not all Reprieve the tott'ring mansion from its fall ! Obscure it sinks ; nor shall...To sweet oblivion of his daily care ; No more the farmer's news, the barber's tale, No more the woodman's ballad shall prevail ; No more the smith his... | |
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