 | Edmund Burke - 1771 - 590 lehte
...draughts inspired, Where grey-beard mirth and fmiling toil retiree, Where village ilatefmen talked with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly (loops to trace The parlour fplendours of that feftive place ; The white- warned wall, the nicely-fancied... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 lehte
...draughts infpired, Where grey-beard mirth and fmiling toil retired, Where village ftatefmen talked with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly ftoops to trace The parlour fplendours of that feftive place ; The white-wafhed wall, the nicely fanded... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 lehte
...fign-poft caught the paffing eye, Low lies that houfe where nut-brown draughts infpir'd, Where grey-beard mirth, and fmiling toil retir'd, Where village ftatefmen...older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly ftoops to trace The parlour fplendors of that feftive place ; The white-wafh'd wall, the nicely fanded... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 544 lehte
...fign-poft caught the paffing eye; Low lies that houfe, where nut-brown draught? infpir'd, Where grey-beard mirth, and fmiling toil retir'd ; Where village ftatefmen...older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly ftoops to trace, The parlour fplendors of that feftive place ; The white-wafh'd wall, the nicely fanded... | |
 | 1785 - 316 lehte
...fign-poft caught the pafiingeye, Low lies that houic where nut-brown draught* infpir'd, Where grey-beard mirth and fmiling toil retir'd, Where village ftatefmen...older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly ftoops to trace, The parlour fplendors of that feftive place f The white-wafh'd wall, the siceiy-fanded... | |
 | 1785 - 304 lehte
...nut-brown draughts infpir'd, Where grey-beard mirth and fmiling toil retir'd, Where village flatefmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly ftoops to trace, Th' parlour fplendors of that feftive place ; The white-wafh'd wall, the nicely-fanded... | |
 | 1785 - 320 lehte
...lies that houfc where nut-brown draughts infpirM, "here grey-beard mirth and fmiling toil retir'd, "We village ftatefmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Pagination fondly floops to trace, flit parlour fplendors of that feflive place ; flic white-wafh'd... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 492 lehte
...nut-brown draughts infpir'd, Where grey-beard mirth, and fmiling toil retir'd ; Where village fratefmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly ftoops to trace, The parlour fplendors of that feftive place ; The white-wafh'd wall, the nicely fanded... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 lehte
...draughts iriTpir'd;: \Vliere gra*beard mirth, and ftnilbg toil, retir'd ; Where village- flat efmen talk'd .-with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly (loops, to trace The parloiuvfplendours of that feftive-place : — The white-wafli'd wall ; the niceIy-fanded... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 lehte
...fign-poft caught the palling eye,' Low lies that houfe where n ut-brown dranghtsinfpir'd, Where grey-beard mirth, and fmiling toil retir'd, Where village ftatefmen...older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly (loops to trace The parlour fplendors of that feftive place ; The white-waflt'd wall* the nicely fanded... | |
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Where once the sign-post caught the passing eye, Low lies that house where nut-brown draughts inspired, Where grey-beard mirth and smiling toil retired, Where village statesmen talked with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. 
