 Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups, That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening...  Poems, - 第 74 頁William Cowper 著 - 1817完整檢視 - 關於此書
 | Noble Butler - 1846 - 276 頁
...The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose. — Milton. Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round. — Cowper. Thou unrelenting Post! Strong are the barriers round thy dark domain, And fetters sure... | |
 | 1864 - 726 頁
...short days and long nights, with its snow and frost, its holidays, and its Christmas family-gatherings. "Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast ; Let fall the curtain! ; wheel the aof* round ; And, while the bubbling and loudhissing urn Throws up a steamy column,... | |
 | Tucker Brooke, Matthias A. Shaaber - 1989 - 490 頁
...them all; I burn to set th' imprison'd wranglers free, And give them voice and utt'rance once again. Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let...the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And, while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups, That cheer but not inebriate,... | |
 | 1888 - 1026 頁
...und seinen aufmerksamen Zuhörern aus der Zeitung vorliest, welche der Postbote hineingeworfen hat. Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the eurtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud hissing um Throws up a steamy column,... | |
 | R. E. F. Smith, David Christian - 1984 - 426 頁
...held a place on the sideboard of the wealthier classes from about the middle of the 18th century'.96 Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let...the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And, while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups. That cheer but not inebriate,... | |
 | Leonore Davidoff, Catherine Hall - 1987 - 577 頁
...countryside. The post arrived, the newspaper was read and the family settled down for their pastimes: Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let...the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate,... | |
 | Bill Moore - 1987 - 180 頁
...then in secret sin. But for love of sheer domesticity, look at this picture of a cosy evening at home: Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let...the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And, while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups, That cheer but not inebriate,... | |
 | Kit Boey Chow, Ione Kramer - 1990 - 212 頁
...of security a cup of tea evokes must be that by William Cowper, an insecure though reputable poet. Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let...the curtains, wheel the sofa round; And while the bubbling and loud hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups, That cheer but not inebriate,... | |
 | Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Beth Carver Wees - 1997 - 606 頁
...clearly lost out to the stimulating but calming and comforting effects of the beverage and its rituals: Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let...the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate,... | |
 | Elizabeth M. Knowles - 1999 - 1160 頁
...and success Perhaps may crown us; but to fly is safe. The Task 1 1 78s) bk. 3 The Garden' I. 686 31 Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sola round, And, while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups, That... | |
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