 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...  The Works of William Cowper, Esq., Comprising His Poems, Correspondence, and ... - Page 154by William Cowper - 1836Full view - About this book
 | Author of The young man's own book - American poetry - 1836 - 336 pages
...them all ; I burn to set the imprison'd wranglers free, And give them voice and utterance once again. Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let...cups, That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in. Not such is evening, who with shining face Sweats in the crowded... | |
 | Languages, Modern - 1888 - 1026 pages
...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 - History - 1984 - 426 pages
...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...cups. That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in. Cowper, The Task, book IV, I.34 (1783) These hissing urns were,... | |
 | Bill Moore - Cooking - 1987 - 180 pages
...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...cups, That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in. WILLIAM COWPER Did you ever wonder where the description cups,... | |
 | Leonore Davidoff, Catherine Hall - History - 1987 - 577 pages
...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...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,... | |
 | Kit Boey Chow, Ione Kramer - Cooking - 1990 - 212 pages
...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...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,... | |
 | Yvonne Wrightman - Cooking - 1994 - 68 pages
...shuttersJast, Let Jail 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's welcome peaceful ev'ning in. William Cowper (1731-1800) The Task, IV Tea tasting was and is... | |
 | Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Beth Carver Wees - Orfèvrerie (Objets) - 1997 - 606 pages
...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 cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.73 NOTES 1. The literature on coffee and tea is considerable.... | |
 | Elizabeth M. Knowles - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1999 - 1160 pages
...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... | |
 | Language Arts & Disciplines - 2005 - 656 pages
...once in the country he was glad of his cozy spot where he coined the oft-quoted lines that follow: Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let...the cups, That cheer but not inebriate wait on each So let us welcome peaceful evening in. (Cowper, 1785, 1968:466) Cowper continues accentuating this... | |
| |
