 | English literature - 1750 - 372 pages
...noble mafter of the dome, Still made his houfe the wand'ring Granger's home: 4 Yet ft HI the k'mdnefs, from a thirft of praife, Prov'd the vain flourifh of expenfive eafe. The pair arrive i the liv'ry'd fervants wait; Their lord receives them at the pompous gate. The table groans with coftly... | |
 | Seraph - Hymns, English - 1754 - 294 pages
...chanc'd the noble mafter of the dome Still made his houfe the wand'ring Granger's home : Yet ftill the kindnefs, from a thirft of praife, Prov'd the vain flourifh of cxpeniive eafe. The pair arrive ; the liv'ry'd fervants wait ; Their lord receives them at the pompous... | |
 | Muse - 1757 - 248 pages
...of the Dome Still made his Houfe the wand'ring Stranger's Home : Yet ftill theKindnefs, from aThirft of Praife,. Prov'd the vain Flourifh of expenfive Eafe. The Pair arrive ; the liv'ry'd Servants wait ; Their Lord receives them at the pompous Gate. The Table groans with coftly Piles of... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - Battle of the frogs and mice - 1760 - 268 pages
...chanc'd the noble matter of the dome, Still made his houfe the wand'ring ftranger's home : Yet ftill the kindnefs, from a thirft of praife, Prov'd the...eafe. The pair arrive : the liv'ry'd fervants wait 5 Their lord receives them at the pompous gate. The table groans with coftly piles of food, And all... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 294 pages
...chanc'd the noble mafter of the dome, Still made his houfe the wand'ring ftrangsr's home: Yet ftill the kindnefs, from a thirft of praife, Prov'd the...flourifh of expenfive eafe. The pair arrive : the livery'd fervants wait ; Their lord receives them at the pompous gate, The table groans with coftly... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - English literature - 1767 - 250 pages
...kindnefs, from a thirft of praife, Prov'd the vain flourim of expenfive eafe. The pair arriv'd : the hVry'd fervants wait; Their lord receives them at the pompous gate. The table groans with coflly piles of food, And all is more than hofpitably good. Then led to reft, the day's long toil they... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 288 pages
...chanc'd the noble matter of the dome, Still made his houfe the wand'ring Granger's home: Yet ftill the kindnefs, from a thirft of praife, Prov'd the vain flourifh of expcnfive cafe. The pair arrive : the livery'd fervants wait ; Their lord receives them at the pompous... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - Battle of the frogs and mice - 1770 - 294 pages
...chanc'd the noble mafter of the dome, Still made his houfe the wand'ring Granger's home : Yet ftill the kindnefs, from a thirft of praife, Prov'd the...flourifh of expenfive eafe. The pair arrive : the liv'ry'd^fervants wait ; Their lord receives them at the pompous gate. The table groans with coftly... | |
 | William Giles (didactic writer) - 1775 - 336 pages
...chanc'd the noble mafter of the dome Still makes his houfe the wand'ring ftranger's home; Yet ftill the kindnefs, from a thirft of praife, Prov'd the...vain flourifh of expenfive eafe. The pair arrive, the livery ferVants wait, Their lord receives them at the pompous gate. The table groans with coftly piles... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 936 pages
...chanc'd the noble mafter of the dpme Still made his houfe the wandering ftranger's home i Yet ftill the kindnefs, from a thirft of praife, Prov'd the vain flourifh of expenfive eafe. The pair arrive i the livery'd fervants wait ; Their lord receives them at the pompous gate. The table groans with... | |
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The table groans with costly piles of food, And all Is more than hospitably good. Then, led to rest, the day's long toil they drown, Deep sunk in sleep, and silk, and heaps of down. At length 'tis morn, and at the dawn of day Along the wide canals the... 
