...Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendours of that festive place; The white- wash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor ; The varnish'd clock that click'd behind the door: The...

...Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendours of that festive place: The white-wash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor,. The varnish 'd clock that click'd behind the door ; The...

...i804, by William Bulmer, at the Shahspeare Printing Office, Cleveland Row. KEY,' YORC LIBRARY LHHSX Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendours of that festive place ; The white-wash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor, The varnish'd clock that click'd behind the door ; The...

...Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendours of that festive place j The white-wash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor, The varnish'd clock that click'd behind the door...

...Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendours of that festive place ; The white-wash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor, Tlie varnish'd clock that click'd behind the door : The...

...Where village statesmen talked with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendours...The varnished clock that clicked behind the door; The chest, contrived a double debt to pay A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day; The pictures placed...

...Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendours of that festive place ; The white-wash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor, The varnish'd clock that click'd behind the door ; The...

...retired, Where village statesmen talked with looks profound And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendours...floor. The varnished clock that clicked behind the door : The chest, contrived a double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day ; The pictures...

...Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round. Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendours of that festive place ; The white-wash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor, The varnish'd clock that click'd behind the door ; The...

...retir'd, Where village statesmen talkM with looks profound, And news much older than their ale went round; Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendours of that festive place; The white-wash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor, The varnish'd clock that click'd behind the door; The chest...