 Long may the ruin spare its hallowed guest ! As jars the hinge, what sullen echoes call ! Oh haste, unfold the hospitable hall ! That hall, where once, in antiquated state, The chair of justice held the grave debate.  Poems - Page 3by Samuel Rogers - 1839 - 48 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1838 - 750 pages
...state, The chair of justice held the grave dehate. [hung, Now stain 'd with dews, with cobwebs darkly Oft has its roof with peals of rapture rung; When round yon ample hoard, in due degree, We sweeten'd every meal with social glee. The heart's light laugh pursued the... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1839 - 606 pages
...state, The chair of justice held_the grave debate. Now stained with dews, with cobwebs darkly hung, Oft has its roof with peals of rapture rung; When...we chased the slipper by the sound ; And turned the htindfold hero round and round. 'Twas here, at eve, we formed our fairy ring ; And Fancy fluttered... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1839 - 510 pages
...has its roof with peals of rapture rung ; When round yon ample board, in due degree, , We sweeten'd every meal with social glee. The heart's light laugh...pursued the circling jest ; And all was sunshine in each liltle breast. 'Twos here we chased the slipper by the sound ; And turn'd the blindfold hero round... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 368 pages
...state, The chair of justice held the grave debate. Now stain'd with dews, with cobwebs darkly hung, Oft has its roof with peals of rapture rung ; When round yon ample board, in due degree, We sweeten'd every meal with social glee. The heart's light laugh pursued the circling jest, And all was... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 378 pages
...state, The chair of justice held the grave debate. Now stain'd with dews, with cobwebs darkly hung,Oft has its roof with peals of rapture rung ; When round yon ample board, in due degree, We sweeten'd every meal with social glee. The heart's light laugh pursued the circling jest, U was sunshine... | |
 | Friendship - 1841 - 358 pages
..."Justice held the grave debate," the poet says, — " Now stain'd with dews, with cobwebs darkly hung, Oft has its roof with peals of rapture rung. When round yon ample board, in due degree, We sweeten'd every meal with social glee, The heart's light laugh pursued the circling jest ; And all... | |
 | Friendship - 1841 - 360 pages
...Justice held the grave debate," the poet says, — " Now stainM with dews, with cobwebs darkly hung, Oft has its roof with peals of rapture rung. When round yon ample board, in due degree, We'sweeten'd every meal with social glee, The heart's light laugh pursued the circling jest ; And all... | |
 | Hope - 1841 - 200 pages
...state, The chuir of justice held the grave debate. Now stain'd with dews, with cobwebs darkly hung, Oft has its roof with peals of rapture rung; When round yon ^..nple board, in due degree, We sweeten'd every meal with social glee. The heart's light laugh pursued... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1843 - 516 pages
...state, The chair of justice held the grave debate. Now stain'd with dews, with cobwebs darkly hung, Oft has its roof with peals of rapture rung ; When round yon ample board, in due degree, We sweeten'd every meal with social glee. The heart's light laugh pursued the circling jest; And all was... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 pages
...s,tate, The chair of justice held the grave debate. Now stain'd with dews, with cobwebs darkly hung, Oft has its roof with peals of rapture rung ; When round yon ample board, in due degree, We sweeten'd every meal with social glee. The heart's light laugh pursued the circling jest; And all was... | |
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