 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
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...state, The chair of justice held the grave debate, [hung, Now stain'd with dews, with cobwebs darkly 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... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1846 - 540 pages
...state, The chair of justice held the grave debate, [hung, Now stain 'd with dews, with cobwebs darkly 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... | |
 | William Howitt - Literary landmarks - 1847 - 566 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...with social glee. The heart's light laugh pursued the exciting jest ; And all was sunshine in each little breast. 'Twas here we traced the slipper by the... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 pages
...justice held the grave debate. Now stained with dews, with cobwebs darkly !mug. Oft has its roof « it h peals of rapture rung ; When round yon ample board, in due degree, We sweetened evcrv meal with social glee. The heart's light laugh pursued the circling jest ; And all was sunshine... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1851 - 328 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...jest; And all was sunshine in each little breast. 'Twos here we chased the slipper by the sound; And turned the blindfold hero round and round. 'Twas... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Hope - 1851 - 202 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... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1851 - 354 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 sweeteri'd every meal with social glee. The heart's light laugh pursued the circling jest; And all... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1852 - 792 pages
...state, The chair of justice held the grave debate, [hung, Now stain V with dews, with cobwebs darkly ture in the way proceeds, That now to sheering, now to slaughter leads. "Should you offend, swecten'd every meal with social glee. The heart's light laugh pursued the circling jest And all was... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 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... | |
 | Poets, American - 1853 - 560 pages
...state, The chair of justice held the grave debate, Now stained with dews, with cobwehs darkly hung, Oft has its roof with peals of rapture rung ; When...jest ; And all was sunshine in each little breast. 'T was here we chased the slipper by the sound ; And turned the blindfold hero round and round. 'T... | |
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