 Imagination fondly stoops to trace The parlour splendours of that festive place : The white-washed wall, the nicely sanded 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...  A Collection of Eighteenth Century Verse - Page 326edited by - 1907 - 484 pagesFull view - About this book
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