 which it cannot turn. The groaning-chair began to crawl, •85 Like a huge fnail, along the wall; There ftuck aloft in public view, And, with fmall change, a pulpit grew. The porringers, that in a row Hung high, and made a glittering  The Works of the English Poets: Swift - Page 51by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
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