 What elegance and grandeur wide expand, The pride of Turkey and of Persia land ? Soft quilts on quilts, on carpets carpets spread, And couches stretch'd around in seemly band ; And endless pillows rise to prop the head ; So that each spacious room was...  The Works of the English Poets: Thomson - Page 210by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
 | James Thomson - English literature - 1763 - 458 pages
...The doors, that knew no fhrill alarming bell, Ne curfed knocker ply'd by villain's hand, Self-open'd into halls, where, who can tell What elegance and grandeur wide expand The pride of Tnrkiy and of Perfia land ? Soft quilts on quilts, on carpets carpets fpread, And couches Ilretch around... | |
 | James Thomson - 1760 - 326 pages
...curfed knocker ply'd by villain's hand, • ,^ Self-open'd into halls, where, who can tell -.. '.-f What elegance and grandeur wide expand '.• The pride of Turkey and of Perjia land ? .•„• j.;'I Soft quilts on quilts, on carpets carpets fpread, ' And couches ftretch'd... | |
 | James Thomson - 1774 - 282 pages
...The doors, that knew no fhrill alarming bell,. Ne curfed knocker ply'd by villain's hand, Self-open'd into halls, where, who can tell What elegance and...prop the head ; So that each fpacious room was one full-fwelling-bcd, XXXIV. nd' ev'ry- where huge cover'd tables flood, r;th wines high-flavouv'd and... | |
 | English poetry - 1782 - 518 pages
...doors, that knew no (hrill alarming bell, Ne curfed knocker ply'd by villain's hand, Self-open'd jnto halls, where who can tell What elegance and grandeur...Turkey and of Perfia land? Soft quilts on quilts, on carpels carpets fpread, And couches flretch'd around in feemly band, And endlefs pillows rife to prop... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 326 pages
...The doors; that knew no flirill alarming bell, Ne curfed knocker ply'd by villain's hand, Self-open'd into halls, where, who can tell What elegance and...prop the head ; So that each fpacious room was one full-fwelltng bed. XXXIV. And every where huge cover'd tables flood, With wines high-flavour'd and... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 292 pages
...The doors, that knew no fhrill alarming bell, Ne curfed knocker ply'd by villain's hand, Self-open'd into halls, Where, who can tell What elegance and...Soft quilts on quilts, on carpets carpets fpread, And cooches ftretch'd around in feemly band; And endlefs pillows rife to prop the head ; . So that each... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...The doors that knew no fhrill alarming bell, Ne curfed knocker ply'd by villain's hand, Self-opcn'd into halls, where, who can tell What elegance and grandeur wide expand The pride of Turkey and of Pcrfia land ? Soft quilu on quilts, on carpets carpets fpread, And couches ftretch around in leemly... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1794 - 260 pages
...The doors, that knew no (hnll alarmirg tall, Ne curfed knocker ply'd by villain's hand, Self-open'd into halls, where who can tell What elegance and grandeur...wide expand, The pride of Turkey and of Perfia land ? 1 ' Soft quilts on quilts, on carpets carpets fpread, And couches ftretch'd around in fecmly band,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 972 pages
...ire, The fages calm, the patriot's noble rage, [ige. Dalhing corruption down through every worthltft The doors, that knew no fhrill alarming bell, Ne curfed...And endlefs pillows rife to prop the head ; So that eachfpacious room wasonc full-fwelliDg-W. And every where huge cover'd tables flood, With wines high... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...that knew noihrili alarming bell, Ne curfcd knocker plied by villain's hand, Sclf-open'd into hallb, where, who can tell What elegance and grandeur wide expand, The pride of Turkey and ef Perfian land! Soft quilts on quilts, on carpeu carpets fpttb, And couches Itretch around in feeraly... | |
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