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" Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast,
Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round,
And, while the bubbling and loud hissing urn
Throws up a steamy column and the cups
That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each,
So let us welcome peaceful ev'ning in. "

William Cowper , The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper


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William Cowper quote : Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast,<br />Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round,<br />And, while the bubbling and loud hissing urn<br />Throws up a steamy column and the cups<br />That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each,<br />So let us welcome peaceful ev'ning in.