Nowstirthefire,andclosetheshuttersfast,
Letfallthecurtains,wheelthesofaround,
And,whilethebubblingandloudhissingurn
Throwsupasteamycolumnandthecups
Thatcheerbutnotinebriate,waitoneach,
Soletuswelcomepeacefuleveningin.
―WilliamCowper,TheCompletePoeticalWorksofWilliamCowper
