Careful Words

chimney (n.)

  Sir, he made a chimney in my father's house, and the bricks are alive at this day to testify it.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): King Henry VI. Part II. Act iv. Sc. 2.

'T was the night before Christmas, when all through the house

Not a creature was stirring,—not even a mouse;

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.

Clement C Moore (1779-1863): A Visit from St. Nicholas.

  He cometh unto you with a tale which holdeth children from play, and old men from the chimney-corner.

Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586): Defence of Poesy.

My eyes! what tiles and chimney-pots

About their heads are flying!

William Pitt (—— -1840): The Sailor's Consolation.

Golden lads and girls all must,

As chimney-sweepers, come to dust.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Cymbeline. Act iv. Sc. 2.