hearthside

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Closing the first and shortest stanza, they draw us into the hearthside of the poem.

From The Guardian • Jun. 28, 2010

In recent decades, on the other hand, critics have rescued him from his earlier reputation as a hearthside moralist and improvising Toby-jug showman.

From Time Magazine Archive

And after dinner, the whole family gathers at the hearthside, unwraps their Wrigley's and, with a hi ho and a hey hey, chews their little troubles away.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is scored for the gentle woodwinds of camp life and hearthside as well as for the big brasses and percussion of battle.

From Time Magazine Archive

So begins my career at the hearthside, where for two weeks I work from 2:00 till 10:00 P.M. for $2.43 an hour plus tips.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich