 | Civilization - 1851 - 428 pages
...malevolence that seems to inspire him. He bounds and flies over and beyond them, gratified by the distress, utterly reckless and ruthless of the cries, and danger,...wight who bestrides him. As the Tinna Geolane, or Will-o'-the-Wisp, he lures but to betray ; like the Hanoverian Tuckbold, he deludes the nightwanderer... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - Killarney, Lakes of (Ireland) - 1843 - 266 pages
...haunted shores. The great object of the Pooka seems to be to obtain a rider ; and then he is all in his most malignant glory. — Headlong he dashes through...suffering, of the luckless wight who bestrides him. Of the pranks of the Pooka, as will be imagined, many amusing stories were told by the peasantry; all... | |
 | Stephen J. Meany - 1849 - 416 pages
...be " to obtain a rider, and then he is in his most malignant glory. Headlong he dashes through brier and brake, through flood and fell, over mountain,...wight who bestrides him. As the ' tinna geolane,' or ' Will-o'the-wisp,' he lures but to betray. Like the Hanoverian ' Tuckbold,' he deludes the night wanderer... | |
 | Denis Florence MacCarthy - English poetry - 1850 - 414 pages
...be " to obtain a rider, and then he is in his most malignant glory. Headlong he dashes through brier and brake, through flood and fell, over mountain,...bestrides him. As the ' tinna geolane,' or ' Will- o'the-wisp,' he lures but to betray. Like the Hanoverian ' Tuckbold,' he deludes the night wanderer... | |
 | Denis Florence MacCarthy - English poetry - 1850 - 408 pages
...be " to ubtain a rider, and then he is in his most malignant glory. Headlong he dashes through brier and brake, through flood and fell, over mountain,...wight who bestrides him. As the ' tinna geolane,' or ' Will-o'the-wisp,' he lures but to betray. Like the Hanoverian ' Tuckbold,' he deludes the night wanderer... | |
 | Denis Florence MacCarthy - English poetry - 1850 - 410 pages
...over and beyond them, gratified by the distress, and utterly reckless and ruthless of the cries aud danger and suffering of the luckless wight who bestrides him. As the ' tinna geolaue,' or ' Will-o'the-wisp,' he lures but to betray Like the Hanoverian ' Tuckbold,' he deludes... | |
 | Jabez Allies - Folklore - 1852 - 532 pages
...bold crew are they who, at nightfall, approach its haunted shores. " The great object of the Pooka seems to be to obtain a rider, and then he is in all...the luckless wight who bestrides him. As the ' Tinna Geolaue,' or Will-o'-the-Wisp, he lures but to betray; like the Hanoverian 'Tuckbold*,' he deludes... | |
 | Jabez Allies - Folklore - 1852 - 534 pages
...bold crew are they who, at nightfall, approach its haunted shores. " The great object of the Pooka seems to be to obtain a rider, and then he is in all...suffering, of the luckless wight who bestrides him. As the ' Tiuna Geolauc,' or Will-o'-the-Wisp, he lures but to betray; like the Hanoverian ' Tuckbold *,' he... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1853 - 202 pages
...to obtain a rider; and then ho is all in his most malignant glory. Headlong he dashes through brier and brake, through flood and fell, over mountain,...suffering, of the luckless wight who bestrides him. Of the pranks of the Phooka, as will be imagined, many amusing stories are told by the peasantry ;... | |
 | Edward Hayes - Ballads, English - 1856 - 396 pages
...Erecipice is alike to him. provided be gratifies the malevolence that seems to inspire im. lie bounds aad flies over and beyond them, gratified by the distress,...the luckless wight who bestrides him. As the 'tinna iJ<~il:nK' or ' Will-o'-the-wisp,' he lur.?3 but to betray. Like the Hanoverian 'Tuckbold,' he deludes... | |
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Pooka seems to be to obtain a rider, and then he is in all his most malignant glory. Headlong he dashes through briar and brake, through flood and fell, over mountain, valley, moor, or river, indiscriminately; up or down precipice is alike to him, provided... 
