When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail hath threshed the corn That ten day-labourers could not end; Then lies him down, the lubber fiend, And, stretched out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength; And crop-full... The Beauties of English Poetry - Page 53by Peter Pindar - 1804Full view - About this book
| John Milton - 1759 - 414 pages
...earn his cream-bowl duly fet, When in one night, ere glimpfe of morn, His fhadowy flale hath threfh'd the corn, That ten day-lab'rers could not end; Then lies him down the lubbar fiend, no And ftretch'd out all the chimney's length, Baiks at the fire his hairy ftrength,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 288 pages
...earn his cream-bowl duly fet, When in one night, ere glimpfe of morn, Kis fhadowy flale had thrafh'd the corn That ten day-lab'rers could not end ; Then lies him down the lubbard fiend, And ftretch'd out all tlu. chimney's length, Bafks at the fire his hairy ftrength, And,... | |
| Children's poetry, English - 1780 - 226 pages
...earn his cream-bowl duly fet, When in one night, ere glimpfe of morn, His fhadowy flail hath threm'd the corn That ten day-lab'rers could not end; Then lies him down, the lubber fiend, And ftretch'd out all the chimney's length,. Bafks at the fire his hairy ftrength, And crop-full out of... | |
| John Milton - 1782 - 40 pages
...hellschimmernder Stern. i3 Tells how the drudging Goblin swet, io5 To earn his cream-bowl duly set, Wheu in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail hath thresh'd the corn, That ten day-labourers could not end; Then lies him down the lubber fiend, no And stretch'd out all the chimney's... | |
| John Milton - English poetry - 1785 - 698 pages
...you into madncfs ? • When in one night, ere glimpfe of morn, • His fhadowy flale hath threfh'd the corn, That ten day-lab'rers could not end ; Then lies him down the lubbar fiend, I lo And ftretch'd out all the chimney's length, Bafks at the fire his hairy ftrength,... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...And he by frier's Janthorn led -,...' Tells how the drudging goblin swet, 105 To earn his eream-bpwl duly set, When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flale hath thresh'd tire corn That ten day-lab'rers could not end; Then lies him down the lubbar fiend,... | |
| George Ellis - English poetry - 1790 - 346 pages
...earn his cream-bowl duly fet, When in one night, ere glimpfe of morn, His fhadowy flail hath threfh'd the corn That ten day-lab'rers could not end; Then lies him down, the lubbar fiend, And ftretch'd out all the chimney's length, Bafks at the fire his hairy ftrengtb, And... | |
| Johann Joachim Eschenburg - Literature - 1789 - 488 pages
...earn his cream-bowl duly let, When in one night, ere glimpfe of mom, His fludowy flail hath threfh'd the corn, That ten day-lab'rers could not end; Then lies him down the lubbar fiend, And ftretch d out all the chimney's length, Bai ks a the fire bis hairy ftrength, And... | |
| John Milton, Thomas Warton - English drama - 1799 - 148 pages
...she said; And he, by friar's-lantern led, Tells how the drudging goblin sweat, To earn his cream bowl duly set, When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail had thresh'd the corn That ten day-lab'rers could not end; Then lies him down die lubbar fiend, And... | |
| Apollo - 1800 - 224 pages
...earn his cream- bowl duly fet, When in one night, ere glimpfe of morn, His fhadowy flail hath tnrefh'd the corn, That ten day-lab'rers could not end ; Then lies him down the lubbar fiend, And ftretch'd out all the chimney's length, Bafks at the fire his hairy ftrength, And... | |
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