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... Allegro und Penseroso - Page 14by John Milton - 1782 - 31 pagesFull view - About this book
| Thomas Warton - 1762 - 264 pages
...&c Then lies him down the LUBBAR-J-IIND : >»'• And ftretcht out all the chimney's length, Bafkes at the fire his hairy Strength ; And crop-full out of doors he flings, E'er the lirfi cock his mattin rings. The Golilin is Shakefpeare's Robin GoudfclIvw, and the tradition... | |
| John Bell - 1788 - 628 pages
...tire corn That ten day-lab'rers could not end; Then lies him down the lubbar fiend, no And streteh' d out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength, And erop-full out of doors he flings, ,,.'..' Ere the first cock his matin rings. Thus done the tales,... | |
| John Milton, Thomas Warton - 1799 - 148 pages
...flail had thresh'd the corn That ten day-lab'rers could not end; Then lies him down die lubbar fiend, And stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks...crop-full out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By whisp'ring winds soon lull'd asleep. Towered... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...could not end ; Then lies him down the lubber fiend , And stretch'd out all the chimney's length , at the fire his hairy strength . And crop-full , out...mattin rings. Thus done the tales , to bed they creep , By whispering winds soon lull'd asleep. Tow'red cities please us then , And the busy, hum of men... | |
| E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...flail has thrash'd the com That ten day-lah'rers could not end; Then lies him down the luhher fiend, And stretch'd out all the chimney's length. Basks...crop-full, out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings. , Thus done the tales, to hed they creep, By whisp'ring winds soon lull'd asleep. Towered... | |
| John Wolcot - 1804 - 180 pages
...hath thresh'd the corn, That ten day-lab'rers could not end ; Then lies him down the lubber fiend, .And stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks...crop-full, out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By whisp'ring winds soon lull'd asleep. Tow'red... | |
| Peter Pindar - 1804 - 180 pages
...thresh'd the corn, That ten day-lab'rers could not end ; «• Then lies him down the lubber fiend, And stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks...crop-full, out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings. O Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By whisp'ring winds soon lull'd asleep. Tow'red... | |
| E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...flail has thrash'd the corn That ten day-1. h'rers could not end; Then lays him down the lobber (lend, And stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks...crop-full, out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By whisp'ring winds soon lull'd asleep. Towered... | |
| Walter Scott - 1806 - 478 pages
...flail had thresh'd the corn, That ten day-lab'rers could not end ; Then lies him down the lubbar fiend, And, stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks...strength ; And, crop-full, out of doors he flings, fur the first cock his matin rings. L'Allegra. recompence. On the contrary, so delicate is his attachment,... | |
| 1806 - 408 pages
...the corn, That ten day-labourers could not end, Then lies him down the lubbar fiend, And stretch 'd out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength j And crop-full out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his mattin rings. Thus done the tales, to... | |
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