 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 Yale Literary Magazine - 124. oldal1861Teljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | William Bennet (poet.) - 1840 - 278 oldal
...nature, in the following lines :— " Tells how the drudging goblin sweat, To earn his cream-bowl duty set; When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail hath thrashed the corn, That ten day-labourers could not end; Then lies him down, the lubber fiend,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1841 - 840 oldal
...pinch'd, and pull'd, she >ed ; And he, by friar's lantern led, Tells how the drudging goblin swet, hern wind His gardens next your admiration call. On every side you look, behold the wall ! hath thresh'd the com, That ten day-laborers could not end ; Then lies him down the lubbar fíend,... | |
 | John Brand - 1841 - 356 oldal
...Goodfellow) in his " L'Allegro" is fine : " Tells how the drndging gohlin swet, To earn his cream-howl duly set, When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flale hath thresh'd the corn That ten day-lah'rers could not end; Then lays him down the luhhar-fiend,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 830 oldal
...pinch'd, and pull'd, she sed ; And he, by friar's lantern led, Tells how the drudging goblin swet, 7 hath thresh'd the com, That ten day-laborers could not end ; Then lies him down the lubbar fiend, And,... | |
 | John Milton - 1843 - 364 oldal
...pull'd, she said ; ' And he, by friar's lantern led, c ' Tells how the drudging goblin sweat il -- To earn his cream-bowl duly set, When, 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,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 826 oldal
...pinch'd, and pull'd, she sed ; And he, by friar's lantern led, Tells how the drudging goblin swet, hath thresh'd the corn, That ten day-laborers could not end ; Then lies him down the lubbar fiend.... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 oldal
...ale, With stories told of many a feat, How Fairy Mab the junkets eat ; She was pinch'd, and pull'd, nd about Jove's altar sing ; And add to these retired...first, and chiefest, with thee bring Him that yon thrash'd the corn, That ten dny-lab'rers could not end, Then lays him down the lubber fiend, And, strctch'd... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1844 - 318 oldal
...Allegro, which the antiquarian Peck supposes to be owing to it : " Tells how the drudging Goblin swet To earn his cream-bowl duly set ; "When 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,... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 110 oldal
...and pull'd, she said; And he, by friars lantern led, J Pole-Star. Tells how the drudging goblin swet, To earn his cream-bowl duly set, When 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 lubbar fiend,... | |
 | William James Linton - 1844 - 340 oldal
...appellation, but Milton has drawn their portraiture, and — " Tells how the drudgin goblin sweat, To earn the cream-bowl duly set, When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail hath thrashed the corn That ten day-labourers could not end ; Then lays him down, the lubber fiend,... | |
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