 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 - 1826 - 360 pages
...was pincht, and pull'd 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,...day-lab'rers 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, And... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 310 pages
...pinch'd, and pull'd, 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-labourers could not end ; Then lies him down the lubbar fiend,... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1827 - 412 pages
...pinch'd, and pull'd, 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 shad'wy flail had thresh'd the corn, That ten day-labourers could not end ; Then lies him down the... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 822 pages
...lazy thrasher with л flail, Fell gently down as if they struck their friends. Shabpcare. Henry VI. When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail hath threshed the corn. That ten day-labourers could not end. Milton. In this pile shall reign a mighty... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...pinch'd and pull'd, 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 hath thrash'd the corn, Thet ten day-laborers could not end ; Then lies him down, the lubber fiend, And,... | |
 | Johann Heinrich Füssli - 1831 - 466 pages
...was pinch'd, and pull'd she said, And he by friar's lanthorn led Tells how the drudging Goblin swet, To earn his cream-bowl duly set, When in one night,...day-lab'rers 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. V.... | |
 | Henry Fuseli - Art - 1831 - 472 pages
...was pinch'd, and pull'd she said, And he by friar's lanthorn led Tells how the drudging Goblin swet, To earn his cream-bowl duly set, When in one night,...His shadowy flail hath thresh'd the corn, That ten day-lab Yers could not end ; Then lies him down the lubbar fiend, And stretch'd out all the chimney's... | |
 | John Milton - 1832 - 354 pages
...pinch'd, and pull'd she said, And he by friars' lanthorn led Tells how the drudging Goblin sweat, ios 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-lab'rers could not end ; Then lies him down the lubber fiend, no And... | |
 | William Martin - Children's literature - 1852 - 434 pages
...wellknown lines of Milton's " L' Allegro." " Tells how the drudging goblin swet To earn his creame-bowl duly set ; When in one night, ere glimpse of morn His shadowy flail had thrashed the corn, That ten day labourers could not end." But, after all, the old ballad best describes... | |
 | Walter Scott - English poetry - 1833 - 474 pages
...swet, To earn the 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 the lubbar fiend, And, stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength ; And,... | |
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