 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 Fairy Mythology - Page 154by Thomas Keightley - 1828Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1707 - 480 pages
...his Cream- bowle duly fet, When in one night, e'er glimps of morn, His fliadowy Flale hath threfli'd the Corn, That ten day-labourers could not end, Then lies him down the Lubbar Fend. • r And ftretch'd out all the Chimney's length, . Basks at the fire his hairy ftrength... | |
 | Christopher Smart - English poetry - 1752 - 264 pages
...earn his cream-bowl duly fet, When in one night, ere glimpfe of morn, His friadowy flail hath threfh'd the corn That ten day-labourers could not end, Then lies him down the lubbar fiend, no And ftretch'd out all the chimny's length, Bafks at the fire his hairy ftrength ;... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1765 - 404 pages
...cream-bowle duly fet; When in one nighe, ere gli/:ipfe of inorne, His jhadowy fail bath threjh'dthe corn That ten day-labourers could not end; Then lies him down the lubbar fiend, And ftretch 'd out all the chimneys length, Bajks at the fire his hairy ftrength, And... | |
 | John Milton - 1782 - 40 pages
...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...could not end; Then lies him down the lubber fiend, no And stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength, And crop-full... | |
 | John Walter - 1785 - 258 pages
...earn his cream-bowl duly fet, When in one night, ere glimpfe of moro His fhadowy flail hath threfli'd the corn That ten day-labourers could not end, Then lies him down the lubber fiend, And ftretch'd out all the chimney's length., Bafks at the fife his hairy ftrength; And crop-full out of... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 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-labourers could not end ; Then lies him down the lubbar fiend, And flretch'd out all the chimney's length, Bafks at the fire his hairy ftrength, And... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 582 pages
...creara-bo'.vl duly fet, " When in one night, ere glimpfe of morn, " His ihadowy flail hath threm'd the corn " That ten day-labourers could not end ; " Then lies him down the lubber fiend." A like account of Puck is given by Drayton, in his NympbiJia : " He meeteth Puck, which moft men call... | |
 | 1793 - 376 pages
...ern his cream-bowle duly fet, When in one night, ere glimps of morn, His fhadowy flale hath threfh'd the corn That ten day-labourers could not end; Then lies him down the lubbar fend, 110 And ftretch'd out all the chimney's length, Bafks at the fire his hairy ftrength,... | |
 | Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1794 - 428 pages
...jet ; " When in one niglit ere gjimpje of morne, " His jkadtwy flail hatb tbrejh'd the corn " T/;at ten day-labourers could not end~, " Then lies him down the lubber fiend, " And jlretcKdout all the chimneys length, " Bajht at the fire his hairy jtrength, " And crop-full out of... | |
 | John Britton - Architecture - 1814 - 1124 pages
...earn liii cream-bowl duly set, When iu one night, 'ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail had thrashed the corn. That ten day-labourers could not end ; Then lies him down the lubber fiend. And strctch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire bis hairy strength ; And cruplul out of door... | |
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