 | Anna Cabot Lowell - American poetry - 1855 - 452 pages
...chimney's length, BasKS at the fire his hairy strength, And crop-full out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By whispering winds soon lulled asleep. Towered cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where... | |
 | 1855 - 540 pages
...length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength ; And 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. Tower'd cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where... | |
 | John Milton - Bookbinding - 1855 - 564 pages
...chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength ; And crop-full out of door he Sings, Ere the first cock his matin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By whispering winds soon lulled asleep. Towered cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where... | |
 | English poetry - 1856 - 754 pages
...length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength ; And 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. — Tower'd cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where... | |
 | Joseph William Jenks - English poetry - 1856 - 578 pages
...chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength, And crop-full out of doors he flings, Ere the first hed than to rise. His heuse was known to all the vagrant train, whispering winds soon lulled asleep. Towered cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where... | |
 | Collection - 1856 - 120 pages
...chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength, And 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 cities please us then, And the busy hum of men ; Where... | |
 | Joseph William Jenks - English poetry - 1856 - 574 pages
...length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength, And crop-full out of doors he flings, Ere the first cook his matin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By whispering winds soon lulled asleep. Towered cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where... | |
 | English poetry - 1857 - 334 pages
...length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength ; And crop-full out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By whispering winds soon lulled asleep. Towered cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where... | |
 | William Dowling - Literary landmarks - 1857 - 412 pages
...chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength ; And crop-full out of door 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. Tower'd cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where... | |
 | John Milton - English poetry - 1859 - 104 pages
...chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength ; And cropful out of doors he flings Ere the first cock his matin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By whispering winds soon lull'd to sleep. Tower'd cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where... | |
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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... 
