 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 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 lull'd to sleep. Tow'red cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where... | |
 | Religion - 1850 - 454 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 luIPd asleep. Tower M cities please us then ; And the busy hum of men, Where... | |
 | 1850 - 498 pages
...length, Basks at ilie tir.- hi- 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 whiup'rtng wind« won lull'd asleep. Tower'd cities please us then ; And the busy hum of men, \V!i... | |
 | Cyrus R. Edmonds - 1851 - 418 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, 115 By whispering winds soon lulled asleep. Towered cities please us then, And the busy hum of men,... | |
 | John Milton - 1852 - 424 pages
...at the fire his hairy strength ; m L.ALLEGRO. An!, 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 lull'd asleep. Tower'd cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where... | |
 | English poetry - 1852 - 874 pages
...length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength ; And crop-full out of doore he flings, Ere the first nel @ * whispering winds soon lull'd asleep. Tower'd cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 372 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 lull'd asleep. Tower'd cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where... | |
 | John Milton - Milton, John, 1608-1674 - 1853 - 380 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 lull'd asleep. Tower'd cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where... | |
 | Poets, American - 1853 - 560 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... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1854 - 426 pages
...chimney's length Basks at the fire bis 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... | |
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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... 
