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... Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx - Side 283af Sir John Rhys - 1901 - 718 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
| Thomas Warton - 1762 - 264 sider
...&c Then lies him down the LUBBAR-J-IIND : >»'• And ftretcht out all the chimney's length, Bafkes at the fire his hairy Strength ; And crop-full out of doors he flings, E'er the lirfi cock his mattin rings. The Golilin is Shakefpeare's Robin GoudfclIvw, and the tradition... | |
| John Milton - 1782 - 40 sider
...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 out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his mattin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, 1 1 5 By whispering winds soon lull'd asleep.... | |
| John Bell - 1788 - 628 sider
...no And streteh' d out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength, And erop-full out of doors he flings, ,,.'..' Ere the first cock his matin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they ereep, Towered cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where... | |
| John Milton, Thomas Warton - 1799 - 148 sider
...day-lab'rers could not end; Then lies him down die lubbar fiend, And stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength, And crop-full...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... | |
| Peter Pindar - 1804 - 180 sider
...could not end ; «• Then lies him down the lubber fiend, And stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength, And, crop-full,...doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings. O Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By whisp'ring winds soon lull'd asleep. Tow'red cities please... | |
| E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 sider
...day-lah'rers could not end; Then lies him down the luhher fiend, And stretch'd out all the chimney's length. Basks at the fire his hairy strength, And, crop-full,...doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings. , Thus done the tales, to hed they creep, By whisp'ring winds soon lull'd asleep. Towered cities please... | |
| John Wolcot - 1804 - 180 sider
...day-lab'rers could not end ; Then lies him down the lubber fiend, .And stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength, And, crop-full,...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. Tow'red cities please... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 sider
...could not end ; Then lies him down the lubber fiend , And stretch'd out all the chimney's length , at the fire his hairy strength . And crop-full , out of doors he flings , Ere the first cock his mattin rings. Thus done the tales , to bed they creep , By whispering winds soon lull'd asleep. Tow'red... | |
| E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 sider
...h'rers could not end; Then lays him down the lobber (lend, And stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength, And, crop-full,...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... | |
| Walter Scott - 1806 - 478 sider
...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, crop-full, out of doors he flings, fur the first cock his matin rings. L'Allegra. recompence. On the contrary, so delicate is his attachment,... | |
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