 | John Milton - 1782 - 40 sider
...hath thresh'd the corn, That ten day-labourers could not end; Then lies him down the lubber fiend, no And stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks...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... | |
 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 sider
...tire corn That ten day-lab'rers could not end; Then lies him down the lubbar fiend, 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,... | |
 | 1810 - 700 sider
...Then bys him down the lubber fiend, Afti, «Iß And, stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basics at the fire his hairy strength ; And crop-full out of door he flings, tir the first cock liis matin rings. no doubt ; but we beg leave to remind him, that in every compact... | |
 | John Milton, Thomas Warton - 1799 - 148 sider
...shadowy flail had thresh'd the corn That ten day-lab'rers could not end; Then lies him down die lubbar fiend, And stretch'd out all the chimney's length,...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... | |
 | John Wolcot - 1804 - 180 sider
...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, .And stretch'd out all...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... | |
 | Peter Pindar - 1804 - 180 sider
...morn, His shadowy flail hath thresh'd the corn, That ten day-lab'rers could not end ; «• Then lies him down the lubber fiend, And stretch'd out all the...the fire his hairy strength, And, crop-full, out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings. O Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By whisp'ring... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 sider
...shadowy flail has thrash'd the com That ten day-lah'rers could not end; Then lies him down the luhher fiend, And stretch'd out all the chimney's length....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 hed they creep, By whisp'ring... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 sider
...of morn , His shadowy flail had thresh'd the corn That ten day- labourers 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... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1806 - 478 sider
...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,...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... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 sider
...flail has thrash'd the corn That ten day-1. h'rers could not end; Then lays him down the lobber (lend, And stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks...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... | |
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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, stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength ; And, crop-full,... 
