 When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail hath 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, Basks at the fire his hairy strength ; And crop-full...  L'allegro, Il Penseroso, Comus, and Lycidas - Page 4by John Milton - 1900 - 130 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - 1806 - 478 pages
...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, Basks at the fire his...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,... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...the corn, That ten day-labourers 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 j And crop-full out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his mattin rings. Thus done the tales, to... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...thresh'd the corn That ten day-lab'rcrs could not end ; Then lies him down the lubber fiend, And streteh'd out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his...his matin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they crer p, Bv whisp'iihg, winds soon lull'd asleep. Towred cities please us then, And the busy hum of... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pages
...thresh'd the corn That ten day-labourers could not end ; Then lies him down the lubber fiend, And strech'd out all the chimney's length. Basks at the fire his hairy strength, And cropful nut of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 pages
...day-lab'rers could not end; Then lies him down, the lubbar fiend, And stretch d out all the chimney's leagth. 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, By wliisp'ring winds soon lull'd asleep. Tow'red... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 302 pages
...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 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... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...the corn, That ten day-labourers could not end ; Then lies him down the lubbar fiend, And, stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his...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 throngs of knights and... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 pages
...the corn, That ten day-lab'rers could not end j Then lies him down the lubbar fiend, And stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his...rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By whisp'ring winds soon lull'd asleep. Tow'red cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 pages
...not end ; Then lies him down the lubbar fiend, And, stretch'd out all the chimney's length, JBasks at the fire his hairy strength ; And crop-full out...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 throngs of knights and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...corn, That ten day-labourers could not end ; Then lies him down the lulib.iv fiend, And, stretch'dout all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength ; And crop-full out of doors he flings, F.re the first cock his matin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By whispering winds soon... | |
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