 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...  Hudibras, a Poem - Page 227by Samuel Butler - 1819Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 460 pages
...earn his cream-bowl duly set, When in me night, ere glimpse of morn, Mis shadowy Jlail had thresh' d the corn, Which ten day-labourers could not end; Then lies him down the lubber Jiend. A like account of Puck is given by Dray ton, in his Nymphidia : He meeteth Puck, which... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...And he by frier's Janthorn led -,...' Tells how the drudging goblin swet, 105 To earn his eream-bpwl duly set, When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flale hath thresh'd tire corn That ten day-lab'rers could not end; Then lies him down the lubbar fiend,... | |
 | John Milton, Thomas Warton - English drama - 1799 - 148 pages
...she said; And he, by friar's-lantern led, Tells how the drudging goblin sweat, To earn his cream bowl duly set, When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His 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... | |
 | John Stoddart - Scotland - 1801 - 402 pages
...an innocent little being, answering in every thing but size, to Milton's " drudging goblin," who - " sweat, To earn his cream-bowl duly set, When in one...His shadowy flail had thresh'd the corn, Which ten day-lab'rers could not end." The presence of the Brownie was believed to be .fortunate. He forsook... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 756 pages
...d and pull' d she said, And he by Frier's lanthorn led; Tells how the drudging goblin sweat To cam his cream-bowl duly set, When in one night ere glimpse of morn • His shadowy Jlail had thresh' d the corn Which ten day-labourers could not end, Then lies him down the lubber fiend.... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...was pinch'd and pull'd , she said , And he by friar's lanthorn led ; Tells how the drudging Goblin sweat To earn his cream-bowl duly set , W'hen in one...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... | |
 | John Wolcot - English poetry - 1804 - 180 pages
...was pinch'd and pull'd, she said. And he by friar's lantern led ; Tells how the'drudging Goblin swet, To earn his cream-bowl duly set, When in one night, ere glimpse 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,... | |
 | Peter Pindar - English poetry - 1804 - 180 pages
...faery MAB the junkets eat, She was pinch 'tl and pu-ll'd, she said, Tells how the drudging Goblin swot, To earn his cream-bowl duly set, When in one night, ere glimpse 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,... | |
 | William Collins - English poetry - 1804 - 168 pages
...infallibly occasions bis disappearance for evert. * ' —how the drudging goblin swet, To earn the cream-bowl, duly set ; When, in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail had thrash1, 1 the corn, That ten day-lab'rers could not end ; Tben lies him down the lubbar nend And,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 392 pages
...was pinch'd and pull'd, she said, " And he by frier's lanthorn led ; ' Tells how the drudging goblin sweat ' To earn his cream-bowl duly set, ' 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."... | |
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