 | John Milton - 1782 - 31 pages
...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 - English poetry - 1788
...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,... | |
 | John Milton, Thomas Warton - English drama - 1799 - 124 pages
...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, 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... | |
 | Peter Pindar - English poetry - 1804
...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...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 - Didactic poetry, English - 1804 - 256 pages
...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. 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 hed they creep, By whisp'ring... | |
 | John Wolcot - English poetry - 1804
...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 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... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806
...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... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1806
...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, Basks...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... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 380 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
...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 hairy strength, And crop-full out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they crer p, Bv whisp'iihg,... | |
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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,... 
