 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 302 pages
...was pincht and pull'd, she said ; .And he by frier's lantern led, Tells how the drudging goblin sweat To earn his cream-bowl, duly set, When, in one night, ere glimpse of mom., His shadowy flail had thresh'd the corn That ten day-lab'rers could not end ; Then lies him down... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...many a feat, How faery Mab the junkets eat ; She was pinch'd, and pull'd, she scd; And, he, by friars lantern led, Tells how the drudging Goblin swet, To...His shadowy flail hath thresh'd the corn, That ten day-labourers could not end ; Then lies him down the lubbar fiend, And, stretch'd out all the chimney's... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...many a feat, How faery Mab the junkets eat; She was pinch'd, and pull'd, she sed; And, he, by friars lantern led, Tells how the drudging Goblin swet, To...His shadowy flail hath thresh'd the corn, That ten day-labourers could not end ; Then lies him down the lubbar fiend, And, stretch'd out all the chimney's... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...How fairy Mab the junkets eat ; She was pinch'd, and pull'd, she sed, And by the friar's l.inthorn led ; Tells how the drudging goblin swet, To earn...glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail hath thresh'd the c rn, That ten day-labourers could not end, Then lies him down the lubbar fiend, And stretch'd out... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...was pinch'd, and pull'd, she sed ; And he, by friars lantern led, Tells how the drudging goblin swct, To earn his cream-bowl duly set, When in one night,...His shadowy flail hath thresh'd the corn, That ten day-labourers could not end ; Then lies him down the lulib.iv fiend, And, stretch'dout all the chimney's... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 648 pages
...fairy Mab the junkets eat ; She waspinch'd, andpull'd, shesed, And by the friar's lanthorn led; Toils how the drudging goblin swet, To earn his cream-bowl...night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail hath thresh d the c rn, That ten day-labourers could not end, Then lies him down the lubbar fiend. And slretch'd... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1810 - 730 pages
...pinch'd, and puIlM, she said ; And he, by friar's lanthern led : Tellsliow 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-labourers could not end ; 'i hca I»Y» him down the luU/ci fiend,... | |
 | Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1810 - 462 pages
...pinch'd, and pull'd, 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-labourers could not end; Then lays him down the lubber fiend, And,... | |
 | John Sabine - Elocution - 1810 - 308 pages
...frier's lanthorn led ; Tells how the drudging goblin sweat, To earn his cream-bowl duly set, ' When When in one night ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail hath thresh'd 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... | |
 | English poetry - 1811 - 1054 pages
...this invisible power was able to unravel 'it. It, like _ j-" the drudging g oblin sweat To earuhis cream-bowl duly set. When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, . His shadowy flail had thresh'd the corn Th.it ten Jay-lalvmren. co-jM'ni>t end: And stretch'd out all thechimncy'slength,... | |
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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... 
