 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 σελίδες
...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 - 1799 - 148 σελίδες
...fa'iry Mab the junkets eat; She was 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...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... | |
 | John Britton - 1814 - 1124 σελίδες
...described by Milton : Tells ium- the drudging goblin sweat To earn liii cream-bowl duly set, When iu one night, 'ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail had thrashed the corn. That ten day-labourers could not end ; Then lies him down the lubber fiend. And strctch'd out all the chimney's... | |
 | John Stoddart - 1801 - 402 σελίδες
...answering in every thing but size, to Milton's " drudging goblin," who - " sweat, To earn his cream-bowl duly set, When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail had thresh'd the corn, Which ten day-lab'rers could not end." The presence of the Brownie was believed... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 756 σελίδες
...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 Collins - 1804 - 168 σελίδες
...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 Enfield - 1804 - 418 σελίδες
...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 night , ere glimpse 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... | |
 | Peter Pindar - 1804 - 180 σελίδες
...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,... | |
 | John Wolcot - 1804 - 180 σελίδες
...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,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 σελίδες
...weight. Cnulty. •s. To toil; to labour; to drudge. How the drudging goblin ruitt To earn his cream-bowl duly set; "When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail hath thresh'd the corn. Mill. Our author, not content to see That others write as carelessly as he... | |
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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... 
