She was pinched, and pulled, she said; And he, by friar's lantern led, Tells how the drudging goblin sweat, 105 To earn his cream-bowl duly set, When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail hath threshed the corn, That ten day-labourers could... A Household Book of English Poetry - Página 89por Richard Chenevix Trench - 1870 - 438 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Christopher Smart - 1752 - 264 páginas
...earn his cream-bowl duly fet, When in one night, ere glimpfe of morn, His friadowy flail hath threfh'd the corn That ten day-labourers could not end, Then lies him down the lubbar fiend, no And ftretch'd out all the chimny's length, Bafks at the fire his hairy ftrength ;... | |
| William Enfield - 1785 - 460 páginas
...earn his cream-bowl duly fet, When in one night, ere glimpfe of morn, His fhadowy flail hath threfh'd the corn That ten day-labourers could not end ; Then lies him down the lubbar fiend, And flretch'd out all the chimney's length, Bafks at the fire his hairy ftrength, And... | |
| John Bell - 1788 - 628 páginas
...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 flal e hath thresh'd tire corn That ten day-lab'rers could not end; Then lies him down the lubbar fiend,... | |
| 1793 - 376 páginas
...his cream-bowle duly fet, When in one night, ere glimps of morn, His fliadowy flale hath threfti'd the corn That ten day-labourers could not end; Then lies him down the lubbar fend, no And ftretch'd out all the chimney's length, Bafks at the fire his hairy ftrength, And... | |
| Walter Whiter - 1800 - 614 páginas
...of Etymology, as a fountain or a palm tree in the deserts. " Tells how the drudging GOBLIN swet, " To earn his cream-bowl duly set, " When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, " His shadowy flalc hath thresh'd the corn, " That ten day lab'rcrs could not end; " Then lies him down the lubbar... | |
| John Stoddart - 1801 - 402 páginas
...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 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... | |
| John Wolcot - 1804 - 180 páginas
...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, And stretch'd... | |
| William Collins - 1804 - 166 páginas
...particularly of food, infallibly occasions his disappearance * ' —how the drudging goblin swet, To earn the cream-bowl, duly set; When, in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail had tbrasli'd the corn, That ten day-lab'rers could not end; Then lies him down the lubbar fiend And,... | |
| E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 páginas
...puich'd, and pull'd, she said. And he by friar's lanthom led; Tells how the drudging goblin sweat, To earn his cream-bowl duly set, When in one night, ere glimpse of muni, His shadowy flail has thrash'd the corn That ten day-lab'rers could not end; Then lies him down... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1803 - 756 páginas
...pinch'd and pull'd she said, And lie 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 fail had thresh'd the corn Which ten day-labourers could not end, Then lies him down the lubber Jifnd.... | |
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