| Eliphalet L. Rice - American literature - 1846 - 432 pages
...glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail hath thrash'd the corn That ten-day laborers could not end ; Then lies him down, the lubber-fiend, And stretch'd out all...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... | |
| Gem book - 1846 - 398 pages
...flail had thrash'd the com, That ten day-labourers could not end, Then lays him down the lubber fiend, And stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength ; And, cropfull, out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings. Thus done the tales, to... | |
| 1846 - 436 pages
...the corn, That ten day-laborers 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 out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed... | |
| Elocution - 1847 - 312 pages
...the corn, That ten day-laborers 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, out of doors he flings, (Tone smooth, high, and loud.) 2. — [FROM THE ODE on THE... | |
| John Milton - 1848 - 154 pages
...flail 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 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... | |
| English fiction - 1848 - 588 pages
...has thrash'd the corn, That ten day labourers would not end ; Then lies him down, the lubber fiend, And, stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength ; And, crop-full, out of door he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings. Thus done the tales, to... | |
| Washington Irving - Astoria (Or.) - 1849 - 508 pages
...When in one night, ere glimpse of mom. His shadowy flail had threshed the corn That ten day laborers could not end ; Then lays him down the lubber-fiend, And stretch'd out all the chimney's length Baske at the fire his hairy strength, And crop-full, out of door he flings Ere the first cock his matin... | |
| Brand - Christian antiquities - 1849 - 544 pages
...flale hath thresh'd the com That ten day-lab'rers could not end ; Then lays him down the lubbar-fiend. And stretch'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." The following on the same... | |
| Washington Irving - 1849 - 496 pages
...When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail had threshed the corn That ten day laborers could not end ; Then lays him down the lubber-fiend, And stretch'd out all th« chimney's length Basks at the fire his hairy strength, And crop-full, out of door he flings Ere... | |
| George Croly - English poetry - 1849 - 416 pages
...his cream bowl duly set, When in one night ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail had threshed the corn That ten day labourers could not end ; Then lays him down the lubber fiend, And stretched out all the chimney's length Basks at the fire his hairy strength, And... | |
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