 When 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, stretch'd out all the chimney's length Basks at the fire his hairy strength; And crop-full...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Էջ 341881Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | Jeanie M. Laing - 1885 - 120 էջ
...brownie are thus indicated by Milton :— " The drudging goblin sweat To earn his cream-bowl duly set, When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail had thrash'd the corn, That ten day-lab'rers could not end, Then lays him down the lubber fiend, And, stretch'd... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1886 - 608 էջ
...described so charmingly by Milton: " 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-flend, And, stretch'd... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1886 - 608 էջ
...described so charmingly by Milton: " 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-flend, And,... | |
 | Alexander Montgomerie - 1887 - 504 էջ
...brownie's character and functions : — " . . how the drudging goblin swet To earn the 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 lies him down the lubbar.fiend, And,... | |
 | Francis Francis - 1887 - 270 էջ
...they were kind to him, and placed bowls of cream and cakes out for his delectation. As Milton says — When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail had threshed the corn Which ten day-labourers could not end. A very proper sort of goblin, a very estimable... | |
 | Alexander Montgomerie - 1887 - 504 էջ
...brownie's character and functions : — " . . how the drudging goblin swet To earn the 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 lies him down the lubbar.fiend, And,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1887 - 952 էջ
...described so charmingly by Milton: " 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,... | |
 | Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm - 1888 - 352 էջ
...to give gratuitously. " The drudging goblin " works, but does so " To earn his cream-bowl duly set, When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail had threshed the corn, Tnat ten day-labourers could not end." MILTOX, V Allegro. up fiu the morning the... | |
 | Philip Wentworth - 1892 - 242 էջ
...passage of his inimitable poem : 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 thrash'd the corn Which ten day-labourers could not end ; Then lies him down, the lubber fiend ; And,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1896 - 794 էջ
...play i' th' plighted clouds. MILTON. 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. MILTON. He, stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy... | |
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