 | John Milton - 1753 - 374 pages
...length, Bafks at the fire his hairy ftrength, And crop-full out of deai's he ffings, lire the nrft cock his matin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, 1 1 5 By whifp'ring winds foon lull'd aileap. Towred cities pleafe us then, And the bufy hum of men,... | |
 | John Milton - 1759 - 420 pages
...chimney's length, Bafks at the fire his hairy ftrength, And crop-full out of doors he flings, Ere the firft cock his matin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, 115 By whifp'ring winds foon lull'd afleep. Towred cities pleafe us then, And the bufy hum of men,... | |
 | John Newbery - 1762 - 292 pages
...chimney's length, Balks at the fire his hairy ftrength, And crop-full out of doors he flings, Ere the firft cock his matin rings, Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By whifp'ring winds foon lull'd afleep. Towered cities pleafe us then, And the bufy hum of men, Where... | |
 | Thomas Warton - 1762 - 264 pages
...&c Then lies him down the LUBBAR-J-IIND : >»'• And ftretcht out all the chimney's length, Bafkes at the fire his hairy Strength ; And crop-full out of doors he flings, E'er the lirfi cock his mattin rings. The Golilin is Shakefpeare's Robin GoudfclIvw, and the tradition... | |
 | Art - 1762 - 290 pages
...• . And ftretch'd out all the chimney's length, And crop-full out of doors he ffings, Ere the firft cock his matin rings, Thus done the tales, to bed they creep. By whifp'ring winds foon loll'd afleep. Towered cities pleafe us then, And the bufy hum of men, Where... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 320 pages
...length, Baflcs at the fire his hairy ftrength, And crop-full out of doors he flings, Ere the firft cock his matin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they creep* 115 By whifpcring winds foon lull'd afleep. Towred Towred cities pleafe us then, And the bufy hum of... | |
 | 1780 - 226 pages
...length,. Bafks at the fire his hairy ftrength, And crop-full out of doors he flings, Ere the firft cock his matin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By whifp'ring winds ibon lull'd afleep.. Towered cities pleafe us then, And the bufy ham of men r Where... | |
 | John Milton - 1782 - 40 pages
...could not end; Then lies him down the lubber fiend, no 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 mattin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, 1 1 5 By whispering winds soon lull'd asleep.... | |
 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 pages
...no And streteh' d out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength, And erop-full out of doors he flings, ,,.'..' Ere the first cock his matin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they ereep, Towered cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where throngs of knights and barons... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1789 - 484 pages
...chimney's length, Bafks a the fire his hairy ftrength, And crop-full out of doors he flings, Ere the firft cock his matin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By whifp'ring winds foon lull'd afleep. Tow'red cities pleafe us then, And the bufy hum of men, Where... | |
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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... 
