 | James Edward Murdoch, William Russell - 1845 - 374 pages
...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,...doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings." 2. " But oh ! how altered was its sprightlier tone, When Cheerfulness, a nymph of healthiest hue, —... | |
 | Eliphalet L. Rice - 1846 - 432 pages
...laborers 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...tales, to bed they creep By whispering winds soon lulled asleep, Tower'd cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where throngs of knights and... | |
 | 1846 - 436 pages
...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...tales, to bed they creep, By whispering winds soon lulled asleep. Towered cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where throngs of knights and... | |
 | Noble Butler - 1846 - 272 pages
...fair, not pale ! And both blue eyes more bright than clear, Each about to have a tear. — Coleridge. Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By whispering winds soon lulled asleep. — Milton. Far in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a reverend hermit... | |
 | 1847 - 438 pages
...could not end ; Then lies him down the lubber fiend, And stretch'd out all the chimneys length, Bask at the fire his hairy strength, And crop-full out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matins rings." The reader will observe, that our simple ancestors bad reduced all these whimsies to... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pages
...at the fire his hairy strength ; Arid cropful out of doors he fling» Ere the first cock his mutin i'd Towered cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, "Where throngs of knights and barons bold,... | |
 | 1847 - 312 pages
...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 PASSIONS.] — Collins. " But oh ! how altered... | |
 | 1883 - 500 pages
...FEET; OR, BRAYSCOMBE TRADITIONS. A BEQTJBL TO " BOUND IN SHALLOWS." CHAPTER XXVII. DOROTHEA'S vow. " Tower'd cities please us then, And the busy hum of men Where throngs of knighta and barons bold, In weeds of peace high triumphs hold, With store of ladies, whose bright eyes... | |
 | John Milton - 1848 - 420 pages
...lubber fiend, And, stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength ; Zf». And, crop-full, out of doors he flings, Ere the first...busy hum of men, Where throngs of knights and barons bold,>N In weeds of peace, high triumphs hold, With store of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence,... | |
 | John Milton - 1848 - 154 pages
...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...rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By whisp'ring winds soon lull'd asleep. 10 V There let Hymen oft appear .. In saffron robe, with taper... | |
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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... 
