 | John Milton, Thomas Warton - 1799 - 148 ページ
...And he, by friar's-lantern led, Tells how the drudging goblin sweat, To earn his cream bowl duly set, When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy...ten day-lab'rers could not end; Then lies him down die lubbar fiend, And stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength,... | |
 | John Stoddart - 1801 - 402 ページ
...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 to be .fortunate. He... | |
 | 1803 - 624 ページ
...lubbar fiend, he loves to stretch himself by the fire, docs not drudge from the hope of recompense. On the contrary, so delicate is his attachment, that...disappearance for ever. We learn from Olaus Magnus, that spirits, somewhat similar in their operations to the brownie, were supposed to haunt the Swedish... | |
 | William Collins - 1804 - 168 ページ
...lubbar fiend, he loves to stretch himself by the flre*, he does not drudge from the hope of recompenct . On the contrary, so delicate is his attachment, that...reward, but particularly of food, infallibly occasions bis disappearance for evert. * ' —how the drudging goblin swet, To earn the cream-bowl, duly set... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 ページ
...he by friar's lanthorn led ; Tells how the drudging Goblin sweat To earn his cream-bowl duly set , W'hen 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... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1806 - 478 ページ
...And, crop-full, out of doors he flings, fur the first cock his matin rings. L'Allegra. recompence. On the contrary, so delicate is his attachment, that...of food, infallibly occasions his disappearance for everf. We learn from Olaus Magnus, that spirits, somewhat similar in their operations to the Brownie,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 ページ
...he does not drudge from the hope of recompence. On the contrary, so delicate is hU attachment, lhat the offer of reward, but particularly of food, infallibly occasions his disappearance for ever.§ * * — how the drudging goblin sweat, To earn the cream-bowl, duly set ; _• "When, in one night,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 ページ
...And he, by friar's lanthorn led, Tells how the drudging Gcblin 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 lies him down the lubber fiend, And strech'd out all the chimney's... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1810 - 462 ページ
...And he, by friar's lantern led: 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, stretch'd out all the chimney's... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1810 - 730 ページ
...he, by friar's lanthern led : Tellsliow 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 ; 'i hca I»Y» him down the luU/ci fiend,... | |
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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... 
