 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...  Allegro und Penseroso - Seite 14von John Milton - 1782 - 31 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Shakespeare - 2001 - 394 Seiten
...hath thresh'd the corn That ten day-labourers could not end 5 Then lies him down the lubbar fiend, And stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks...crop-full out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings." ' The reader will observe that our simple ancestors had reduced all these whimsies '... | |
 | Duncan Wu - 2002 - 189 Seiten
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 | John Milton - 2003 - 1084 Seiten
...When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy Flail hath thresh'd the Corn That ten day-laborers could not end; Then lies him down the Lubber Fiend,...Crop-full out of doors he flings, Ere the first Cock his Matin rings. Thus done the Tales, to bed they creep, 1 1 5 By whispering Winds soon lull'd asleep.... | |
 | John Brand - 2003 - 396 Seiten
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 | John Milton - 2003 - 1012 Seiten
...could not end; Then lies him down the lubber fiend.0 no And stretched out all the chimney's length,0 Basks at the fire his hairy strength; And crop-full out of doors he flings,0 Ere the first cock his matin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By whispering... | |
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