...conduct of Robin Good-fellow, 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...

...of the Lar Familiaris of the ancients. 1 — how the drudging goblin sweat, To earn the cream- bowl, duly set ! When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy tlail had tbratrii'd the corn, That ten day-labourers could not end; Then lies him down the lubber...

...pinch'd, and pull'd, she said, 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 shad'wy flail had thresh'd the corn, That ten day-labourers could not end ; Then lies him down the...

...pinch'd and pull'd, she said, And he by friar's lantern led ; Telle how the drudging goblin sweat, ALE. I trowe men wolde deme it negligence, If I foryetu?...the listes really, That swiche a noble theatre as i lubbar fiend, And stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength. And...

...Reed's Old PI. xi. 254. Again, ibid. p. 238. For I shall fleet their crcam-liou-lt night by night. When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy...day-lab'rers could not end ; Then lies him down the lubbar fiend, And stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength, And...

...Land. Milton's Description of Browny jn his L'Allegro is fine: — Tells how the drudging Goblin swet, To earn his creambowl duly set, When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flale hath threshed the Corn That ten day labourers could not end j Then lays him down the lubbar fiend,...

...descriptive poems in the English language, ' Tells how the drudging Goblin sweat ' To earn his creum bowl duly set, ' When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, ' His shadowy flail had thrashed the corn ' That ten day labourers could not end: ' Then lies him down the lubbard fiend,...

...descriptive poems in the English language, " 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 thrashed the corn " That ten day labourers could not end : " Then lies him down the lubbard fiend,...

...pinch'd and pull'd, she said ; And he, by friar's lantern led, Tells how the drndging goblin sweat To earn his cream-bowl duly set, When in one night, ere glimpse of mom, His shadowy flail hath thresh'd the corn That ten day-labourers could not end ; Then lies him...

...she said, And he by friar's lantern led ; Tells how the drudging goblin sweat, To earn his eream-bowl nk : And pray, sir, what wine does the gentleman drink ? Why now le hnth thresh'd the eorn That ten dny-lah'rers eould not end ; Then lies him down the lubbar fie'ul,...