 | 1825
...time immemorial, are related ; and the time is beguiled by strange stories of ghosts and goblins, of black spirits and white, blue spirits and gray, with...believed. " ' Meanwhile the landlord rouses up the lire, While well attested and as well helieved, Heard solemn, goes the goblin story round, Till superstitious... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 страници
...-painting Humour, grave himself, Calls Laughter Forth, deep-shaking every nerve. Meantime the village rouses up the fire ; While well attested, and as well believed. Heard solemn, goes the goblin-story round; Till superstitious horror creeps o'er all. Or, frequent in the sounding hall, they... | |
 | 1828 - 496 страници
...no longer troubled and tormented witli the flight of wizards on broomsticks, or the visitation of" black spirits and white, blue spirits and gray, with all their trumpery." A witch, according to old descriptions, was generally blessed with a " wrinkled face, a furrowed brow,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 814 страници
...notions of spirits and goblnu, or any fearful apprehensions in the dark. Locke. Mean time the village rouses up the fire While well attested, and as well...believed, Heard solemn goes the goblin story round. Thornton. And goblin» all To the damp dungeon shrink, or hoary hall. Or westward with impetuous flight... | |
 | 1838 - 264 страници
...No. 90.] LONDON, JUNE I, I83S. [VoL. 8. THE CROSSWAY OF THE FOUR BROTHERS. " Meantime the villages rouses up the fire, While well, attested and as well...believed. Heard solemn, goes the goblin story round." THOMPSON. IN the ancient town of Hesden, some fifty years since — more or less — for we are not... | |
 | Karl von Baron Miltie - 1831 - 446 страници
...demons hurlant viennent danser ensemble." VICTOR HUGO :—Ballade a un passant. " Meantime the village rouses up the fire, While well attested, and as well...believed, Heard solemn, goes the goblin story round." THOMSON. IN the ancient town of Hesden, some fifty years since—more or less—for we are not precise... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1838 - 744 страници
...winter-night, has been a favourite subject with them. Thus Thomson tells us, that • " the village n in it; and used to play with round sand bowls. Here too ne had a banquetting room b goblin-story round; Till superstitious horror creeps o'er all : "•)• and Akenside, still more poetically,... | |
 | H. M. Melford - 1841 - 466 страници
...upon the basis of the ancient romances of chivalry. (W. Scott's Lives.) Meantime the village rouses np the fire, While well attested , and as well believed, Heard solemn, goes the goblin story round. (Thomson.) I call this to your mind, to show you that you are, in some degree, responsible for the... | |
 | 1843
...the poet of " the Seasons" is not in some rural nook even now without its counterpart : " The village rouses up the fire ; While well attested and as well believed, Heard solemn, goes the goblin-story round, Till superstitious horror creeps o'er all. Or, frequent in the sounding hall, they... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1843 - 690 страници
...cotter's winter-night, has been a favourite subject with them. Tims Thomson tells us, that the village rouses up the fire, While well attested, and as well believed, Heard solemn, goes the goblin-story round; Till superstitious horror creeps o'er all : " \ and Akensidc, still more poetically,... | |
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Or, frequent in the sounding hall, they wake The rural gambol. Rustic mirth goes round ; The simple joke that takes the shepherd's heart, Easily pleased; the long, loud laugh, sincere ; The... 
