 | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - 1766 - 534 pages
...The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Shew scarce so gross as beetles. Half way down 30 Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks...anchoring bark Diminish'd to her cock; her cock, a buoy 85 Almost too small for sight. The murmuring surge, That on the unnumbred idle pebbles chafes Cannot... | |
 | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - 1792 - 442 pages
...grofs as Beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers famphire ; dreadful trade ! Me thinks he feems no bigger than, his head! The fishermen that walk...anchoring bark Diminish'd to her cock ; her cock, a buvy Almoft too ilmall for fight. The murmuring {urge That on the unnumhred idle Pebble chafer Cannot... | |
 | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - 1792 - 442 pages
...dreadful trade ! Me thinks he feems no bigger than, hit head ! The fishermen that walk upon the beaeh Appear like mice; and yond tall anchoring bark Diminish'd to her cock ; her cock, a buvy Almoft too fimall for fight. The murmuring funge That on the unnumbred idle Pebble chafer Cannot... | |
 | 1838 - 358 pages
...low ! The crows and choughs that wing the midway air Seem scarce so gross as beetles ! Halfway down, Hangs one that gathers samphire — dreadful trade ! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head :" and although I saw no one at that work, the hounds and fox were dwindled into mere specks among... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 396 pages
...1'he crows, and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade !...fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon' tall anchoring bark, Diminish'd to her cock; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight : The... | |
 | John Walker - 1801 - 424 pages
...low I The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade !...fishermen that walk upon the beach Appear like mice; and yon tall anch'ring bark Diminish'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight. The murmuring... | |
 | 1801 - 446 pages
...• — The crows and coughs that wing the midway air, Seem scarce so gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire : dreadful trade !...fishermen that walk upon the beach Appear like mice, and yon tall anchoring bark Diminish'd to her cock : her cock a buoy, Almost too small for sight. The murmuring... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...low ! The crows and choughs that wing the midway air Shew scarce as gross as beetles. Half-way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade!...fishermen that walk upon the beach Appear like mice ; and yon tall anchoring bark Diminish'd to her boat ; her boat, a buoy, Almost too small for sight. The... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 642 pages
...low! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks,...fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon' tall anchoring bark, Diminish'd to her cock; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight: The... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1804 - 450 pages
...low ? The crows and choughs that wing the midway air, Show scarce as gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire — Dreadful trade...fishermen that walk upon the beach Appear like mice, and yon tall anchoring bark Diminish'd to her boat; her boat ! a buoy Almost too small for sight. The murmuring... | |
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tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon... 
