| William Shakespeare - 1826 - 572 pages
...this or the foregoing hemistich. The quartos read as one line : — Hangs one that gathers samphire4; dreadful trade ! Methinks, he seems no bigger than...beach, Appear like mice ; and yon' tall anchoring bark, Diminish'd to her cock5; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight: The murmuring surge, That on... | |
| Thomas Bewick - 1826 - 446 pages
...to eat raw or dressed meat, bread, and soft grain, but will not eat common worms. • " How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows...the midway air, Shew scarce so gross as beetles." THE MAGPIE. PIANET. (Corvus Pica, Linn. — La Pie, Buffi) LENGTH about eighteen inches. Bill strong... | |
| 1826 - 502 pages
...Mutliinks. you're belter spoken. Edff. Come on, sir; [Crowes to н.] here's the place. How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows...choughs, that wing the midway air, Shew scarce so big as beetles ; half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! The tjshermen, that... | |
| William Hone - 1827 - 452 pages
...CL And diziy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low I The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : half way down Hangs one...like mice ; and yon tall anchoring bark, Diminish M to her cock ; her cock, a buoy, Almost too small for sight : the murmuring surge, That on the unnumber'd... | |
| Caesar Otway - 1827 - 462 pages
...fearful And dizzy '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...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 surge That on unnumbered... | |
| William Hone - 1827 - 892 pages
...Show scarce so gross as beetles : half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade 1 Methinks he seems no bigger than his head : The fishermen...beach Appear like mice ; and yon tall anchoring bark, Dimini>hM to her cock ; her cock, a buoy, Almost too small for sight : the murmuring surge, That on... | |
| William Hone - 1827 - 390 pages
...Show scarce so gross as beetles : half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade Г Methinks he seems no bigger than his head : The fishermen...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 surge, That on... | |
| Caesar Otway - 1827 - 438 pages
...scarce so gross as beetles : half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! Methiuks he seems no bigger than his head ; The fishermen that...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 surge That on unnumbered... | |
| William Hone - 1827 - 394 pages
...Show scarce so fro*s as beetles : half way dowa Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade 1 Methinks he seems no bigger than his head : The fishermen...the beach Appear like mice; and yon tall anchoring hark, Diminish'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy, Almost too small for sight : the murmuring surge,... | |
| Nathaniel Hazeltine Carter - 1827 - 544 pages
...scarce so gross as beetles. Half-way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! Methiuks he seems no bigger than his head. The fishermen that...beach Appear like mice ; and yon tall anchoring bark Diminished to her cock ; her cock a buoy, Almost too small for sight. The murmuring surge. That o'er... | |
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