 | British essayists - 1823 - 862 pages
...dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows and choughs that wing the midway air, Show scarce as gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers...bigger than his head. The fishermen that walk upon the beech Appear like mice, and yon tall anchoring bark Diminish'd to her ioot ; her boat ! a buoy Almost... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 414 pages
...eyes so low? The crows and choughs that wing the midway air, Show scarce as gross as beetles. Halfway down Hangs one that gathers samphire — Dreadful...fishermen that walk upon the beach Appear like mice, and you tall anchoring bark Diminish'd to her boat ; her boat! a buoy Almost too small for sight. The murmuring... | |
 | 1823 - 442 pages
...dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows and choughs that wing the midway air, Show scarce as gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers...bigger than his head. The fishermen that walk upon the beech Appear like mice, and yon tall anchoring bark Diminish'd to her boat ; her boat ! a buoy Almost... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 332 pages
...midway air, Show scarce as gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire—Dreadful trade'. Methinks he seems no bigger than his head....beach .Appear like .mice, and yon tall anchoring bark Diininish'd to her boat; her bunt! a buoy Almost too small for sight. The murmuring surge, That on... | |
 | George Roberts - 1823 - 442 pages
...this spot : There is a cliff whose high and bended head Looks fearfully on the confined deep ;— How dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows and...choughs, that wing the midway air, Shew scarce so gross ns beetles. The murmuring surge, That on th' unnumbered idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so high.... | |
 | British poets - 1824 - 676 pages
...to smile upon my state, Which, well thou know'st, is cross and full of sin. PRECIPICE. How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows,...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare, William Dodd - 1824 - 428 pages
...And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so low! [air, The crows, and choughs§, that wing the midway 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... | |
 | Lady - 1824 - 136 pages
...; and have been mentioned by Shakspeare, in the following lines from his play of ' King Lear.' GO ' Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful...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... | |
 | 1824 - 348 pages
...here's the place — stand still — How fearful 'tis to cast ones eyes so low ! The crows and coughs, that wing the midway air, Shew scarce so gross as...dreadful trade .' Methinks he seems no bigger than one's head, The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice j»and yon tall anchoring bark... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1824 - 512 pages
...the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ;9 dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than...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... | |
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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... 
