 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...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 3691817Full view - About this book
 | 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... | |
 | Tate Wilkinson - 1795 - 544 pages
...who gathers famphire — dreadful trade ! Methinks he feems no bigger than his head : The fiihermcn that walk upon the beach Appear like mice; and yon tall anchoring bark Bimidi'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almolt too fmall for fight. The murm'ring furge, That on the... | |
 | 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 !...small for sight : The murmuring surge, That on the unnumber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so high: — I'll look no more; Lest my brain turn,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 364 pages
...that gathers famphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks, he feems no bigger than his head : The fi(hermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice ; and yon' tall anchoring bark, Dimini(h'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almoft too fmall for fight : The murmuring furge, That on... | |
 | 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 !...a buoy, Almost too small for sight. The murmuring surg* That on the unnumber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so high. I'll look no more, Lest... | |
 | 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 !...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... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - 1802 - 404 pages
...the verge of the mountain — " How fearful " And dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low ! #**•»# " The fishermen that walk upon the beach " Appear like mice; and yon tall anchoring bark " Diminished to her cock. * * '' * * * " The murmuring surge, " That on the unnumber'd idle pebbles... | |
 | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - 1802 - 410 pages
...lipon thé beach Appear like mice ; and yon' tall anchoring bai k Diminish'd to her cock ; her cocfc , a buoy Almost too small for sight. The murmuring surge That on thé unnutnber'd idle pebbles chafes, Giniiot tie heard so high. Fil look no more, Lest my brain turn... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 488 pages
...trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head : 8 Daws. •' A vegetable gathered fur pickling. The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like...and yon' tall anchoring bark, Diminish'd to her cock ; 1 her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight : The murmuring surge, That on the unnumber'd idle... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1803 - 572 pages
...that gathers samphire — Dreadful trade ! Mtthmks he seems no blgger than his head. The rlshermen that walk upon the beach Appear like mice, and yon tall anchoring bark Ditninlsh'J to her tut ; her haal ! a hixiy Almost too MII. ill for vy.v. The inurmuring sin « '»... | |
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