 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 3671817Full view - About this book
 | 1806 - 380 pages
...low ! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Shew scarce so gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade !...beach, Appear like mice; and yon tall anchoring bark, Diminish' d to her cock; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sijjht. The murmuring surge, That on... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - 1806
...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 " D1minish' d to her cock. # * * * * * " The murmuring surge " That on the unnumberM idle pebbles chafes,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1807
...Methinks, you are better spoken. Edg. Come on, sir ; here's the place : stand still. How fearful Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade !...small for sight; The murmuring surge, That on the unnumber'd idle pebbles chafe?, Cannot be heard so high : I'll look no more ; Lest my brain turn,... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807
...scarce so gross as beetles: Half way down iangsonethat gathers samphire'; dreadful trade ! Rethinks, many hours must I tend my flock ; So many hours must...many hours must I contemplate ; So many hours must Jnninish'd to her cock"": her cock, a buoy, iiminish'd to her cock , ,.. ^^.^, . UuUj, Almost too... | |
 | James Johnson - 1807 - 388 pages
...approaching the verge of the mountain -" How fearfnl And dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low ! The fishermen that walk upon the beach Appear like...and yon tall anchoring bark Diminish'd to her cock. -The murmuring surge, That on th' unnumber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so high."- ... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807
...he crows, and choughs, that' wing the midway Shew scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down längs one that gathers samphire ' ; dreadful trade ! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head : Ihe fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice ; and yon' tall anchoring bark, >immish'd... | |
 | John Montagu (4th earl of Sandwich.) - 1807
...that gathers famphire ; dreadful trade ! " Methinks he feems no bigger than his head. ** The fifhermen that walk upon the beach " Appear like mice ; and yon tall anchoring bark " DiminiQied to her cock, her cock a buoy " Almoft too fmall for fight ; the foaming furge, " Which... | |
 | John Britton - 1808
...The crows and choughs that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles: Halfway down ' Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade !...; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight. The murm'ring surge, That on the unnumber'd idle pebble chafes, Cannot be heard so high : I'll look... | |
 | Thomas Hood, John Harris - 1808
...scarce so gross as beetles: Halfway down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Mc-thinks he seems no bigger than his head. The fishermen that...; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight. The murm'ring surge, That on the unnumber'd idle pebble chafes, Cannot be heard so high : I'll look... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808
...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...beach Appear like mice, and yon tall anchoring bark . Dimiuisii'd to her boat ; her boat! a buoy Almost too small for sight. The murmuring surge, That... | |
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