| James Thomson - 1757 - 244 pages
...the hollow'd bank Reverted plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice-judging, the delufive fly ; And as you lead it round in artful curve, With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. 410 Strait as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap, Then fix, with... | |
| James Thomson - 1766 - 266 pages
...Reverted plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice-judging, the delufive fly ; 405 And as you lead^t round in artful curve, With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. Strait as abqve the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap, Then fix, with gentle twitch,... | |
| James Thomson - 1769 - 218 pages
...hollow'd bank Reverted plays in undulating flovy, ----- There throw, nice- judging , the delufivefly; . And as you lead it round in artful curve , "With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. 410 Strait as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap, Then fix ,... | |
| James Thomson - 1774 - 272 pages
...hoilbw'd bank Reverted plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice judging, the delufive fly ; 405* And us you lead it round in artful curve, With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. i Strait as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap, XHen fix, with... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 304 pages
...the hollow'd bank Reverted plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice-judging, the delufive fly; 405 And as you lead it round in artful curve, With eye...with gentle twitch, the barbed hook: 410 Some lightly toffing to the grafly bank, And to the Shelving fliore, flow-dragging fome, With various hand proportion'd... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 274 pages
...hollow'd bank Reverted plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice-judging, the delufive fly ; 405 And as you lead it round in artful curve, With eye...leap, Then fix, with gentle twitch, the barbed hook : 4i0 Some lightly tofling to the grafly bank, And to the (helving fhore, flow-dragging fome, With... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 628 pages
...bank Reveited plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice-judging, the delufive fly ; 405 And as.you lead it round in artful curve, With eye attentive...with gentle twitch, the barbed hook: 410 Some lightly toffing to the grafly bank, And to the flielving fliore, flow-dragging fome, With various hand proportion'd... | |
| John Scott, John Hoole - English poetry - 1785 - 544 pages
...'with the ftr eam ,' and his ' Jiream boiling around the ftone> or ' re* verted from the hollow bank.' Strait as above the furface of the flood They wanton...leap, Then fix, with gentle twitch, the barbed hook : Some lightly-toffing to the grafly bank, And to the fhelving fhore flow-dragging fome, With various... | |
| John Pinkerton - Literature - 1785 - 532 pages
...which he proceeds to give us cool directions fo/, as a fine diveriion. Strait as above the (brface of the flood They wanton rife, or, urg'd by hunger,...leap, Then fix with gentle twitch the barbed hook ; Some lightly toffing to the gralTy bank, And to the (helving ihorefaw dragging fome. O JAMIE, JAMIE... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1787 - 510 pages
...the hollow'd bank Reverted plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice-judging, the delufive fly, 405 And as you lead it round in artful curve, With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. Straight as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap, Then fix, with... | |
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