 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...  English and Scottish Sketches - Page 206by Oliver Prescott Hiller - 1857 - 352 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 384 pages
...Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade !a Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head : The fishermen, that walk upon the beachi s ' Hem fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so low .'] This description has been much... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 534 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 Diminish'd to her boat ; her boat a buoy Almost too small for sight. The murmuring surge (That on the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 498 pages
...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...beach, Appear like mice; and yon' tall anchoring bark, Diminish'd to her cock ; 8 her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight: The murmuring surge, That on... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 94 pages
...air, Show scarce so big as beetles ; half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice ; and yon tall anch'ring bark Seems lessen'dto her cock : her cock, a buoy, Almost too small for sight • the mnrm'ring... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 628 pages
...one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks he seems no lugger than his head. The Jishermen that walk upon the beach Appear like mice ; and yon tall anchoring bark Diminish'd to her boat ; her boat, a buoy, Almost too small for sight. The murmuring surge (That on... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 420 pages
...midway jir, 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 the beach, [2] Nile means in this place not a letter, but a remark. JOHNSON. [J] You may infer more than I have... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 414 pages
...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 the beach, _ £2] Nfte means in this place not a letter, but a remark. JOHNSON. [3] You may infer more than I... | |
 | Robert Deverell - Hieroglyphics - 1813 - 350 pages
...air, Shew scarce so gross as beetles. \ Halfway down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; (74:) dreadful trade ! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head. The fishermen that walk upon the beech, Appear like mice ; and yond tall anchoring bark, Diminish' d to her cock; her cock, a buoy Almost... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 528 pages
...midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs oue that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head...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... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1815 - 602 pages
...air, she«r scarce so grots as beetles: half-way down hangs one that gut he rs samphire ; dreadful trade! Me-thinks he seems no bigger than his head. The fishermen that walk u poo thé beach, appear like mice ; and you 'tall anchoring hark, diminished to her cuck ; her cock,... | |
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