 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...  Human Physiology - Page 288by Robley Dunglison - 1850Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 414 pages
...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 420 pages
...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... | |
 | Robert Deverell - Hieroglyphics - 1813 - 350 pages
...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
...Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs oue that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head : The fishermen,...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
...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,... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1816 - 428 pages
...midway-air, Shew 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...beach, Appear like mice ; and yon tall anchoring bark Diminish'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy That on th' unnumber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...half-way dowa Hangsone thatgalhers samphire; dreadful we. Methinks he seems no bigger than his had: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach. Appear like mice; and yon tall anchoring but Diminuh'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight : the murmunnj surge, sides,'... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 340 pages
...Show scarce as gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire — Dreadful trade! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head. The fishermen...beach Appear like mice, and yon tall anchoring bark R2 Diminish'd to her boat ; her boat ! a buoy Almost too small for sight. The murmuring surge, That... | |
 | English literature - 1817 - 694 pages
...air, Show scarce so gross as beetle«. Halfway down Hangs one that gather: samphire ; dreadful trade! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head. The fishermen,...beach, Appear like mice ; and yon tall anchoring bark Dimmish M to her cock ; her cock, a buoy, Almost too small for sight. The murmuring surge, That on... | |
 | 1817 - 708 pages
...scarce so gross as beetles. Halfway down VOL. I. Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head. The fishermen,...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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