 | Caesar Otway - 1827 - 438 pages
...scarce so gross as beetles : half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! Methiuks he seems no bigger than his head ; The fishermen that...Almost too small for sight. The murmuring surge That on unnumbered idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so high.—I'll look no more. —Nothing indeed could... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1827 - 452 pages
...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 !...beach Appear like mice ; and yon tall anchoring bark, Diminish M to her cock ; her cock, a buoy, Almost too small for sight : the murmuring surge, That on... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1827 - 892 pages
...Show scarce so gross as beetles : half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade 1 Methinks he seems no bigger than his head : The fishermen...beach Appear like mice ; and yon tall anchoring bark, Dimini>hM to her cock ; her cock, a buoy, Almost too small for sight : the murmuring surge, That on... | |
 | Nathaniel Hazeltine Carter - 1827 - 544 pages
...scarce so gross as beetles. Half-way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! Methiuks he seems no bigger than his head. The fishermen that...beach Appear like mice ; and yon tall anchoring bark Diminished to her cock ; her cock a buoy, Almost too small for sight. The murmuring surge. That o'er... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1827 - 394 pages
...Show scarce so fro*s as beetles : half way dowa Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade 1 Methinks he seems no bigger than his head : The fishermen...the beach Appear like mice; and yon tall anchoring hark, Diminish'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy, Almost too small for sight : the murmuring surge,... | |
 | 1828 - 288 pages
...scarce so gross as beetles. Hal f way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade !' Alethinks 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 th' nnnnmber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so high. I'll look no... | |
 | 1828 - 298 pages
...scarce so gross as beetles* Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade I Mi-thinks he seems no bigger than his head. The fishermen that...; her cock a buoy, Almost too small for sight. The munn'ring surge, That on III' nnntimber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so high. I'll look no... | |
 | Priscilla Wakefield - Natural history - 1828 - 256 pages
...low ! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles: halfway down Hangs one that gathers samphire — dreadful trade!...mice ; and yon tall anchoring bark, Diminish'd to a cock ; her cock a buoy, Almost too small for sight : the murmuring surge, That on the unnumber'd... | |
 | William Henry Ireland - Kent (England) - 1829 - 792 pages
...low ! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Seem scarce so gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade !...beach Appear like mice, and yon tall anchoring bark Diminished to her cock, her cock a buoy, Almost too small for sight. The murm'ring surge, That on th'... | |
 | English essays - 1829 - 804 pages
...scarce as gruss as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire— Dreadful trade .' Mcthinks he seems no bigger than his head. The fishermen that...mice. And yon tall anchoring bark Diminish'd to her boat ; her boat ! a buoy Aii'ii.-i too small for sight. The murmuring surge, That on th' tmnumber'd... | |
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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... 
