 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...  Elements of Criticism - Page 221by Lord Henry Home Kames - 1788Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1804 - 450 pages
...that gathers samphire — Dreadful trade ! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head. The fishermen 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 th'... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head. The fishermen 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 - 1804 - 642 pages
...one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the 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 the... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1805 - 582 pages
...spectacles of Shakespeare at the shipping in the bay, which appeared like small boats : < The fishermen that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon tall anchoring bark, Diminished to her cock ; her ceck, a buoy Almost too small for sight.' The Cape of Good Hope had been... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 490 pages
...one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the 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... | |
 | 1806 - 396 pages
...that gathers samphire : dreadful trade ! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head : The fishermen, that walk upon the 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... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - 1806 - 412 pages
...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,... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...that gathers samphire; dreadful trade ! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head. The fishermen, that walk upon the 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 356 pages
...that gathers samphire; dreadful trade ! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head : The fishermen, that walk upon the 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... | |
 | John Montagu (4th earl of Sandwich.) - 1807 - 650 pages
...fo low ! *' The crows and choughs that wing the midway air " Are fcarce fo grofs as beetles, farther down " Hangs one that gathers famphire ; dreadful...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... | |
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