 | Joseph Tinker Buckingham - 1824 - 264 pages
...mind Shakspeare's unrivalled description of the cliffs of Dover. " Here 's the place :— stand still. How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so...wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade Mcthinks he looks no bigger than his... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1824 - 444 pages
...alter'd But my garments. Glost. Methinks you're better spoken. Edg. Come on, sir, here's the place. How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so...choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so big as beetles ; half way down ; Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! The fishermen,... | |
 | British poets - 1824 - 676 pages
...the heavens to smile upon my state, Which, well thou know'st, is cross and full of sin. PRECIPICE. How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so...The crows, and choughs, that wing the midway air, Shew scarce so gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks,... | |
 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft - 1825 - 510 pages
...our encampment appeared reduced to a diminutive size. " How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eye so low ! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air Show scarce so gross as beetles." The soil which results from the gradual disintegration of this rock, is nearly a pure sand. On descending... | |
 | Thomas Bewick - 1826 - 446 pages
...soon learns to eat raw or dressed meat, bread, and soft grain, but will not eat common worms. • " How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so...! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Shew scarce so gross as beetles." THE MAGPIE. PIANET. (Corvus Pica, Linn. — La Pie, Buffi) LENGTH... | |
 | 1826 - 502 pages
...garments. Glost. Mutliinks. you're belter spoken. Edff. Come on, sir; [Crowes to н.] here's the place. How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so...! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Shew scarce so big as beetles ; half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! The... | |
 | Caesar Otway - 1827 - 462 pages
...him on this mighty promontory, until he had made up in his mind's eye the whole magnificent scene. How fearful And dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low...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... | |
 | William Hone - 1827 - 390 pages
...compared with these three little words Î CL ST. MARGARET'S AT CLIFF. For the Table Book. - Stand still. How fearful And dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low...wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade Г Methinks he seems no bigger than... | |
 | Caesar Otway - 1827 - 438 pages
...him on this mighty promontory, until he had made up in his mind's eye the whole magnificent scene. How fearful And dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low...wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! Methiuks he seems no bigger than... | |
 | William Hone - 1827 - 450 pages
...in Howe, compared with these three little •words ? CL And diziy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low 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 ! Methinks he seems no bigger than... | |
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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... 
