 | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - German literature - 1766 - 534 pages
...The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Shew scarce so gross as beetles. Half way down 30 Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks...fisher-men that walk upon the beach Appear like mice; and yond tall anchoring bark Diminish'd to her cock; her cock, a buoy 85 Almost too small for sight.... | |
 | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - German literature - 1792 - 442 pages
...grofs as Beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers famphire ; dreadful trade ! Me thinks he feems no bigger than, his head! The fishermen that walk upon the beach Appear like mice; and yond tall anchoring bark Diminish'd to her cock ; her cock, a buvy Almoft too ilmall for fight.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 396 pages
...eyes so low ! 1'he crows, and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful...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 :... | |
 | John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...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...fishermen that walk upon the beach Appear like mice; and yon tall anch'ring bark Diminish'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight. The... | |
 | 1801 - 446 pages
...so low ! • • — The crows and coughs that wing the midway air, Seem scarce so gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire : dreadful...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... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1804 - 450 pages
...one's eyes so low ? The crows and choughs that wing the midway air, Show scarce as gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire —...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 642 pages
...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...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:... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...eyes so low ! The crows and choughs that wing the midway air Shew scarce as gross as beetles. Half-way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade!...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.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 490 pages
...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...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:... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 496 pages
...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...fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice j and yon' tall anchoring bark, Diminish'd to her cock;8 her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight:... | |
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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... 
