 | George Colman - 1777 - 340 pages
...fcarce fo grofs as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers famphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, Methinks, he feems no bigger than his head. The fifhermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice ; and yon tall anchoring bark, Diminifh'd to her cock ; her cock ! a buoy Almoft too fmall for fight. The... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1780 - 336 pages
...fcarce fo grofs as beetles. Halfway down Hangs one that gathers famphire ; dreadful trade ! JVIethinks, he feems no bigger than his head. The fifher-men,...beach, Appear like mice; and yond tall anchoring bark, Diminim'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almoft too fmall for fight. The murmuring furge,. That on... | |
 | George William Lemon - 1783 - 710 pages
...in his admirable defcription of Dover Cliff, which was fo fteep, that to look down, The fifher men, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yond tall anchoring bark Diminifh'd to her cock -, her cock a bouy Almoft too fmall for fight. COCK of a gun -, " parum deflexo,... | |
 | George William Lemon - 1783 - 826 pages
...in his admirable defcription of Dover Cliff, which was fo fteep, that to look down, The fifber men, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yond tall anchoring bark Diminifh'd to her cock ; her cock a bouy Almoft too fmall for fight» COCK of a gun -, ." parum deflexo,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1785 - 632 pages
...crows, and choughs, that wing the midway air, Shew fcarce fo grofs as beetles : Halfway down Hangs one that gathers famphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks,...fifhermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice ; and yon' tall anchoring bark, Diminifh'd to ' her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almbft too fmall for fight :... | |
 | 1785 - 698 pages
...that gathers famphire— Dreadful trade ! Methinks he fcems no bigger than his head* The filhcrrnen that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice, and yond' tall anchoring bark DimmiflTd to her boat; her boat! a buoy Almnil too fmall for fight. The murmuring furge. That on th'... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1788 - 548 pages
...The crows and choughs, that wing the midway-air, Shew fcarce fo grofs as beetles. Half-way down Hangs one that gathers famphire; dreadful trade! Methinks...fifhermen that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon tall anchoring bark Diminifh'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almoft too fmsril for fight. The... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1790 - 722 pages
...Rape if Lacrtce, in which the cries o .London are enumerated under the title of the cries of Rome : Methinks, he feems no bigger than his head: The fifhermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon' tall anchoring bark, Diminilh'd to her cock 8 ; her cock, a buoy Almolt too fmall for fight :... | |
 | John Hassell - 1790 - 334 pages
...the fide of Dover Cliff, as defcribed by Shakefpeare, in his King Lear : • Half way down " Hangs one that gathers famphire; — dreadful trade ? " Methinks, he feems no bigger than his head." As foon as the men get thus fufpended, they halloo ; upon which the birds quit the holes wherein their... | |
 | John Philips - 1791 - 214 pages
...The crows and choughs that wing the midway air Shew fcarce fo grofs as beetles. Halfway down Hangs one that gathers famphire. Dreadful trade ! Methinks he feems no bigger than his head. The fifhermen who walk upon the beach Appear like mice; and yon tall anch'ring bark Diminim'd to her cock ; her cock... | |
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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... 
