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" Come on, sir; here's the place: — stand still. — How fearful And dizzy '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!... "
The Atlantic Club-book: Being Sketches in Prose and Verse - Page 51
1834
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King Lear: A Tragedy in Five Acts, Volume 4

William Shakespeare - 1808 - 432 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 low ! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so big as beetles ; half way down Hangs one...
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The British Essayists;: Tatler

Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 348 pages
...growing giddy must have a good head, or a very bad one. " Come on, Sir, here's the piaee: stand still ! how fearful And dizzy 'tis to cast 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...
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The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations ..., Volume 8, Part 2

John Britton - 1808 - 888 pages
...aa Cliff whose high and bending head Looks fearfully on the confined deep — Here's the place : — How fearful . And dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows and choughs that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles: — Halfway down ' Hangs...
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The Setting Sun: Or, Devil Amongst the Placemen. To which is Added a New ...

Eaton Stannard Barrett - 1809 - 166 pages
...in the dusk. To look down from an elevated station is too apt to turn weak heads giddy : — » • How fearful And dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows and chonghs, that wing the midway air, Shew scarce so gross as beetles. Halfway down Hangs one...
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The setting sun; or, Devil amongst the placemen. To which is added ... a ...

Eaton Stannard Barrett - 1809 - 458 pages
...grey in the dusk. To look down from an elevated station is too apt to turn weak heads giddy : — • How fearful And dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and chonghs, that wing the midway air, Shew scarce so gross as beetles. Halfway down Hangs one...
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Observations on a Tour Through the Highlands and Part of the ..., Volume 1

Thomas Garnett - 1811 - 402 pages
...approaching it, we were instantly reminded of SHAKSPEARE'S striking description of the cliffs of Dover; How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows, and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles. * This theory of the...
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Cymbeline

William Shakespeare - 1811 - 424 pages
...garments. Glo. Methinks, you are better spoken. Edg. Come on, sir ; here's the place : — stand stilll — How fearful And" dizzy '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...
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King Lear: A Tragedy, in Five Acts. Altered as Performed

William Shakespeare - 1811 - 94 pages
...alter'd, But my garments. Gldst. Methinks, you're better spoken. Eds;. Come on, sir, here's the place. How fearful And dizzy tis, to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so big as beetles ; half way down Hangs one...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison: With the ..., Volumes 1-2

Joseph Addison - 1811 - 628 pages
...growing giddy, must have a good head, or a very bad one. Come on, Sir, here's the place. Stand still ! How fearful And dizzy 'tis to cast 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...
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The Works of William Shakespeare, Volume 8

William Shakespeare - 1812 - 420 pages
...garments. Glo. Methinks, you are better spoken. Edg. Come on, sir ; here's the place : — stand still. — How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows, and choughs, that wing the midway jir, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs...
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