 | William Shakespeare - 1790 - 722 pages
...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 : The murmuring furge, That... | |
 | 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. The... | |
 | 1838 - 358 pages
...fearful And dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows and choughs that wing the midway air Seem scarce so gross as beetles ! Halfway down, Hangs one...trade ! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head :" and although I saw no one at that work, the hounds and fox were dwindled into mere specks among... | |
 | Tate Wilkinson - Actors - 1795 - 544 pages
...who gathers famphire — dreadful trade ! Methinks he feems no bigger than his head : The fiihermcn that walk upon the beach Appear like mice; and yon tall anchoring bark Bimidi'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almolt too fmall for fight. The murm'ring furge, That on the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 396 pages
...here's the place : —stand still.— "•How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's 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 trade ! Methinks, he seems no bigger than... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 364 pages
...that gathers famphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks, he feems no bigger than his head : The fi(hermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice ; and yon' tall anchoring bark, Dimini(h'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almoft too fmall for fight : The murmuring furge, That on... | |
 | 1801 - 446 pages
...• • — The crows and coughs that wing the midway air, Seem scarce so gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire : dreadful trade...Diminish'd to her cock : her cock a buoy, Almost too small for sight. The murmuring surg* That on the unnumber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so... | |
 | John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...on, sir, here's the place — stand still. How dreadful And dizzy '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... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) - 1802 - 404 pages
...the verge of 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 " Diminished to her cock. * * '' * * * " The murmuring surge, " That on the unnumber'd idle pebbles... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 488 pages
...trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head : 8 Daws. •' A vegetable gathered fur pickling. The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like...and yon' tall anchoring bark, Diminish'd to her cock ; 1 her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight : The murmuring surge, That on the unnumber'd idle... | |
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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: Halfway down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head : The fishermen, that walk upon... 
