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!... Cymbeline - Page 378by William Shakespeare - 1811Full view - About this book
| William Henry Ireland - Kent (England) - 1829 - 792 pages
...deep. " How dizzy 'tis to cast one's eye so low ! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Seem scarce so gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one...beach Appear like mice, and yon tall anchoring bark Diminished to her cock, her cock a buoy, Almost too small for sight. The murm'ring surge, That on th'... | |
| William Shakespeare, George Steevens - 1829 - 542 pages
...wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire;9 dreadful trade ! Methinks, he seems no bigger than...beach, Appear like mice ; and yon' tall anchoring bark, DiminUh'd to her cock;'0 her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sieht: The murmuring surge. That on... | |
| William Henry Ireland - Kent (England) - 1829 - 800 pages
...air, Seem scarce so gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade I Methinks he seems no bigger than his head. The fishermen...beach Appear like mice, and yon tall anchoring bark Diminished to her cock, her cock a buoy, Almost too small for sight. The murm'ring surge, That on th'... | |
| English essays - 1829 - 804 pages
...scarce as gruss as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire— Dreadful trade .' Mcthinks he seems no bigger than his head. The fishermen that...beach Appear like mice. And yon tall anchoring bark Diminish'd to her boat ; her boat ! a buoy Aii'ii.-i too small for sight. The murmuring surge, That... | |
| Provincial Scotsman - Brussels (Belgium) - 1829 - 300 pages
...following picture :— " Come on, Sir: here') the place:—stand still:—l,mv fearful And dizzy 'tin, to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows and choughs...the mid-way air, Show scarce so gross as beetles. Half-way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! Mcthinks he seems no bigger than his... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...garments. Glo. Methinks, you are better spoken. Edg. Come on, sir ; here's the place : — stapd still — how fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so...beach, Appear like mice ; and yon' tall anchoring bark, Diminish'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight : the murmuring surge, , That... | |
| Botany, Economic - 1832 - 412 pages
...southern shores ; and even in the time of Shakspeare it was a profitable occupation to gather it. " How fearful And dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low...trade ! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head*." Samphire — fyithornum maritimum. King Lear, Act iv. Seen"- 5. A few pungent vegetables, and the aromatics... | |
| Botany - 1830 - 632 pages
...the seeds somewhat resembling that grain. £.) J (" Come on, Sir, here's the place— stand still. How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so...down Hangs one that gathers Samphire ; dreadful trade ! " Samphire, detersive in quality, warm and aromatic in flavour, is much sought after for pickling,... | |
| William Shakespeare, William Harness - 1830 - 654 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...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... | |
| A F. Kendall - 1830 - 704 pages
...is a 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...wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles: — Halfway down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks he seems no higger than... | |
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