 | John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! , . Methinks he seems no bigger than his head ! The 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 murmuring... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) - 1802 - 404 pages
...the whole circumference of the horizon. On approaching the verge of the mountain — " How fearful " And dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low ! #**•»#...beach " Appear like mice; and yon tall anchoring bark " Diminished to her cock. * * '' * * * " The murmuring surge, " That on the unnumber'd idle pebbles... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1805 - 582 pages
...with the spectacles of Shakespeare at the shipping in the bay, which appeared like small boats : < The fishermen that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon tall anchoring bark, Diminished to her cock ; her ceck, a buoy Almost too small for sight.' The Cape of Good Hope had been... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - Africa, Southern - 1806 - 412 pages
...whole circumference of the horizon. On approaching the verge of the mountain — " How fearful '« And dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low ! *»**#....beach " Appear like mice ; and yon tall anchoring bark " D1minish' d to her cock. # * * * * * " The murmuring surge " That on the unnumberM idle pebbles chafes,... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade ! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head. The 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 sijjht. The murmuring surge, That on... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 584 pages
...down iangsonethat gathers samphire'; dreadful trade ! Rethinks, he seems no bigger than his head : o many hours must I take my rest ; So many hours must I contemplate ; So many hours must Jnninish'd to her cock"": her cock, a buoy, iiminish'd to her cock , „,.. ^^.^, . UuUj, Almost too... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 432 pages
...air, Show scarce so big as beetles ; half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon tall anchoring bark Seems lessen'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy, Almost too small for sight ; the murm'ring surge Cannot... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 454 pages
...air, Show scarce so big as beetles ; half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice ; and yon tall anch'ring bark Seems lessen'd-to her cock ; her cock, a buoy, Almost too small for sight; the murm'ring... | |
 | Eaton Stannard Barrett - Great Britain - 1809 - 166 pages
...down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade I Methinks he seems no bigger than his head. The fishermen, that walk upon the 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 - 1811 - 424 pages
...down, Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head : The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice ; and yon' tall anchoring bark,. Dimiuish'd to her cock 5 her cock, a buoy- . Almost too small for sight : The murmuring swrgr, That... | |
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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... 
