With eye attentive mark the springing game. Straight as above the surface of the flood They wanton rise, or urg'd by hunger leap, Then fix, with gentle twitch, the barbed hook : Some lightly tossing to the grassy bank, And to the shelving shore slow-dragging... Art of Angling - Página 85por Charles Bowlker - 1826 - 154 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| James Thomson - 1763 - 458 páginas
...eye attentive mark the fpringing game. Strait as above the furface of the flood They •wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap, Then fix, with gentle twitch,, the barbed hook : 410 Some lightly tofling to the grafly bank, And to the fhelving fhore flow-dragging fome, With various... | |
| James Thomson - 1766 - 266 páginas
...With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. Strait as abqve the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap, Then fix, with gentle twitch, the barbed hook : 410 Some lightly toffing to the grafly bank, And to the fhelving fhore flow-dragging Tome, With various... | |
| James Thomson - 1769 - 218 páginas
...eye attentive mark the fpringing game. 410 Strait as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap, Then fix , with gentle twitch, the barbed hook : Some lightly toffing to the graffy bank , And to the shelving shore slow-dragging fome, 41? "With various hand proportion'd... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 628 páginas
...With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. Strait as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap, Then fix, with gentle twitch, the barbed hook: 410 Some lightly toffing to the grafly bank, And to the flielving fliore, flow-dragging fome, With... | |
| John Pinkerton - 1785 - 532 páginas
...cool directions fo/, as a fine diveriion. Strait as above the (brface of the flood They wanton rife, or, urg'd by hunger, leap, Then fix with gentle twitch the barbed hook ; Some lightly toffing to the gralTy bank, And to the (helving ihorefaw dragging fome. O JAMIE, JAMIE ! Had you no... | |
| John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 492 páginas
...thejlone,' or ' re* verted from the hollow bank,' Strait as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap, Then fix, with gentle twitch, the barbed hook : Some lightly-toffing to the grafly bank, And to the fhelving fhore flow-dragging fome, With various hand... | |
| 1788 - 404 páginas
...With eye attentive mark the (bringing game. Strait as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap, Then fix, with gentle twitch, the barbed hook : Some lightly tolling to the>grafly bank, And to the (helving fliore (low-dragging fome, With various hand proportion'd... | |
| James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 326 páginas
...With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. Strait as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd- by hunger leap, Then fix, with gentle twitch, the barbed hook : Some lightly toffing to the grafly bank, And to the fhelving fhore flow- dragging fome, With various hand proportion'd... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 292 páginas
...With ejre attentive mark the fpringing game. Strah as above the furface of th: flood They wanton rile, or urg'd by hunger leap, Then fix, with gentle twitch, the barbed hook : 419 Some lightly toffing to the grafly bank, . And to the fhelving ftiore, flow-dragging fome, With... | |
| James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1793 - 308 páginas
...With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. Strait as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap, Then fix, with gentle twitch, the barbed hook : Some lightly tofling to the grafly bank, And to the (helving more flow-dragging fome, With various hand proportion'd... | |
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