 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 the...  The Church quarterly review - Pàgina 2111923Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - 1766 - 534 pàgines
...dreadful trade! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head. The fisher-men that walk upon the beach Appear like mice; and yond tall anchoring bark Diminish'd to her cock; her cock, a buoy 85 Almost too small for sight. The murmuring surge, That on the unnumbred idle pebbles chafes Cannot... | |
 | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - 1792 - 442 pàgines
...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 murmuring {urge That on the unnumhred idle Pebble chafer Cannot... | |
 | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - 1792 - 442 pàgines
...dreadful trade ! Me thinks he feems no bigger than, hit head ! The fishermen that walk upon the beaeh Appear like mice; and yond tall anchoring bark Diminish'd to her cock ; her cock, a buvy Almoft too fimall for fight. The murmuring funge That on the unnumbred idle Pebble chafer Cannot... | |
 | John Walker - 1801 - 424 pàgines
...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...sight. The murmuring surge, That on the unnumber'd pebbles idly chafes, Cannot be heard so high. I'll look no more, Lest my brain turn, and the deficient... | |
 | 1801 - 446 pàgines
...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 sight. The murmuring surg* That on the unnumber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so high. I'll look no more, Lest... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - 1802 - 404 pàgines
...the beach " Appear like mice; and yon tall anchoring bark " Diminished to her cock. * * '' * * * " The murmuring surge, " That on the unnumber'd idle pebbles chafes, " Cannot be heard so high." All the objects on the plain below are, in fact, dwindled away to the eye of the spectator into littleness... | |
 | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - 1802 - 410 pàgines
...lipon thé beach Appear like mice ; and yon' tall anchoring bai k Diminish'd to her cock ; her cocfc , a buoy Almost too small for sight. The murmuring surge That on thé unnutnber'd idle pebbles chafes, Giniiot tie heard so high. Fil look no more, Lest my brain turn... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pàgines
...walk upon the beach Appear like mice ; and yon tall anchoring bark Diminish'd to her boat ; her boat, a buoy, Almost too small for sight. The murmuring surge (That on the unnumber'd idle pebbles beat) Cannot be heard so high. I'll look no more, Lest my brain turn. I No. 119. THURSDAY, JANUARY... | |
 | 1808 - 1016 pàgines
...that walk, upan the " beach '< Appear like mice ; and yon tall a»i" cboring bark " Seem» Icsîen'd to her cock, her cock " a buoy, " Almost too small for sight . " The murmuring surge beneath " Cannot be heard so high." The eggs, immediately after they arc • ', • liu^ ^IMIII, u«... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1804 - 450 pàgines
...walk upon the beach Appear like mice, and yon tall anchoring bark Diminish'd to her boat; her boat ! a buoy Almost too small for sight. The murmuring surge That on th' unuumber'd idle pebbles beats, Cannot be heard so high. I'll look no more, Lest my brain turn.... | |
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