 | James Thomson - 1757 - 244 páginas
...; And as you lead it round in artful curve, With 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 twich, the barbed hook : Some lightly toffing to' the grafiy bank, And to the fhelving fhore flow-dragging... | |
 | James Thomson - 1763 - 458 páginas
...delufivefly; 40f And as you lead it round in artful curve, With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. Strait as above the furface of the flood They •wanton rife,...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
...And as you lead^t round in artful curve, With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. Strait as abqve the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd...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
...And as you lead it round in artful curve , "With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. 410 Strait as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife,...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 to... | |
 | James Thomson - 1774 - 272 páginas
...405* And us you lead it round in artful curve, With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. i Strait as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap, XHen fix, with gentle twitch, the barbed hook,: B 3; Some lightly tofllng to the graffy bank, And to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 304 páginas
...fly; 405 And as you lead it round in artful curve, With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. Strait as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife,...leap, Then fix, with gentle twitch, the barbed hook: 410 Some lightly toffing to the grafly bank, And to the Shelving fliore, flow-dragging fome, With various... | |
 | John Pinkerton - 1785 - 532 páginas
...which he proceeds to give us cool directions fo/, as a fine diveriion. Strait as above the (brface of the flood They wanton rife, or, urg'd by hunger,...twitch the barbed hook ; Some lightly toffing to the gralTy bank, And to the (helving ihorefaw dragging fome. O JAMIE, JAMIE ! Had you no bowels fo» fifh... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 492 páginas
...thejlream,' and his ' jlream boiling around thejlone,' or ' re* verted from the hollow bank,' Strait as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife,...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... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 544 páginas
...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 to their force. The motions of the fifh, and the operations of the angler, are here detailed With wonderful precifion.... | |
 | John Bell - 1787 - 510 páginas
...the hollow'd bank Reverted plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice-judging, the delufive fly, 405 And as you lead it round in artful curve, With eye...rife, or urg'd by hunger leap, Then fix, with gentle twiteh, the barbed hook; 4i0 Some lightly tomng to the graffy bank, And to the lhelving fhore flow-dragging... | |
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With eye attentive mark the springing game. Straight as above the surface of the flood They wanton rise, or urged 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... 
