 To frame the little animal, provide All the gay hues that wait on female pride: Let Nature guide thee; sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require: The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor the dear purchase of the sable's tail....  Pictures of Sporting Life and Character - Page 257by Lord William Pitt Lennox - 1860Full view - About this book
 | 1797 - 420 pages
...thee ; sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; 180 The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor the dear purchase of the...: Silks of all colours must their aid impart, And ev'ry fur promote the fisher's art. So the gay lady, with expensive care, Borrows the pride of land,... | |
 | Thomas Best - 1804 - 208 pages
...wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor ttie dear purchase of the sable's tail. Each gaudy bird...tribute brings, And lends the growing insect proper wing : Silks of all colours must their aid impart, And every fur promote the fisher's art. GAT, THE... | |
 | Thomas Best - 1808 - 204 pages
...euide thee : sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor the dear purchase of the...of all colours must their aid impart, And every fur promote the fisher's art. GAY. J THE COMPLETE FLY-FISHER, CHAP. I. 'Observations concerning Artificial-Fly-Angling,... | |
 | Thomas Best - 1808 - 210 pages
...guide thee : sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor the dear purchase of the...tribute brings, And lends the growing insect proper wing* : Silks of all colours must their aid impart, And every fur promote the fisher's art GAY. THE... | |
 | John Gay, Thomas Park - 1808 - 322 pages
...thee ; sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; 180 The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor the dear purchase of the sable's tail. Eaoh gaudy hird some slender tribute brings, Vud lends the growing insect proper wings : Silks of all... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...guide thee : sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor the dear purchase of the...of all colours must their aid impart, And every fur promote the fisher's art. So the gay lady, with excessive care, Borrows the pride of land, of sea,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor the dear purchace a Printer, weary of his life, Learn from theirbooks...to hang himself and wife? This, this, my friend, wiu&s : Silks of all colors must their aid impart, And ev'ry fur promote the fisher's art. So the gay... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 582 pages
...guide thee ; sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor the dear purchase of the...tribute brings, And lends the growing insect proper wines: Silks of all colours must their aid impart, And every fur promote the fisher's artSo the gay... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 596 pages
...guide thee ; sometimes golden vire The shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail. Nor the dear purchase of the...tail. Each gaudy bird some slender tribute brings, And (ends the growing insect proper wings : Silks of all colours must their aid impart. And every fur promote... | |
 | William Barker Daniel - 1812 - 654 pages
...guide thee, sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require. The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor the dear purchase of the...wings. Silks of all colours must their aid impart, And ev'ry fur promote the fisher's art. So the gay Lady, with expensive care, Borrows the pride of land,... | |
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