 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 530 pages
...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 pebble beats) Cannot be heard so high. I'll look no more, ^f Lest my brain turn. No. 119. THURSDAY,... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 534 pages
...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 pebble beats) Cannot be heard so high. I'll look no more, Lest my brain turn. No. 119. THURSDAY, JANUARY... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 94 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'dto her cock : her cock, a buoy, Almost too small for sight • the mnrm'ring... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 414 pages
...told you. JOH NSON. 4l EJgar alters his voice in order to pass afterwards for a ;malignanr JOHNSON. Appear like mice ; and yon' tall anchoring bark, Diminish'd to her cock ;' her cock, a buoyAlmost too small for sight : The murmuring surge, That on the unnumber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 420 pages
...not a letter, but a remark. JOHNSON. [J] You may infer more than I have directly told you. JOHNSON. Appear like mice ; and yon' tall anchoring bark, Diminish'd to her cock ,5 her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight : The murmuring surge, That on the unnumber'd idle pebbles... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 666 pages
...The fishermen that walk upon the beech, Appear like mice ; and yond tall anchoring bark, Diminish' d to her cock; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight. The murmuring surge, (74) One that gathers samphire. Vide the map of the moon. This passage is referable to the same shadow... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 350 pages
...The fishermen that walk upon the beech, Appear like mice ; and yond tall anchoring bark, Diminish' d to her cock; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight. The murmuring surge, (74) One that gathers samphire. Vide the map of the moon. Thh passage is referable to the same shadow... | |
 | John Feltham - 1813 - 368 pages
...one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade i Methinks he seems no bigger than his head. The fi-hermen, 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 murmuring surgef That OQ th'... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 528 pages
...Half way down Hangs oue that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head : The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear...too small for sight: The murmuring surge, That on 1ln- mmumber d idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so high : — I'll look no more ; Lest my brain... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1816 - 428 pages
...Half-way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade-! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head. The fishermen that walk upon the beach, Appear...anchoring bark Diminish'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy That on th' unnumber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so high. I'll look no more, Lest my brain... | |
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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... 
