 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 646 pages
...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 beach, Appear like mice ; and yond' tall anchoring bark, Diminish'd to her cocki ; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight. The... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 554 pages
...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 beach , Appear like mice ; and yond' tall anchoring bark , Diminish'd to her cock; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight. The... | |
 | John (uncle, pseud.) - 1846 - 304 pages
...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 beach Appear like mice. The murmuring surge That on the unnumbered pebbles idly breaks, Cannot be heard so high. " This description... | |
 | C. Ludovic - 1846 - 402 pages
...as beetles: half tcay doicn Hangs otie thal gathers samphire ; dreadful trade .' Methinks , he seems no bigger than his head : The fishermen , that walk upon the beach, Appear Uke mice , and yon"' tall anchoring bark Dimini&Wd to her cock ; her cock , a buoy Almost too small... | |
 | 1846 - 538 pages
...gross as beetles: half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire: dreadful trade ! Melhinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appe.ir like mice, and yon tall anchortug bark, Diminish'd to her cock; her cock, a buoy Almost too... | |
 | 1847 - 436 pages
...gross as beetles: Half-way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; drr;idful trade ! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon (¡ill anchoring hark, Diminish'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight: The murmuring... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1847 - 872 pages
...gross as beetles : half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems yorid' tall anchoring bark, Dimiiiish'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight.... | |
 | 1838 - 278 pages
...gross as beetles: half-way down Himes one that gather* samphire ; dreadful trade ! "Blethinks he seems no bigger than his head : The fishermen that walk upon the beach Appear 1ike mice: and yon tall anchoring bark, fliminish'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almost too small... | |
 | 1898 - 712 pages
...gross as beetles : naif 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 like mice : and yond tall anchoring liark, Diminish'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight : the... | |
 | Theodore Edward Hook - 1849 - 378 pages
...camphire, dreadful trade.' " This, I think it but right to say, I did not myself see. ' Methinks he seems no bigger than his head, The fishermen that walk upon the beach Appear like mice.' " This, again, I cannot quite agree to, for, where we stood, they looked exactly like men, only smaller,... | |
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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 the... 
