 | John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...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 too small for...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 pages
...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... | |
 | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - 1802 - 410 pages
...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... | |
 | English literature - 1808 - 1016 pages
...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 - English essays - 1804 - 450 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 th' unuumber'd idle pebbles beats, Cannot be heard so high. I'll look no more, Lest my brain turn.... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 424 pages
...The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and you tall anch'ring bark Seems lessen'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy, Almost too small for sight; the murm'ring surge Cannot be heard so high. I'll look no mere; x Lost my brain turn, and the disorder... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 432 pages
...The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon tall anchoring bark Seems lessen'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy, Almost too small for sight ; the murm'ring surge Cannot be heard so high. I'll look no more; Lest my brain turn, and the disorder make... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1808 - 878 pages
...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 murm'ring surge, That on the unnumber'd idle pebble chafes, Cannot be heard so high : — I'll look... | |
 | John Britton - Architecture - 1808 - 888 pages
...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 murm'ring surge, That on the unnumber'd idle pebble chafes, Cannot be heard so high : — I'll look... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 454 pages
...fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice ; and yon tall anch'ring bark Seems lessen'd-to her cock ; her cock, a buoy, Almost too small for sight; the murm'ring surge Cannot be heard so high. I'll look no mere ; Lest my brain turn, and the disorder make... | |
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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... 
