 tis, to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows, and choughs, that wing the midway air. Shew 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...  Scotland - Page 44by William Beattie - 1838 - 236 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - German literature - 1766 - 534 pages
...— Come on, Sir, Here's the place; stand still. How fearful And dizzy 'tis to cast ones eyes so low! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Shew scarce so gross as beetles. Half way down 30 Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks he seems no bigger than... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...COME on, Sir, here's the place — stand still. How fcarfol And dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Shew scarce so gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade ! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his... | |
 | John Graves - Cleveland (England : District) - 1808 - 556 pages
...applied to the rocks upon this part of the Cleveland eoaft :. " How fearful, And dizzy 'tis, to caft. one's eyes below ! The crows and choughs that wing the midway air Scarce teem fo grofs as beetles;—halfway down Hangs one that gathers famphire ; dreadful trade !... | |
 | John Britton - Architecture - 1812 - 1070 pages
...the beholder of that fine description, " How fearful " And dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low ! " The crows, and choughs, that wing the midway air, " Shew scarce so gross as beetles . Half vtiy down • Hangs one who gainers samphire ; drcndiul trade.'" Di iktwpenM. This This dissevered... | |
 | William Barker Daniel - Fishing - 1813 - 820 pages
...finely portrayed this hazardous Employment. . "How fearful And dizzy 'tis to cast one's Eyes so low! The Crows, and Choughs, that wing the midway Air, Shew scarce so gross as Beetles. Half way down Hangs one who gathers Samphire; dreadful Trade!" An uncommon Ransom for an Ecclesiastic,... | |
 | John Feltham - 1813 - 368 pages
...and bending head Looks fearfully on the confined deep ; How dizzy 'tis to cast one's ryes so low ! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Shew scarce so gross as beetles. Half-way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade i Methinks he seems no bigger than his... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 666 pages
...Come on, Sir, here's the place stand still. How fearful And dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Shew scarce so gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; (74) dreadful trade ! Methinks he seems no bigger than... | |
 | Robert Deverell - Hieroglyphics - 1813 - 350 pages
...Come on, Sir, here's the place stand Still. HOIK fearful \ And dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Shew scarce so gross as beetles. \ Halfway down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; (74:) dreadful trade ! Methinks he seems no bigger... | |
 | William Barker Daniel - Falconry - 1813 - 568 pages
...portrayed this hazardous Employment. " How fearful And dizzy 'tis to cast one's Eyes so low ! The Crozes, and Choughs, that wing the midway Air, Shew scarce so gross as Beetles. Half way down Hangs one who gathers Samphire; dreadful Trade!" . An uncommon Ransom for an Ecclesiastic,... | |
 | 1817 - 254 pages
...to describe the cliffs, as he has dxjne :~ How fearful And dizzy 'tis to cast one'* eyes so loir I The crows, and choughs, that wing the midway air,. Shew scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hang* one that gathers samphire : dreadful trade!Methink-s, he seems no> bigger than... | |
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