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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 Dramatick Works of George Colman ...: Philaster. King Lear. Epicoene; or ... - Page 183
by George Colman - 1777
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The Works of Shakespear: King Lear. Timon of Athens. Titus Andronicus. Macbeth

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 360 pages
...air, Shew fcarce fo grofs as beetles. Half way down Hangs one, that gathers Samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he feems no bigger than his head. The fifher-men, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yond tall anchoring bark, Diminifh'd to her cock; her cock, a buoy Almoft too fmall for fight. The...
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The History of King Lear: As it is Performed at the Theatre Royal ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare, George Colman, Nahum Tate - Aging parents - 1768 - 98 pages
...Shew fcarce fo grois as beetles. Halfway down ji?.ngs one that gathers famphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks, he feems no bigger than his head. The fifhermen, that walk upon the beach, .Appear like mice; and yond tall anchoring bark, DiminilVd' to her cock ; htr cock ! a buoy Almoil too imall for fight. The...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare. In Ten Volumes: Troilus and Cressida ...

William Shakespeare - 1773 - 514 pages
...Shew fcarce fo grofs as beetles : half way down Hangs one that gathers famphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks, he feems no bigger than his head. The fifhermen,...buoy Almoft too fmall for fight. The murmuring furge, That on the unnumber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard fo high : — I'll look no more ; Left...
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The Works of Shakespeare: Collated with the Oldest Copies, and ..., Volume 6

William Shakespeare - 1773 - 514 pages
...Shew fcarce fo grots ;is beetles. Half way down Hang"\ one, that gathers. famphire ; dreadful trade! Methinks, he feems no bigger than his. head. The fifher-men, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yond tall anchoring bark, Diminifh'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almoft too fmall for fight. The...
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An Essay on Genius

Alexander Gerard - Aesthetics - 1774 - 464 pages
...The fifhcrmcn that walk upon the beach Appear like mice \ and yond tall anchoring bark, Diminiihed to her cock ; her cock a buoy Almoft too fmall for fight. The murmuring furge That on th* unnumbred idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard fo high (6). 6 • Many Many defcriptions...
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The Kentish Traveller's Companion: In a Descriptive View of the Towns ...

Thomas Fisher - Kent (England) - 1776 - 246 pages
...air, Seem fcarce fo grofs as beetles. Halfway down Hangs one that gathers famphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks he feems no bigger than his head. The fifhermen that walk upon the beech Appear like mice, and yon tall anchoring bark Diminifh'd to her cock ; her cock a buoy, Almoft...
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The Beauties of Shakespear: Regularly Selected from Each Play. With a ...

William Shakespeare - 1780 - 336 pages
...fcarce fo grofs as beetles. Halfway down Hangs one that gathers famphire ; dreadful trade ! JVIethinks, he feems no bigger than his head. The fifher-men, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yond tall anchoring bark, Diminim'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almoft too fmall for fight. The...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare ...

William Shakespeare - 1785 - 632 pages
...air, Shew fcarce fo grofs as beetles : Halfway down Hangs one that gathers famphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks, he feems no bigger than his head : The fifhermen,...bark, Diminifh'd to ' her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almbft too fmall for fight : The murmuring furge, That on the unnumber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot...
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A Concordance to Shakespeare: Suited to All the Editions, in which the ...

Andrew Becket - 1787 - 494 pages
...one's eyes fo low ! The crows, and choughs, that wing the midway air, Shew fcarce fo grofs as beetles : The fifhermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like...Almoft too fmall for fight : the murmuring furge, •That on the unnumber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard fo high. Lear, A. 4, S. 6. SWAY. —...
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Elements of Criticism, Volume 1

Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1788 - 548 pages
...midway-air, Shew fcarce fo grofs as beetles. Half-way down Hangs one that gathers famphire; dreadful trade! Methinks he feems no bigger than his head. The fifhermen...Diminifh'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almoft too fmsril for fight. The murmuring furge, That on th' unnumbcr'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard...
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