 To frame the little animal, provide All the gay hues that wait on female pride : Let Nature guide thee ; sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor the dear purchase of the sable's...  The New sporting magazine - Pagina 1511846Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | John Gay - 1753 - 282 pagina’s
...delufive art muft try, I75 And tempt their hunger with the curious fly. To frame the little animal, provide All the gay hues that wait on female pride, Let nature guide thee ; fometimes golden wire Thefhining bellies of the fly require; i80 The peacock's plumes thy tackle... | |
 | John Newbery - 1762 - 292 pagina’s
...more delufive art muft try, And tempt their hunger with the curious fly. To frame the little animal, provide All the gay hues that wait on female pride, Let nature guide thee ; fometimes golden wire The fLining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle muft... | |
 | Art - 1762 - 290 pagina’s
...bed they twine, they toil,And. from their bodies wipe their native foil. To frame the little animal, provide ^ All the gay hues that wait on female pride, Let nature guide thee ; fometimes golden wiie The filming bellies of the fty require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle muft... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins - 1775 - 620 pagina’s
...materials ufed in fly-making, which is quoted from the above-mentioned poem. " To frame the little animal provide " All the gay hues that 'wait on female pride ; " Let nature guide thee, fometimes getdea wire, " The Jhining bellies of the fly require. '' The peacock' s plumes thy tackle... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 pagina’s
...dclufiveirt muft try, And tempt their hunger with the curious fly. • To frame the little animal, provide All the gay hues that wait on female pride ; Let nature guide thee ; fomeUBics golden wire. The fhining bellies of the fly require ; * The peacock's plumes thy tackle... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pagina’s
...more delufive art rmift try, And ttmpt their hunger with the curious йу. To frame the little animal, provide All the gay hues that wait on female pride ; Let nature guide thee ; fomctimes golden wire The (hinirg bellies of the fly require; The peacock's plumes thy tackle muft... | |
 | 1797 - 420 pagina’s
...female pride: Let Nature guide thee ; sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; 180 The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor...gaudy bird some slender tribute brings, And lends the growing insect proper wings : Silks of all colours must their aid impart, And ev'ry fur promote the... | |
 | Thomas Best - 1804 - 208 pagina’s
...margin stray, And with the fur-wrought fly delude the prey. To frame the little animal, provide AH the gay hues that wait on female pride : Let Nature...The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor ttie dear purchase of the sable's tail. Each gaudy bird some slender tribute brings, And lends the... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 508 pagina’s
...delufive art muft try, 175 And tempt their hunger with the curious fly. To frame the litt 'c animal, provide All the gay hues that wait on female pride ; Let nature guide thee j fometimes golden wire The fhining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle muft... | |
 | Thomas Best - 1807 - 208 pagina’s
...fly delude the prey. Silent along the mazy margin stray, To frame the little animal, provide All tbe gay hues that wait on female pride. Let Nature guide thee: sometimes golden wire The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, The shining bellies of the fly require; Nor the dear purchase... | |
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