 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 Gentleman's Magazine - Pagina 2081820Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1823 - 418 pagina’s
...mixed with the pain, witness Shakspeare's description of Dover cliffs : 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 ; dreadful... | |
 | British poets - 1824 - 676 pagina’s
...my state, Which, well thou know'st, is cross and full of sin. PRECIPICE. 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 ; dreadful trade ! Methinks, he... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1824 - 444 pagina’s
...Glost. Methinks you're better spoken. Edg. Come on, sir, here's the place. How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so big as beetles ; half way down ; Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade !... | |
 | Joseph Tinker Buckingham - 1824 - 264 pagina’s
...description of the cliffs of Dover. " 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, Show scarce so gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade Mcthinks... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1824 - 422 pagina’s
...better spoken. Edg. 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, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Halfway down Hangs one that gathers samphire f ; dreadful trade !... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1824 - 512 pagina’s
...are better spoken. Edg. Come on, sir; hereVthe place :— Stand still. —How fearful And dizzy '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 ;9 dreadful trade!... | |
 | 1825 - 506 pagina’s
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 | Thomas Bewick - 1826 - 446 pagina’s
...dressed meat, bread, and soft grain, but will not eat common worms. • " 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." THE MAGPIE. PIANET. (Corvus Pica, Linn. — La Pie, Buffi) LENGTH about eighteen... | |
 | 1826 - 502 pagina’s
...you're belter spoken. Edff. Come on, sir; [Crowes to н.] here's the place. How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Shew scarce so big as beetles ; half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! The tjshermen,... | |
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