 With eye attentive mark the springing game. Straight as above the surface of the flood They wanton rise, or urg'd by hunger leap, Then fix, with gentle twitch, the barbed hook...  The Saturday Magazine - Page 2411841Full view - About this book
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - English poetry - 1793 - 308 pages
...attentive mark the fpringing game. Strait as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap, Then fix, with gentle twitch, the barbed hook : Some lightly tofling to the grafly bank, And to the (helving more flow-dragging fome, With various hand proportion'd... | |
 | 1794 - 954 pages
...or from the hollow'dbank Reverted plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice-judging, the delufive fly ; And as you lead it round in artful curve, With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. Strait as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap,... | |
 | Thomas Best - Fishing - 1794 - 182 pages
...THE ART OF ANGLING. ^.everted plays in undulating ftow;. There throw, nice judging, the delufive fty, And as you lead it round in artful curve, With eye attentive mark the fpringing game; Straight as above the furface of the ftood They wanton rife, or ug'd by hunger leap,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 972 pages
...from the hollow'd lank Reverted plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice-judging, the delufivefly } And as you lead it round in artful curve, With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. Strait as above \he furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1800 - 302 pages
...stone , or from die hollow'd bank Reverted plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice-judging, the delusive fly; And , as you lead it round in artful...curve , With eye attentive mark the springing game. Strait as above the surface of the flood They wanton rise , or urg'd by hunger leap , Then fix, with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 542 pages
...twuk Hcyertad plays in uiidiilating flow, T here throw, nice judging, the drlufive fly, 405 And, a< you lead it round in artful curve, With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. &(rtiglttt$ abov-e ihe furiacc of the flood They wanton rife, or, urg'd by hunger,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1803 - 268 pages
...stone, or from the hollow'd bank Reverted plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice-judging , the delusive fly ; And as you lead it round in artful...curve , With eye attentive mark the springing game. Strait as above the surface of the flood They wanton rise, or urg'd by hunger leap , Then fix, with... | |
 | James Thomson - 1803 - 186 pages
...stone, or from the hollow'd hank Reverted plays in undulating flow ; There throw, nice judging, the delusive fly; And as you lead it round in artful curve, With eye attentive mark the springing game, Strait as ahove the surface of the flood They wanton rise, or urg'd hy hunger, leap, Then fix with... | |
 | James Thomson - 1803 - 330 pages
...or from the hollow'd bank Reverted plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice-judging, the delufive fly; And as you lead it round in artful curve, With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. Straight as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap,... | |
 | Thomas Best - 1804 - 208 pages
...the stone, or from the hollow bank Reverted plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice judging, the delusive fly, And as you lead it round in artful curve,...above the surface of the flood They wanton rise, or urg'd by hunger leap, Then fix with gentle twitch the barbed hook ; Some lightly tossing to the grassy... | |
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