 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 - 1813 - 346 pages
...hollow'd bank Reverted plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice-judging, the delusive fly ; 40B 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 - 1816 - 256 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...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... | |
 | James Thomson, Dr. Johnson - Laziness - 1818 - 316 pages
...the stone, or from the hollow'd bank Reverted plays in undulating ?ow, There throw, nice-judging, the delusive fly ; And as you lead it round in artful...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... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...stone, or from the liollow'd bank Reverted plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice judging, the us life inform'd, and gnme. Straight as above the surface of the flood They wanton rise, or urg'il by hunger leap, Then fix,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1822 - 174 pages
...the hallow'd bank Reverted plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice judging, the delusive fly j And, as you lead it round in artful curve, With eye...flood They wanton rise, or urged by hunger leap, Then lix, with gentle twitch, the barbed hook : Some lightly tossing to the grassy bank, And to the shelving... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...stone, or from the hollow'd bank Reverted plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice judging, the urg'd by hunger leap. Then fix with gentle twitch the barbed hook ; Some lightly tossing to the grassy... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...m artful curve, With eye attentive mark the spring Straight as above the surface of the They wan'on rise, or, urged by hunger, leap, Then fix, with gentle twitch, the barbed hook : Some lightly tov,ii-.g to the grassy bank. And to the shelving shore slow dragging some With various hand proportion'd... | |
 | James Thomson - Seasons - 1826 - 176 pages
...hallow'd bank Reverted plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice judging, the delusive fly ; 405 And, as you lead it round in artful curve, With eye...leap; Then fix, with gentle twitch, the barbed hook : 410 Some lightly tossing to the grassy bank, And to the shelving shore slow dragging some, With various... | |
 | James Thomson - 1826 - 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,...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... | |
 | James Thomson - Seasons - 1826 - 438 pages
...bunk Reverted plays in undulating flow: There throw, nice judging, the delusive fly; And as you load it round in artful curve, With eye attentive, mark...above the surface of the flood They wanton rise , or, urg'd by hunger, leap , Then fix , with gentle twiteh, the barbed hook : Some lightly tossing to the... | |
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