 The worm that draws a long immoderate size, The trout abhors, and the rank morsel flies ; And, if too small, the naked fraud's in sight, And fear forbids, while hunger does invite. Those baits will best reward the fisher's pains, Whose...  The Table Book - Seite 811von William Hone - 1827 - 870 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Gay - 1753 - 282 Seiten
...ftains : Cleanfe them from filth, to give a tempting glofs, Cherifh the fully'd reptile race with mofs ; Amid the verdant bed they twine, they toil, And from their bodies wipe their native foil. 1 70 But when the fun difplays his glorious beams, And fhallow rivers flow with filver flreams,... | |
 | John Newbery - 1762 - 292 Seiten
...ftains : Cleanfe them from filth, to give a tempting glofs, Cherifh the fully'd reptile race with mofs ; Amid the verdant bed they twine, they toil, And from their bodies wipe their native foil. But when the fun difplays his glorious beams, And fhallow rivers flow with filver ftreams, Then... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 Seiten
...ftains : Clcanfc them from filth, to give a tempting glofs, Chcrifh the fullicd reptile race with mofs ; Amid the verdant bed they twine, they toil, And from their bodies wipe their native foil. But when the fun difplays his glorious beams, And mallow rivers flow with filver dreams, Then... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 Seiten
...(tains; Cleanfe them from filth, to give a tempting glofs, Cherifh the fullied reptile race with mofs ; Amid the verdant bed they twine, they toil, And from their bodies wipe their native foil. But when the fun difplays his glorious beams, And (hallow rivers flow with filrcr ftreams, Then... | |
 | 1797 - 420 Seiten
...forbids, while hunger does invite. Those baits will best reward the fisher's pains, Whose poliah'd tails a shining yellow stains : Cleanse them from...moss; Amid the verdant bed they twine, they toil, I7« And from their bodies wipe their native soil. But when the sun displays his glorious beams, And... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 512 Seiten
...Cleanfe them from filth, to give a tempting glofs, Cheiifh thefully'd reptile race with oiofs; ¡mid the verdant bed they twine they toil, And from their bodies wipe their native foil. But when the fun difplays his gloriors beams, \nd fhallow rivejf flow with fiiver fireams, "hen... | |
 | Thomas Best - 1804 - 208 Seiten
...And if too small, the naked fraud's in sight, And tear forbids while hunger does invite. Those baits will best reward the fisher's pains, Whose polish'd...toil, And from their bodies wipe their native soil. Palmer-fly, Palmer-rcorm, Wool-bed, or Cankers, Found in herbs, plants and trees, where they are bred,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 508 Seiten
...?leanfe them from filth, to give a tempting glofs, Cherifh the fully'd reptile race with mofs ; Imid the verdant bed they twine they toil, And from their bodies wipe their native foil. * 17» But when the fun difplays his glorious beams, And (hallow rivers flow with filver ftreams,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 Seiten
...Itains ; Cleanf; them fromrilth.togivea tempting glofs, Cherifh the fullied reptile race with mols; Amid the verdant bed they twine, they toil, And from their bodies wipe their native foil. But when the fun dilblays his glorious be.ims, And (hallow rivers flow with filvei' Itreams,... | |
 | Thomas Best - 1807 - 208 Seiten
...And if too small, the naked fraud's in sight, And fear forbids while hunger does invite. Those baits will best reward the fisher's pains, Whose polish'd...stains: Cleanse them from filth to give a tempting glints, Cherish the sully'd reptile race with moss : Amid the verdant bed, they twine, they toil, And... | |
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