 | Thomas Best - 1807 - 208 Seiten
...as you lead it round in artful curve, 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; Some lightly tossing to the grassy bank, And to the shelving shore slow dragging some, With various... | |
 | Thomas Best - 1808 - 210 Seiten
...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, With eye attentive mark the springing game : Straight as above the surface of the flood They wanton rise, or, urg'd by hunger,... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 Seiten
...the hollow'd bank Pi everted 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. Straight as above the surface of the flood They wanton rise, or urg'd by hunger leap,... | |
 | James Thomson, Thomas Park - 1808 - 444 Seiten
...from the hallow'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. Straight as above the surface of the flood They wanton rise, or urg'd by hunger leap,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 Seiten
...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. Straight as above the surface of the flood They wanton rise, or urg'd by hunger leap,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1813 - 346 Seiten
...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,... | |
 | Thomas Best - 1814 - 286 Seiten
...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, With eye attentive mark the springing game. Straight as above the surface of the flood They wanton rise, or urged by hunger leap,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1816 - 256 Seiten
...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. Straight as above the surface of the flood They wanton rise, or, urg'd by hunger, leap,... | |
 | James Thomson, Dr. Johnson - 1818 - 316 Seiten
...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 curve, With eye attentive mark the springing game. Straight as above the surface of the flood They wanton rise, or urg'd by hunger leap,... | |
 | 1822 - 278 Seiten
...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. Straight as above the surface of the flood They wanton rise, or urged by hunger leap,... | |
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With eye attentive mark the springing game. Straight as above the surface of the flood They .wanton rise, or urged by hunger leap, Then fix, with gentle twitch, the barbed hook: Some lightly tossing to the grassy bank, And to the shelving shore slow-dragging... 
