 | George Crabb - 1826 - 768 pagine
...and dairy, hungry bend their flight. THOMSON. To twist is to betid many times, to make many turns; But let not on thy hook the tortur'd worm, Convulsive, twist in agonizing folds. THOMSON. To distort is to turn or bend out of the right course ; thus the face is distorted in convulsions,... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 pagine
...dark-brown water aids the guile, To tempt the trout. The well dissembled fly, The rod fine-tap'ring with elastic spring, Snatch'd from the hoary steed...twist in agonizing folds ; Which, by rapacious hunger swallow'd deep, Gives, as you tear it from the bleeding breast Of the weak hapless uncomplaining wytch,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pagine
...dark-brown water aids the guile, To tempt the trout. The well-dissembled fly, The rod fine-tapering with elastic spring, Snatch'd from the hoary steed...watry stores prepare. But let not on thy hook the tortured worm, Convulsive, twist in agonizing folds ; Which, by rapacious hunger swallow'd deep, Gives,... | |
 | 1847 - 558 pagine
...reminiscences. FT A WEEK'S FISHING IN SOUTH DEVON. " The well-dissembled fly, The rod fine tapering with elastic spring, Snatch'd from the hoary steed the floating line, And all thy slender watery stores, prepare." THOMSON. Oh I the jolly angler's life, It is the best of any." Oh ! Devon,... | |
 | Charles Bowker Ash - 1831 - 648 pagine
...ANGLER; A FRAGMENT. ATTEMPTED IN THE MANNER OF THOMSON. -The well-dissembled fly, The rod fine-tap'ring with elastic spring, Snatch'd from the hoary steed the floating line, And all tliy ilender wafry stores prepare. Tuoiison. WHEN sable night retires, and cheerful morn, From tow'ring... | |
 | 1851
...floating line, And all thy watery stores prepare ; But let not on thy hook the tortured worm ConTolsive twist in agonizing folds ; Which, by rapacious hunger swallowed deep, Gives, as you tear it from the bleeding breast Of the weak, helpless, uncomplaining wretch, Harsh pain, and horror... | |
 | George Agar Hansard - 1834 - 280 pagine
...dark brown water aids the guile, To tempt the trout. The well-dissembled fly, The rod, fine tapering, with elastic spring, Snatch'd from the hoary steed, the floating line, And all thy slender watery store prepare.'* THOMPSON. But if you remark the sort of place where the first two or three... | |
 | James Thomson - 1836 - 200 pagine
...water aids the guile,- , ^ To tempt the trout. The well-dissembled fly, The rod fine tapering w ith elastic spring, Snatch'd from the hoary steed the...twist in agonizing folds ; Which by rapacious hunger swallow'd deep, Gives, as you tear it from the bleeding breast Of the weak, helpless, uncomplaining... | |
 | James Thomson - 1836 - 164 pagine
...dissembled fly, The rod, fine tap'ring with elastic spring, Snatch'd from the hoary steed the floating Hoe, And all thy slender wat'ry stores, prepare. But let...twist in agonizing folds; Which, by rapacious hunger swallow'd deep, Gives, as you tear it from the bleeding breast Of the weak, hapless, uncomplaining... | |
 | James Thomson - 1838 - 236 pagine
...the floating line, And all thy slender watery stores prepare. But let not on thy hook the tortured worm, Convulsive, twist in agonizing folds ; Which, by rapacious hunger swallowed deep, Gives, as you tear it from the bleeding breast Of the weak, helpless, uncomplaining wretch, Harsh pain and horror... | |
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Which, by rapacious hunger swallow'd deep, Gives, as you tear it from the bleeding breast Of the weak helpless uncomplaining wretch, Harsh pain, and horror to the tender hand. 
