 | John William Carleton - 1851 - 514 pagine
...hoary steed the floating line, Aud all thy 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... | |
 | James Thomson - 1840 - 174 pagine
...floating line, And all thy slender watery stores prepare. But let not on thy hook the tortured worm 386 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... | |
 | John Aikin - 1841 - 840 pagine
...dark-brown water aids the guile, To tempt the trout. The well-dissembled fly, The rod fine-tapering 7 swallow'd deep, Gives, as you tear it from the bleeding breast Of the weak helpless uncomplaining wretch,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1841 - 352 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 stores, prepare. But let not on thy hook the tortured worm Convulsive twist in agonizing folds... | |
 | James Thomson - 1841 - 194 pagine
...floating line, And all thy slender watery stores prepare. But let not on thy hook tho tortured worm 386 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... | |
 | James Thomson - 1842 - 440 pagine
...dark-brown water aids the gnile, 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 derp, Gives, as you tear it from the bleeding breast Of the weak, hapless, uncomplaining... | |
 | James Thomson - 1842 - 384 pagine
...fine-tapering with elastic spring, Snatch'd from the hoary steed the floating line, And all thy slender watery stores, prepare. But let not on thy hook the tortur'd...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, Patrick Murdoch - 1842 - 378 pagine
...fine-tapering with elastic spring, Snatch'd from the hoary steed the floating line, And all thy slender watery stores, prepare. But let not on thy hook the tortur'd worm, Convulsive, twist in agonising folds ; Which, by rapacious hunger swallow'd deep, 390 Gives, as you tear it from the bleeding... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 826 pagine
...well-dissembled fly, The rod fine-tapering with elastic spring, Snatch'd from the hoary steed the floating lino, , swallow'd deep, Gives, as you tear it from Ihe bleeding breast Of the weak helpless uncomplaining wretch,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 830 pagine
...dark-brown water aids the guile, To tempt the trout- The well-dissembled fly, The rod fine-tapering still Combine, and deepening into night, shut up The...face. The wanderers of Heaven, Each to his home, l!ut let not on thy hook the tortur'd worm, Convulsive, twist in agonizing folds ; Which, by rapacious... | |
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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. 
