tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon... Elements of Criticism - Trang 135bởi Lord Henry Home Kames - 1863 - 486 trangXem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
| Eaton Stannard Barrett - 1809 - 458 trang
...grey in the dusk. To look down from an elevated station is too apt to turn weak heads giddy : — • How fearful And dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and chonghs, that wing the midway air, Shew scarce so gross as beetles. Halfway down Hangs one that gathers... | |
| Eaton Stannard Barrett - 1809 - 166 trang
...in the dusk. To look down from an elevated station is too apt to turn weak heads giddy : — » • How fearful And dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows and chonghs, that wing the midway air, Shew scarce so gross as beetles. Halfway down Hangs one that gathers... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1811 - 424 trang
...garments. Glo. Methinks, you are better spoken. Edg. Come on, sir ; here's the place : — stand stilll — How fearful And" dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so...wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : half way down, Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks, he seems no bigger than... | |
| Thomas Garnett - 1811 - 402 trang
...approaching it, we were instantly reminded of SHAKSPEARE'S striking description of the cliffs of Dover; How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so...wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles. * This theory of the formation of springs and rivers may be illustrated by bringing a bottle filled... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1811 - 498 trang
...I Glo. Methinks, you are better spoken. Edg. Come on, sir; here's the place;—stand still. ^r-How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so low!...wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles; Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1811 - 94 trang
...alter'd, But my garments. Gldst. Methinks, you're better spoken. Eds;. Come on, sir, here's the place. How fearful And dizzy tis, to cast one's eyes so low...choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so big as beetles ; half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! The fishermen, that... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1811 - 628 trang
...growing giddy, must have a good head, or a very bad one. Come on, Sir, here's the place. Stand still ! How fearful And dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low...crows and choughs that wing the midway air Show scarce as gross as beetles. Half-way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks he seems... | |
| Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 534 trang
...very bad one.* Come on, sir, here's the place. Stand still ! how fearful And dizzy 'tis to cast ones eyes so low ? The crows and choughs that wing the midway air Show scarce as gross as beetles. Half-way down Hangs one that gathers samphire. Dreadful trade ! Methinks he seems... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1811 - 530 trang
...very bad one.* Come on, sir, here's the place. Stand still! how fearful And dizzy 'tis to cast ones eyes so low ? The crows and choughs that wing the midway air Show scarce as gross as beetles. Half-way down Hangs one that gathers samphire. Dreadful trade ! Methinks he seems... | |
| John Britton - 1812 - 1070 trang
...perseverance. A sight of this perilous employ will remind the beholder of that fine description, " How fearful " And dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so...The crows, and choughs, that wing the midway air, " Shew scarce so gross as beetles . Half vtiy down • Hangs one who gainers samphire ; drcndiul trade.'"... | |
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