 With eye attentive mark the springing game. 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...  The Saturday Magazine - Page 2411841Full view - About this book
 | James Thomson - 1757 - 244 pages
...or from the hollow'd bank Reverted plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice-judging, the delufive fly ; And as you lead it round in artful curve, With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. 410 Strait as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap,... | |
 | James Thomson - English literature - 1763 - 458 pages
...the hollow'd bank Reverted plays-in undulating flow, There throw, nice-judging, the delufivefly; 40f And as you lead it round in artful curve, With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. Strait as above the furface of the flood They •wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1769 - 218 pages
...hollow'd bank Reverted plays in undulating flovy, ----- There throw, nice- judging , the delufivefly; . And as you lead it round in artful curve , "With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. 410 Strait as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1774 - 272 pages
...hoilbw'd bank Reverted plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice judging, the delufive fly ; 405* And us you lead it round in artful curve, With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. i Strait as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 304 pages
...the hollow'd bank Reverted plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice-judging, the delufive fly; 405 And as you lead it round in artful curve, With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. Strait as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap,... | |
 | John Pinkerton - Literature - 1785 - 532 pages
...directions fo/, as a fine diveriion. Strait as above the (brface of the flood They wanton rife, or, urg'd by hunger, leap, Then fix with gentle twitch the barbed hook ; Some lightly toffing to the gralTy bank, And to the (helving ihorefaw dragging fome. O JAMIE, JAMIE ! Had you no... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - English poetry - 1785 - 492 pages
...re* verted from the hollow bank,' Strait as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap, Then fix, with gentle twitch, the barbed hook : Some lightly-toffing to the grafly bank, And to the fhelving fhore flow-dragging fome, With various hand... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1787 - 510 pages
...the hollow'd bank Reverted plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice-judging, the delufive fly, 405 And as you lead it round in artful curve, With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. Straight as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap,... | |
 | Periodicals - 1788 - 404 pages
...or from the hollow'd bank Reverted plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice-judging, the delufive fly; And as you lead it round in artful curve, With eye attentive mark the (bringing game. Strait as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd by hunger leap,... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 326 pages
...or from the hollow'd bank Reverted plays in undulating flow, There throw, nice-judging, the delufive fly; And as you lead it round in artful curve, With eye attentive mark the fpringing game. Strait as above the furface of the flood They wanton rife, or urg'd- by hunger leap,... | |
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