 | Samuel Butler, Robert Thyer - 1759 - 538 pages
...at the Rate they ft ink . That live, as if they had been run aground, And, when they die, are caft away and drown'd ; That dwell in Ships, like Swarms of Rats, and prey Upon the Goods, all Nations fleets convey, And, when their Merchants are blown up and crackt ; Whole Towns are caft away in Storms,... | |
 | Pomponius Mela - 1761 - 168 pages
...they sink ; That live as if they had been run aground, And when they die are cast away and drowned ; That dwell in ships, like swarms of rats, and prey Upon the goods all nations' fleets convey ; And when their merchants are blown up and crack'd, Whole towns are cast away in storms... | |
 | Sir John Carr - Germany - 1807 - 334 pages
...but at the rate they stink; " That live as if they had been run aground, , " And, when they die, are cast away and drown'd; " That dwell in ships, like...like cannibals, on other fishes, " And serve their cousin germans up in dishes, " A land that rides at anchor, and is moor'd, " In which they do not live,... | |
 | Sir John Carr - Netherlands - 1807 - 328 pages
...but at the rate they stink ; " That live as if they had been run aground, " And, when they die, are cast away and drown'd; " That dwell in ships, like...like cannibals, on other fishes, " And serve their cousin germans up in dishes, " A land that ride's at anchor, and is moor'd, " In which they do not... | |
 | sir John Carr - 1807 - 538 pages
...but at the rate they stink ; " That live as if they. had been tun aground, c< And, when they die, are cast away and drown'd ; " That dwell in ships, like...crack ' Whole towns are cast away in storms and wreck £ THE DUTCH TELEGRAPH. 11 " That feed like canibals, on other fishes, " And serve their cousin germans... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 414 pages
...think They can be safe, but at the rate they stink; That live as if they had been run aground, And when they die, arc cast away, and drown'd ; That dwell...swarms of rats, and prey Upon the goods all nations' fleets convey ; And, when their merchants are blown up and crackt, \Vhole towns arc cast away in storms,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 654 pages
...safe, but at the rate they stink ; That live as if they had been run aground, And, when they die, are cast away and drown'd} That dwell in ships, like swarms of rats, and prey Cpon the goods all nations' fleets convey ; And, when their merchants are blown-up and crackt, Whole... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1819 - 644 pages
...And, when their merchants are blown-up and crackt, Whole towns are cast away in storms, and wreckt; That feed, like cannibals, on other fishes, And serve...up in dishes : A land that rides at anchor, and is moor'd, « which they do not live, but go aboard. TO HIS MISTRESS. Do not unjustly blame My guiltless... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 312 pages
...And, when their merchants are blown up and crack'd, Whole towns are cast away in storms, and wreck'd; That feed, like Cannibals, on other fishes, And serve...up in dishes: A land that rides at anchor, and is moor'd, In which they do not live, but go aboard. TO HIS MISTRESS. Do not unjustly blame My guiltless... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1823 - 730 pages
...safe, but at the rate they stink ; That live as if they had been run aground, And when they die, are cast away and drown'd ; That dwell in ships, like swarms of rats, an J prey Upon the goods all nations' fleets convey, And when their merchants are blown up and crackt,... | |
| |
That dwell in ships, like swarms of rats, and prey Upon the goods all nations... 
