 The worm that draws a long immoderate size, The trout abhors, and the rank morsel flies ; And, if too small, the naked fraud's in sight, And fear forbids, while hunger does invite. Those baits will best reward the fisher's pains, Whose...  The Table Book - Page 811by William Hone - 1827 - 870 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Gay - English poetry - 1753 - 282 pages
...ftains : Cleanfe them from filth, to give a tempting glofs, Cherifh the fully'd reptile race with mofs ; Amid the verdant bed they twine, they toil, And from their bodies wipe their native foil. 1 70 But when the fun difplays his glorious beams, And fhallow rivers flow with filver flreams,... | |
 | John Newbery - English poetry - 1762 - 292 pages
...ftains : Cleanfe them from filth, to give a tempting glofs, Cherifh the fully'd reptile race with mofs ; Amid the verdant bed they twine, they toil, And from their bodies wipe their native foil. But when the fun difplays his glorious beams, And fhallow rivers flow with filver ftreams, Then... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...ftains : Clcanfc them from filth, to give a tempting glofs, Chcrifh the fullicd reptile race with mofs ; Amid the verdant bed they twine, they toil, And from their bodies wipe their native foil. But when the fun difplays his glorious beams, And mallow rivers flow with filver dreams, Then... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...(tains; Cleanfe them from filth, to give a tempting glofs, Cherifh the fullied reptile race with mofs ; Amid the verdant bed they twine, they toil, And from their bodies wipe their native foil. But when the fun difplays his glorious beams, And (hallow rivers flow with filrcr ftreams, Then... | |
 | English poetry - 1797 - 420 pages
...forbids, while hunger does invite. Those baits will best reward the fisher's pains, Whose poliah'd tails a shining yellow stains : Cleanse them from...moss; Amid the verdant bed they twine, they toil, I7« And from their bodies wipe their native soil. But when the sun displays his glorious beams, And... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 512 pages
...Cleanfe them from filth, to give a tempting glofs, Cheiifh thefully'd reptile race with oiofs; ¡mid the verdant bed they twine they toil, And from their bodies wipe their native foil. But when the fun difplays his gloriors beams, \nd fhallow rivejf flow with fiiver fireams, "hen... | |
 | Thomas Best - 1804 - 208 pages
...And if too small, the naked fraud's in sight, And tear forbids while hunger does invite. Those baits will best reward the fisher's pains, Whose polish'd...toil, And from their bodies wipe their native soil. Palmer-fly, Palmer-rcorm, Wool-bed, or Cankers, Found in herbs, plants and trees, where they are bred,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 508 pages
...?leanfe them from filth, to give a tempting glofs, Cherifh the fully'd reptile race with mofs ; Imid the verdant bed they twine they toil, And from their bodies wipe their native foil. * 17» But when the fun difplays his glorious beams, And (hallow rivers flow with filver ftreams,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...Itains ; Cleanf; them fromrilth.togivea tempting glofs, Cherifh the fullied reptile race with mols; Amid the verdant bed they twine, they toil, And from their bodies wipe their native foil. But when the fun dilblays his glorious be.ims, And (hallow rivers flow with filvei' Itreams,... | |
 | Thomas Best - 1807 - 208 pages
...And if too small, the naked fraud's in sight, And fear forbids while hunger does invite. Those baits will best reward the fisher's pains, Whose polish'd...stains: Cleanse them from filth to give a tempting glints, Cherish the sully'd reptile race with moss : Amid the verdant bed, they twine, they toil, And... | |
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