 | James Thomson - 1763 - 458 sider
...; Then feeks the fartheft ooze, the fhcicering weed, 430 The cavcrn'd bank, his old fecure abode ; And flies aloft, and flounces round the pool, Indignant of the guile. With yielding hand, That feels him ftill, yet to his furious courie Gives way, you, now retiring, following now 4.35 Ac ro!s the ftream>... | |
 | James Thomson - 1766 - 266 sider
...line; Th.cn feeks the fartheft ooze, the fhcltering weed, The cavern'd bank, his old fecure abode; 431 And flies aloft, and flounces round the pool, Indignant of the guile. With yielding hand, That feels him ftill, yet to his furious courfe Gives way, you, now retiring, following now 435 Acrofs the ftream,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1774 - 272 sider
...line; Then feeks the fartheft ooze, the fhelt'ring weed,. 430 The cavernM bank, his old fecure abode : And flies aloft, and. flounces round the pool, Indignant...of the guile. With yielding hand, , That feels him ftill, yet to his furious Gourfe pives way, you, now retiring, following now 435 'Acrqfs the ftream,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 280 sider
...C Then Then feeks the fartheft ooze, the flickering weed, The cavern'd bank, his old fecure abode; And flies aloft, and flounces round the pool, Indignant of the guile. With yielding hand, That feels him ftill, yet to his furious courfe Gives way, you, now retiring, following now 435 Acrofs the ftream,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 628 sider
...Then feeks the fartheft ooze, the fliekering weed, The cavernM bank, his old fecure abode ; And ffies aloft, and flounces round the pool, Indignant of the guile. With yielding hand, That feels him ftill, yet to his furious courfe Gives way, you, now retiring, following now 455 Acrofs the ftream,... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 544 sider
...lengthen'd line; Then feeks the fartheft ooze, the fhckering weed, The cavern'd bank, his old fecure abode ; And flies aloft, and flounces round the pool, Indignant of the guile. With yielding hand That feels him ftill, yet to his furious courfe Gives way, you, now retiring, following now Acrofs the ftream, exhauft... | |
 | John Bell - 1787 - 510 sider
...line, Then feeks the fartheft ooze, the fheltering weed, The caveru'd bank, his old fecure abode, 43i And flies aloft, and flounces round the pool, Indignant of the guile. With yielding hand That feels him ftill, yet to his furious courfe Gives way, you, now retiring, following now 435 Acrofs the ftream,... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 326 sider
...iinej Then feeks the fartheil ooze, the flickering weed,. The cavera'd bank, his old fecure abode; And flies aloft, and flounces round the pool, Indignant of the guile. With yielding hand, That feels him ftill, yet to his furious courfe Gives way, you, now retiring, following now Acrofs the ftream, exhauft... | |
 | 1788 - 404 sider
...Then feeks the fartheft 0070, the dickering weed,' The cavern'd bank, his old Jecure abode ; And (lies aloft, and flounces round the pool, Indignant of the guile. With yielding hand, That feels him ftill, yet to his furious courle Gives way, you, now retiring, following now Acrofs the ftream, exhauft... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 292 sider
...: Then feeks the fartheft ooze, the fheltering weed, 430 The cavern'd bank, his old fecure abode ; And flies aloft, and flounces round the pool, Indignant of the guile. With yielding hand, That feels him ftill, yet to his furious courfe, Gives way, you, now retiring, following now, 435 Acrofs the ftream,... | |
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Of pendent trees, the monarch of the brook, Behoves you then to ply your finest art. Long time he, following cautious, scans the fly, And oft attempts to seize it, but as oft The dimpled water speaks his jealous fear. At last, while haply o'er the shaded... 
