 | William Shakespeare, William Dodd - 1827 - 362 pages
...sir; here's the place; — stand still. — How And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so low! [fearful The crows, and choughs,* that wing the midway air,...so gross as beetles: Half way down Hangs one that gathefs samphire;f dreadful trade! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk... | |
 | Priscilla Wakefield - Natural history - 1828 - 256 pages
...applicable to the present subject, than some lines I read a few days ago, written by Shakspeare. -How fearful And dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low !...wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles: halfway down Hangs one that gathers samphire — dreadful trade! Methinks he seems no bigger than his... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1828 - 448 pages
...garments. Glo. Methinks, yon are hetter spoken. Edg. Come on, sir; here's the place;— stand still.— How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so low...and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce ao gross as heetles: Halfway down Hangsonet hat gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems... | |
 | William Henry Ireland - Kent (England) - 1829 - 792 pages
...deep. " How dizzy 'tis to cast one's eye so low ! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Seem scarce so gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one...beach Appear like mice, and yon tall anchoring bark Diminished to her cock, her cock a buoy, Almost too small for sight. The murm'ring surge, That on th'... | |
 | English essays - 1829 - 804 pages
...scarce as gruss as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire— Dreadful trade .' Mcthinks he seems no bigger than his head. The fishermen that...mice. And yon tall anchoring bark Diminish'd to her boat ; her boat ! a buoy Aii'ii.-i too small for sight. The murmuring surge, That on th' tmnumber'd... | |
 | William Henry Ireland - Kent (England) - 1829 - 800 pages
...air, Seem scarce so gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade I Methinks he seems no bigger than his head. The fishermen...beach Appear like mice, and yon tall anchoring bark Diminished to her cock, her cock a buoy, Almost too small for sight. The murm'ring surge, That on th'... | |
 | Provincial Scotsman - Brussels (Belgium) - 1829 - 300 pages
...following picture :— " Come on, Sir: here') the place:—stand still:—l,mv fearful And dizzy 'tin, to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows and choughs...the mid-way air, Show scarce so gross as beetles. Half-way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! Mcthinks he seems no bigger than his... | |
 | William Shakespeare, George Steevens - 1829 - 542 pages
...:— Stand still. —How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cost one's eyes so low ! The crows, and choughs,8 that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire;9 dreadful trade ! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head : The fishermen, that walk upon... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 814 pages
...mixed with these liquids. SAM'PHIRE, ns Fr. saint Pierre ; Lat. crithmum. A plant preserved in pickle. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire : dreadful...trade! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head. Shaktpeare This plant grows in great plenty «pon the rocks near the sea-shore, where it is washed... | |
 | Botany, Economic - 1832 - 412 pages
...southern shores ; and even in the time of Shakspeare it was a profitable occupation to gather it. " How fearful And dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low !...trade ! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head*." Samphire — fyithornum maritimum. King Lear, Act iv. Seen"- 5. A few pungent vegetables, and the aromatics... | |
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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... 
