 And greedily sucks in th' unfaithful food ; Then downward plunges with the fraudful prey, And bears with joy the little spoil away. Soon in smart pain he feels the dire mistake, Lashes the wave, and beats the foamy lake : With sudden rage he now aloft...  The New sporting magazine - Стр. 1951869Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | Art - 1762 - Страниц: 290
...The wanton errors of the floating fly, He lifts his filver gills above the flood, And greedily fucks in th' unfaithful food ; Then downward plunges with the fraudful prey, And bears with joy the little fpoil away. Soon in fmartpain he feels the dire miftake, Lafhes the wave and beats the foamy lake :... | |
 | John Newbery - 1762 - Страниц: 292
...floating fly, He lifts his filver gills above the flood, And greedily fucks in th' unfaithful foooV; Then downward plunges with the fraudful prey, And bears with joy the little fpoil away. Soon in fmart pain he feels the dire miftake, Ladies the wave and beats the foamy lake... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Страниц: 372
...wanton errors of the floating fly, He lifts his filver gills above the flood, And greedily fucks-in th' unfaithful food ; Then downward plunges with the fraudful prey, And bears with joy the little fpoil away : 139 Snon in fmart pain he feels the dire miftake, Uthes the wave, and beats the foamy... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - Страниц: 574
...The wanton errors of the floating fly. He lifts his filver gills above the flood, And greedily fucks in th' unfaithful food ; Then downward plunges with the fraudful prey, And bears with joy the little fpoil away : Soon in fmart pain he feels the dire miftake, Ladies the wave, and beats the foamy lake... | |
 | 1797 - Страниц: 420
...eddies favour the deceit. If an enormous salmon chance to spy The wanton errors of the floating fly, He lifts his silver gills above the flood, And greedily...fraudful prey, And bears with joy the little spoil away: 230 Soon in smart pain he feels the dire mistake, Lashes the wave, and beats the foamy lake ; With... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - Страниц: 512
...wanton errors of the floating fly, I-Ie lifts his fityer gills above the flood, And greedily fucks in th' unfaithful food ; Then downward plunges with the fraudful prey, And bears with joy the little fyoil away : 2 Soon in fmart pain he feels the dire mifUke, Lames the wave, and beats the foamy lake... | |
 | John Gay, Thomas Park - 1808 - Страниц: 322
...favour the deceit. If an enormous salmon chance to spy S/Ki The wanton errors of the floating fly, He lifts his silver gills above the flood, And greedily sucks in the' unfaithful food, Then downward plunges with the frandful prey, And bears with joy the little spoil... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - Страниц: 308
...favour the deceit. If an enormous salmon chance to spy The wanton errors of the floating fly, .... He lifts his silver gills above the flood. And greedily...away; Soon in smart pain he feels the dire mistake, Lashes the wave, and beats the foamy lake; With sudden rage be now aloft appears, And in his eye.convulsive... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - Страниц: 604
...salmon chance tu spy The wanton errors of the floating fly ; He lifis his silver gills above the flooa. complain, That righteous Abel was destroy'd by Cain, As that the virtuous fraudtul prcr, And bears with joy the little spoil away : Soon in sm.irt palii he. feels the dire mistake,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - Страниц: 582
...lies favour the deceit. If an enormous salmon rhauce to spy The wanton errours of the floating fly, He lifts his silver gills above the flood, And greedily...away: Soon in smart pain he feels the dire mistake, Lashes the wave, and beats the foamy lake; With sudden rage he now aloft appears, And in his eye convulsive... | |
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