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
| John Aikin - 1821 - Страниц: 364
...eddies favour the deceit, If an enormous salmon chance 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... | |
| British poets - 1822 - Страниц: 270
...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 fraudful...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... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - Страниц: 1062
...eddies favour the deceit. If an enormous salmon chance' to spy The wanton errors of the floating fly, er own ; 'Twas her own country bred the flock Lashes the wave, and beats the foamy lake ; With sudden rage he now aloft appears, And in his eye convulsive... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1825 - Страниц: 600
...The wanton errors of the floating fly, He lifts his silver gills above the flood, And greedily sueks rt ; He views the tumbling fish with lo Lashes the wave, and beats the foamy lake ; With sudden rage he now aloft appears, And in his eye eonvulsive... | |
| John Aikin - 1826 - Страниц: 840
...eddies favour tlie deceit, If an enormous salmon chance to spy The wanton errours of the floating fly, He 'lifts his silver gills above the flood, And greedily...joy the little spoil away : Soon in smart pain he fi'els the dire mistake, Lashes the wave, and beats the foamy lake ; With sudden ra^e he now aloft... | |
| John S. Skinner, Editor. - 1826 - Страниц: 438
...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...th' unfaithful food; Then downward plunges with the fraud ful prey, And bears with joy the little spoil away: Soon in smart pain he feels the dire mistake,... | |
| John Gay - 1826 - Страниц: 376
...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 sucks in the unfaithful food ; Then downward plunges with the fraudful prey, And bears with joy the little spoil... | |
| William Hone - 1827 - Страниц: 394
...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...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... | |
| William Hone - 1827 - Страниц: 452
...above the flood. And greedily sucks in th1 unfaithful food ; Then downward plunges with the fraudfnl 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 sadden rage he now aloft appears. And in his eye convulsive... | |
| William Hone - 1827 - Страниц: 892
...wanton errors of the âoaling fly. He lifts his silver gills above the flood. And greedily sucksin th* unfaithful food ; Then downward plunges with the fraudful prey. And bears with joy the little »poil awa>. Soon in smart pain he fiels the dire mistake, Laches the wave, and beats the foamy lake:... | |
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