| John Gay - 1753 - 282 страници
...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 - 1762 - 292 страници
...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 - 1791 - 966 страници
...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 - 1796 - 574 страници
...(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... | |
| 1797 - 420 страници
...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 poliah'd tails a shining yellow stains : Cleanse them from filth, to give a tempting gloss, Cherish... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 страници
...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 страници
...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...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... | |
| Thomas Best - 1808 - 210 страници
...The trout abhors, and the rank morsel flies ; And if ton small, the naked fraud's in sight, And fear forbids while hunger does invite. Those baits will best reward the fisher's pains, TV hose polish'il tails a shining yellow stains : Cleanse them from filth to give a tempting gloss,... | |
| John Gay, Thomas Park - 1808 - 322 страници
...abhors, and the rank morsel (lies; And if too small, the naked frand's in sight, And fear forhids, while hunger does invite. Those baits will best reward the fisher's pains, 165 Whose polkh'd tails a shining yellow stains -. Cleanse them from filth, to give a tempting gloss,... | |
| English poetry - 1809 - 308 страници
...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 polish'(1 tails a shining yellow stains: Cleanse them from filth, to give a tempting gloss; Cherish... | |
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