 But crystal currents glide within their bounds ; The finny brood their wonted haunts forsake, Float in the sun, and skim along the lake ; With frequent leap they range the shallow streams, Their silver coats reflect the dazzling beams : Now let the fisherman...  A Concise Treatise on the Art of Angling ... - Page 1by Thomas Best - 1808 - 186 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Gay, Thomas Park - 1808 - 322 pages
...With frequent leap they range the shallow streams, Their silver coats relied the dazzling beams: 150 Now let the fisherman his toils prepare, And arm himself...peruse with careful eye, Increase his tackle, and hb rod re-tie. 134 \Vben floating clouds their spongy fleeces drain, Troubling the streams with swift-descending... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...bounds ; The finny brood their wonted haunts forsake, Float in the sun, and skim along the lake; With frequent leap they range the shallow streams. Their...reflect the dazzling beams. Now let the fisherman his toil s prepare, And arm himself with ev'ry watery snare ; His hooks, his lines, peruse with careful... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...the sun, and skim along the lake : Withfrequenlleaptheyrange theshallow stream?, Their silver coals lids close. Then shall the cares of lore ev'ry \vai ry snare ; His hooks, his lines, peruse with careful eye ; Increase his tackle, and his... | |
 | Thomas Best - Fishing - 1814 - 290 pages
...bounds ; The finny brood their wonted haunts forsake* Float in the sun , and skim along the lake ; With frequent leap they range the shallow streams, Their...fisherman his toils prepare, And arm himself with every vrat'ry snare ; His books, his lines peruse, with careful eye, Increase his tackle, and his rod re-tie.... | |
 | Thomas Best - Fishing - 1814 - 286 pages
...bounds j The finny brood their wonted haunts forsake, Float in the sun , and skim along the lake ; With frequent leap they range the shallow streams, Their...reflect the dazzling beams. . ;• Now let the fisherman bis toils prepare, And arm himself with every wat'ry snare ; His hooks, his lines peruse, with careful... | |
 | Thomas Frederick Salter - Fishes - 1815 - 422 pages
...bounds : The finny brood their wonted haunts forsake, i Float in the sun, and skim along the lake ; With frequent leap they range the shallow streams, Their...fisherman his toils prepare, And arm himself with every watery snare ; His hooks, his lines, peruse with careful eye, Increase his tackle, and his rod re-tie.... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 364 pages
...bounds; The finny brood their wonted haunts forsake, Float in the sun, and skim along the lake; With frequent leap they range the shallow streams, Their...fisherman his toils prepare, And arm himself with every watery snare ; His hooks, his lines, peruse with careful eye, Increase his tackle, and his rod re-tye.... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 270 pages
...reflect the dazzling beams: Now let the fisherman his toils prepare, And arm himself with every watery snare; His hooks, his lines, peruse with careful eye, Increase his tackle, and his rod re-tie. When floating clouds their spongy fleeces drain, Troubling the streams with swifi>descending rain,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...sun, and skim along the lake; With frequent leap they range the shallow streams, Their silver coate and she knows not to forgive ; Oblige her, and she'll hate you while you live: But die, and she watery snare; His hooks, his lines, peruse with careful eye, Increase his tackle, and his rod retie.... | |
 | Thomas Frederick Salter - Fishes - 1825 - 436 pages
...bounds : The finny brood their wonted haunts forsake, Float in the sun, and skim along the lake ; With frequent leap they range the shallow streams, Their...Fisherman his toils prepare, And arm himself with every watery snare ; His hooks, his lines, peruse with careful eye, Increase his tackle, and his rod re-tie.... | |
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