To frame the little animal, provide All the gay hues that wait on female pride : Let Nature guide thee ; sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor the dear purchase of the sable's... The New Sporting Magazine - Page 2461834Full view - About this book
| English poetry - 1797 - 420 pages
...female pride: Let Nature guide thee ; sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; 180 The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor...gaudy bird some slender tribute brings, And lends the growing insect proper wings : Silks of all colours must their aid impart, And ev'ry fur promote the... | |
| Thomas Best - 1804 - 208 pages
...wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor ttie dear purchase of the sable's tail. Each gaudy bird some slender tribute brings, And lends the growing insect proper wing : Silks of all colours must their aid impart, And every fur promote the... | |
| Thomas Best - 1808 - 210 pages
...female pride. Let Nature guide thee : sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor...gaudy bird some slender tribute brings, And lends the growing insect proper wing* : Silks of all colours must their aid impart, And every fur promote the... | |
| Thomas Best - Fishing - 1808 - 204 pages
...female pride. Let Nature euide thee : sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor...gaudy bird some slender tribute brings, And lends the growing insect proper wings : Silks of all colours must their aid impart, And every fur promote the... | |
| John Gay, Thomas Park - 1808 - 322 pages
...pride : Let Nature gnide thee ; sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; 180 The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor the dear purchase of the sable's tail. Eaoh gaudy hird some slender tribute brings, Vud lends the growing insect proper wings : Silks of all... | |
| English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...female pride : Let nature guide thee : sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor...gaudy bird some slender tribute brings, And lends the growing insect proper wings: Silks of all colours must their aid impart, And every fur promote the... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor the dear purchace a Printer, weary of his life, Learn from theirbooks to hang himself and wife? T growing insect proper wiu&s : Silks of all colors must their aid impart, And ev'ry fur promote the... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 582 pages
...female pride ; Let Nature guide thee ; sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor...gaudy bird some slender tribute brings, And lends the growing insect proper wines: Silks of all colours must their aid impart, And every fur promote the... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 596 pages
...female pride ; Let Nature guide thee ; sometimes golden vire The shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail. Nor...tail. Each gaudy bird some slender tribute brings, And (ends the growing insect proper wings : Silks of all colours must their aid impart. And every fur promote... | |
| William Barker Daniel - Fishing - 1812 - 654 pages
...female pride ; Let Nature guide thee, sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require. The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor...gaudy bird some slender tribute brings, And lends the growing Insect proper wings. Silks of all colours must their aid impart, And ev'ry fur promote the... | |
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