 | Thomas Best - Fishing - 1814 - 290 pages
...poet, Mr. Thomson, which cannot fail of contributing as well to his amusement, as instruction: Soon as the first foul torrent of the brooks, Swell'd with the vernal rains, is ebb'd away. And, whit'ning, down their mossy tinctur d stream Descends the billowy foam, then is the time, While yet... | |
 | James Thomson - 1816 - 256 pages
...presumptuous strain, Whose wisest Will has fix'd us in a state That must not yet to pure perfection rise. Now, when the first foul torrent of the brooks, Swell'd with the vernal rains, is ebb'd away ; Arid, whit'ning, down their mossy-tinctur'd stream Descends the billowy foam ; now is the time, •While... | |
 | James Thomson, Dr. Johnson - Laziness - 1818 - 316 pages
...in a state That must not yet to pure perfection rise. Now when the first foul torrent of the brookSj Swell'd with the vernal rains, is ebb'd away, And whitening, down their mossy-tinctur'd stream Decends the billowy foam : now is the time, While yet the dark-brown water aids the guile, To tempt... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 272 pages
...presumptuous strain, Whose wisest will has fix'd us in a state That must not yet to pure perfection rise. Now when the first foul torrent of the brooks, Swell'd...vernal rains, is ebb'd away, And, whitening, down their mossy-tinctured stream Descends the billowy foam ; now is the time, While yet the dark-brown water... | |
 | James Thomson - 1822 - 174 pages
...presumptuous strain, Whose wisest will has fix'd us in a state That must not yet to pure perfection rise. Now when the first foul torrent of the brooks, Swell'd...vernal rains, is ebb'd away, And, whitening, down their mossy-tinctured stream Descends the billowy foam: now is the time, While yet the dark-brown water aids... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...heard By such as wander through the forest walks, Beneath th' umbrageous multitude of leaver. ANGLING. whit'ning, down their mossy-tinctur'd stream Descends'the billowy foam, now is the time, While yet... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...in a state That must not yet to pure perfection riso. Now when the first foul torrent of the broots, Swell'd with the vernal rains, is ebb'd away, And, whitening, down their mossy-tincturtd stream Descends the billowy foam ; now is the time, While yet the dark -brown water... | |
 | James Thomson - Seasons - 1824 - 256 pages
...the brooks, Swell'd with the vernal rains, is ebb'd away, And, whitening, down their mossy tinctured stream Descends the billowy foam : now is the time, While yet the dark brown water aids the guile, To tempt the trout. The well dissembled fly, The rod fine tapering... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...heard By sueh as wander through the forest walks, Beneath th' umbrageous multitude of leaves. ANGLINO. whit'ning, down their mossy-tinetur'd stream Deseends the billowy foam, now is the time, While yet... | |
 | James Thomson - Seasons - 1826 - 438 pages
...vernal rains, is ebh'd away; And, whitening, down their mossy-tinctur'd stream Descends the hillowy foam ; now is the time , While yet the dark-brown...tempt the trout. The well dissembled fly, The rod fine-tapering with elastic spring, Snateh'd from the hoary steed the floating line, And all thy slender... | |
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And, whitening, down their mossy-tinctur'd stream Descends the billowy foam: now is the time, While yet the dark-brown water aids the guile, To tempt the trout. The well-dissembled fly, The rod fine-tapering with elastic spring, Snatch'd from the hoary... 
