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" 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 Juvenile Tourist ; Or, Excursions Into the West of England: Into the ... - Page 228
by John Evans - 1818 - 520 pages
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Ancient Angling Authors

Walter John Turrell - Fishing - 1910 - 274 pages
...Where they rejoice, wreathing around in Play And from their bodies wipe their native Clay. To frame the little Animal, provide All the gay Hues that wait...Let Nature guide thee ; sometimes Golden Wire The glitt'ring Bellies of the Fly require ; The Peacock's Plumes thy Tackle must not fail, Nor the dear...
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Medical Pickwick, Volume 4

Medicine - 1918 - 502 pages
...water, that does not pay tribute to the fly-tier. Gay has also put this prettily into verse: To furnish the little animal provide All the gay hues that wait...not fail, Nor the dear purchase of the sable's tail. ЛЫ HUMtal f ickwtrK, Each gaudy bird »orne slender tribute bring» And lends the glowing insect...
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Streamcraft: An Angling Manual

George Parker Holden - Fishing - 1919 - 304 pages
...not pay tribute to the fly-tier. The quaint old poet Gay has put this prettily into verse: To furnish the little animal, provide All the gay hues that wait...gaudy bird some slender tribute brings And lends the glowing insect proper wings. Silks of all colors must their aid impart, And every fur promotes the...
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Streamcraft: An Angling Manual

George Parker Holden - Fishing - 1919 - 294 pages
...that does not pay tribute to the fly-tier. The quaint old poet Gay has put this prettily into verse: The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor...gaudy bird some slender tribute brings And lends the glowing insect proper wings. Silks of all colors must their aid impart, And every fur promotes the...
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HOYT'S NEW CYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL QUOTATIONS

KATE LOUISE ROBERTS - 1922 - 1422 pages
...a doubt How power could condescend to do without. BYRON— Don Juan. Canto VII. St. 74. n To frame ho flagg'd not in the earthly strife, Prom strength to strength advanc I ft Nature guide thee; sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require; The peacock's...
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The Poetical Works of John Gay: Including 'Polly', 'The Beggar's Opera' and ...

John Gay - English poetry - 1926 - 762 pages
...the gay Hues that wait on Female Pride, Let Nature guide thee ; sometimes Golden Wire The glitt'ring Bellies of the Fly require ; The Peacock's Plumes...not fail, Nor the dear Purchase of the Sable's Tail. 130 Each gaudy Bird some slender Tribute brings, And lends the growing Insect proper Wings, Silks of...
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The Poetical Works of John Gay: Including 'Polly', 'The Beggar's Opera' and ...

John Gay - English poetry - 1926 - 758 pages
...dextrously performs the Doctor's Part. Let Nature guide thee ; sometimes Golden Wire The glitt'ring Bellies of the Fly require ; The Peacock's Plumes...not fail, Nor the dear Purchase of the Sable's Tail. 130 Each gaudy Bird some slender Tribute brings, And lends the growing Insect proper Wings, Silks of...
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Englische Rokoko-Epik (1710-1730)

Friedrich W. D. Brie - English literature - 1926 - 126 pages
...den Reizen des Geliebten unter1 i. Fassung 1718: To frame the little animal, provide All the gay Haes that wait on Female Pride, Let Nature guide thee; sometimes Golden Wire The glitt'ring Beilies of the Fly require; The Peacock's Plumes thy Tackle must not fall, Nor the dear...
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The New Sporting Magazine, Volume 7

Hunting - 1834 - 572 pages
...from p. 176.) " To frame the mimic fly you must provide All the gay hues that wait on female pride. The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor...gaudy bird some slender tribute brings, And lends the glowing insect proper wings. Silks of all colours must their aid impart, And ev'ry fur promote the...
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Roach's Beauties of the Modern Poets of Great Britain: Carefully Selected ...

James Roach - English poetry - 1793 - 274 pages
...the day : Ycu now a more delufive art muft try, And tempt their hunger with the curious fly. To frame the little animal, provide All the gay hues that wait on female pride : Let nature guide thee ; fometimes golden wire The mining bellies of the fly require ; The peacocks plumes thy tackle mufl...
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