 | James Thomson - 1793 - 300 pages
...presumptuous strain, Whose wisest will has fix'd us in a state That must not yet to pure perfection rise. 375 Now when the first foul torrent of the brooks, Swell'd...time, While yet the dark-brown water aids the guile, 380 To tempt the trout. The well-dissembled fly, The rod fine-tapering with elastic spring, Snatch'd... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - English poetry - 1793 - 308 pages
...Swell'd with the vernal rains, is ebb'd away, And, whitening, down their moffy-tinftur'd dream Defcends the billowy foam : now is the time, While yet the...dark-brown water aids the guile, To tempt the trout. The well-diffembled fly, The rod fine-tapering with eladic fpring, Snatch'd from the hoary deed the floating... | |
 | 1794 - 954 pages
...AVnofe wifcd will has fix'd us in a date That mud not yet to pi're perfcition rife. Now when the firft foul torrent of the brooks, Swell'd with the vernal rains, is ebb'd away, And, whitening, dnwn their molTytindur'd dream Deiccnds the billowy foam : now is the time, \Vhile yet the dark brown... | |
 | Thomas Best - Fishing - 1794 - 182 pages
...which cannot fail of contri-- buting as well to his amufement, as inftruftion : Soon as' the firft foul torrent of the brooks, Swell'd with the vernal rains, is ebb'd away, And, whit'ning.-down their moffy-tinftur'd flreanv Defeends the billowy foam, then is the time, While yet... | |
 | James Thomson - 1800 - 302 pages
...perfection rise. Now when the first foul torrent of the brooks , Swtll'd wilh the vernal rains, is ebb :d away, And, whitening, down their mossy-tinctur'd stream...tempt the trout. The well dissembled fly, The rod fine-tapering with elastic spring , Snatch'd from the hoary steed the floating line , And all thy slender... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 542 pages
...Uul, whitening, down their moflfy-tinftur'd ftream ^efcends the billowy foam, now is the time, iVhile yet the dark-brown water aids the guile, To tempt the trout. The well-difTemblcd !iy, The rod fine-tapering with elaftic fpring, iiutchM from the hoary fked the Ikuting... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1802 - 368 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...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 steed the floating... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 340 pages
...state That must not yet to pure perfection rise. Now when the first foul torrent of the brooks, SwelPd with the vernal rains, is ebb'd away, And, whitening,...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 steed the floating... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 344 pages
...state That must not yet to pure perfection rise. Now when the first foul torrent of the brooks, SwelPd with the vernal rains, is ebb'd away, And, whitening,...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 steed the floating... | |
 | James Thomson - English poetry - 1802 - 320 pages
...brooks, Swell' d with the vernal rains, is ebb'd away, And, whit'ning, 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-tap'ring... | |
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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... 
