 | James Thomson - 1793 - 225 Seiten
...scans the fly ; And oft attempts to seize it, but as oft The dimpled water speaks his jealous fear. 425 At last, while haply o'er the shaded sun Passes a...death, With sullen plunge. At once he darts along, Deep struck, and runs out all the lengthen'd line ; Then seeks the farthest ooze, the sheltering weed,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1800 - 288 Seiten
...scans the fly; And oft attempts to seize it , but as oft The dimpled water speaks his jealous fear. At -last , while haply o'er the shaded sun Passes a cloud , he desperate takss the death , With sullen plunge. At once he darts along, Deep-struck , and runs out all the lengthened... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1802
...scans the fly; And oft attempts to seize it, but as oft The dimpled water speaks his jealous fear. At last, while haply o'er the shaded sun Passes a...death, With sullen plunge. At once he darts along, Deep-struck, and runs out all the lengthen'd line; Then seeks the farthest ooze, the sheltering weed,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802
...attempts to seize it, but as oft The dimpled water speaks his jealous fear. At last, while,haply-o'er the shaded sun Passes a cloud, he desperate takes...death, With sullen plunge. At once he darts along, Deep-struck, and runs out all the lengthen'd line; Then seeks the farthest ooze, the sheltering weed,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 262 Seiten
...scans the fly; And oft attempts to seize it, but as oft The dimpled water speaks his jealous fear. At last, while haply o'er the shaded sun Passes a cloud, he desp'rate takes the death, With sullen plunge. At once he darts along, Deep-struck, and runs out all... | |
 | James Thomson - 1803 - 168 Seiten
...scans the fly; And oft attempts to seize it, hut as oft The dimpled water speaks his jealous fear. At last, while haply o'er the shaded sun Passes a...death, With sullen plunge. At once he darts along, Beep-struck, and runs out all the lengthen'd line; Then seeks the farthest ooze, the sheltering weed,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1803
...scans the fly ; And oft attempts to seize it , but as oft The dimpled water speaks his jealous fear. At last , while haply o'er the shaded sun Passes a...death , With sullen plunge. At once he darts along , Deep-struck , and runs out all the lengthened line : Then seeks the farthest ooze, the sheltering... | |
 | James Thomson, John Aikin - 1804
...the fly, And oft' attempts to seize it, but as oft' The dimpled water speaks his jealous fear : 425 At last, while haply o'er the shaded sun Passes a...death With sullen plunge : at once he darts along, Deep struck, and runs out all the lengthen'd line, Then seeks the farthest ooze, the sheltering weed,... | |
 | Thomas Best - 1804 - 185 Seiten
...scans the fly, • And oft attempts to seize it, but as oft The dimpl'd water speaks his jealous fear : At last, while haply o'er the shaded sun Passes, a cloud, he desperate takes the death; Witli sullen plunge : at once he darts along, Deep struck, and runs out all the lengthen'd linn, Then... | |
 | James Thomson - 1806
...scans the fly ; And oft attempts to seize it, but as oft The dimpled water speaks his jealous fear. 445 At last, while haply o'er the shaded sun Passes a...death, With sullen plunge. At once he darts along, Deep struck, and runs out all the lengthen'd line; Then seeks the farthest ooze, the sheltering weed,... | |
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Behoves you then to ply your finest art. Long time he, following cautious, scans the fly, And oft attempts to seize it, but as oft The dimpled water speaks his jealous fear. At last, while haply o'er the shaded Sun Passes a cloud, he desperate takes the... 
