 | Alexander Gerard - 1774 - 464 Seiten
...advantage to which geniul can turn this exercife of memory ; Come on, Sir, here's the place— ftand ftill. How fearful 'And dizzy 'tis, to caft one's eyes fo low ! The crows and choughs, that wing the mid- way air, Show fcarcc fo grofs as beetles. Half-way down Hangs one that gathers famphire i dreadful... | |
 | Thomas Fisher - 1776 - 246 Seiten
...King Lear : There is a cliff, whofe high and bending head Looks fearfully on the confined deep How dizzy 'tis to caft -one's eyes fo low.? , The crows and choughs that wing the midway air, Seem fcarce fo grofs as beetles. Halfway down Hangs one that gathers famphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks... | |
 | George Colman - 1777 - 340 Seiten
...my garments. Gloc. Sure, you're better fpokenEdgar. Come on, Sir ; here's the place — ftand ftill. How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to caft one's eyes fo...wing the midway air, Shew fcarce fo grofs as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers famphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, Methinks, he feems no bigger... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1780 - 336 Seiten
...fuftaining corn.. SCENE VI. Defeription of Dover-Cliff. Come on, fir, here's the place - ftand ftill. How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to caft one's eyes fo...grofs as beetles. Halfway down Hangs one that gathers famphire ; dreadful trade ! JVIethinks, he feems no bigger than his head. The fifher-men, that walk... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1785 - 632 Seiten
...wrought to the utnioll excellence of poetry. He that looks from a precipice finds himfelf aflailed by And dizzy 'tis, to caft one's eyes fo low ! The crows,...grofs as beetles : Halfway down Hangs one that gathers famphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks, he feems no bigger than his head : The fifhermen, that walk upon... | |
 | 1785 - 698 Seiten
...growing giddy, muft have a good head, or i very bad one. Come on, Sir, hire's the place; (Und ftill! how fearful And dizzy 'tis to caft one's eyes fo low? The crows and choughs that wing the midway air, Show 1'carce as gro Is as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers famphire— Dreadful trade... | |
 | Andrew Becket - 1787 - 494 Seiten
...furge fhall cover; thither come, And let my grave-ftone be your oracle. Timon of Athens, A. 5, S. 2. How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to caft one's eyes fo...wing the midway air, Shew fcarce fo grofs as beetles : The fifhermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice ; and yon tall anchoring bark, Diminifh'd... | |
 | John Philips - 1791 - 214 Seiten
...hazardous manner of gathering this herb, in his admired defcription of Dover Cliffs, in his KING LEAR. How fearful And dizzy 'tis to caft one's eyes fo low...grofs as beetles. Halfway down Hangs one that gathers famphire. Dreadful trade ! Methinks he feems no bigger than his head. The fifhermen who walk upon the... | |
 | 1838 - 358 Seiten
...'tis to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows and choughs that wing the midway air Seem scarce so gross as beetles ! Halfway down, Hangs one that gathers samphire — dreadful trade ! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head :" and although I saw no one at that work, the hounds and fox were dwindled... | |
 | Tate Wilkinson - 1795 - 544 Seiten
...perfpe£live ; it reminded me of Edgar's defcription of Dover Cliff: -How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cad one's eyes fo low ? The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Seem fcarce fo grofs as beetles : Half-way down Hangs one who gathers famphire — dreadful trade !... | |
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tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and choughs that wing the midway air Show scarce so gross as beetles: halfway down Hangs one that gathers samphire, dreadful trade! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the... 
