 | Thomas Best - 1804 - 208 strani
...wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor ttie dear purchase of the sable's tail. Each gaudy bird...tribute brings, And lends the growing insect proper wing : Silks of all colours must their aid impart, And every fur promote the fisher's art. GAT, THE... | |
 | Thomas Best - 1808 - 204 strani
...female pride. Let Nature euide thee : sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor...: Silks of all colours must their aid impart, And every fur promote the fisher's art. GAY. J THE COMPLETE FLY-FISHER, CHAP. I. 'Observations concerning... | |
 | Thomas Best - 1808 - 210 strani
...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...tribute brings, And lends the growing insect proper wing* : Silks of all colours must their aid impart, And every fur promote the fisher's art GAY. THE... | |
 | John Gay, Thomas Park - 1808 - 322 strani
...fly. To frame the little animal, provide All the gay hues that wait on female pride : Let Nature gnide thee ; sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of...not fail, Nor the dear purchase of the sable's tail. Eaoh gaudy hird some slender tribute brings, Vud lends the growing insect proper wings : Silks of all... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 strani
...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...wings: Silks of all colours must their aid impart, And every fur promote the fisher's art. So the gay lady, with excessive care, Borrows the pride of land,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 strani
...shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor the dear purchace a Printer, weary of his life, Learn from theirbooks...to hang himself and wife? This, this, my friend, wiu&s : Silks of all colors must their aid impart, And ev'ry fur promote the fisher's art. So the gay... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 582 strani
...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...tribute brings, And lends the growing insect proper wines: Silks of all colours must their aid impart, And every fur promote the fisher's artSo the gay... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 596 strani
...female pride ; Let Nature guide thee ; sometimes golden vire The shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail. Nor...tail. Each gaudy bird some slender tribute brings, And (ends the growing insect proper wings : Silks of all colours must their aid impart. And every fur promote... | |
 | Alexander Mackintosh - 1815 - 262 strani
...female pride ', iLet nature guide thee, sometimes golden wire, The shining bellies of the fly require. The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor...wings. Silks of all colours must their aid impart, And every fur promote the fisher's art. So the gay lady with expensive care, Borrows the pride of land,... | |
 | Thomas Frederick Salter - 1815 - 422 strani
...Sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require. The peacock's plumes thy tackle must uot fail, Nor the dear purchase of the sable's tail ;...Silks, of all colours, must their aid impart, And every fur promote the fisher's art. So the gay lady, with expensive care, Borrows the pride of land,... | |
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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 tail.... 
