 | William Hone - 1837 - 922 strani
...wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail. Nor th« dear purchase of the sable's tail. Each gaudy bird...brings, And lends the growing insect proper wings : Silk» of all colours must their aid impart. And ev'ry fur promote the fisher's art. So the gay lady,... | |
 | 508 strani
...female pride: Let nature guide thec. Sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require : 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 every fair promote the... | |
 | William Hone - 1838 - 890 strani
...sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle mnst not fail. Nor the dear purchase of the sable's tail....tribute brings. And lends the growing insect proper wing* : Silks of all colours mir their aid impart. And ev'ry fur promote the fisher's art. So the gay... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1868 - 520 strani
...sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes the tackle mnst not fail, Nor the dear purchase of the sable's tail...; Silks of all colours must their aid impart, And every fur promotes the fisher's art ; So the gay lady, with eipensive care, Borrows the pride of land,... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1846 - 508 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...gaudy bird some slender tribute brings, And lends the glowing insect proper wings : Silks of all colours must their aid impart, And every fair promote the... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1851 - 514 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 the dear purchase of the sable's tail; Each gaudy hird some tender tribute brings, And lends the growing insect proper wings : Silks of all colours must... | |
 | William H. Schreiner - 1841 - 162 strani
...nature guide thee. Sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plume, thy tackle must not fail, Nor the dear purchase of...wings. Silks of all colours, must their aid impart, And every fur promote the fisher's art." — GAY. viz., hackle feathers (being those that hang from the... | |
 | John Aikin - 1841 - 840 strani
...female pride ; I.et Nature guide Ihee! sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require; p'd the flood As to forsake the living God, and fall...High vouchsafes To call by vision, from his lather's colors must their aid impart, And every fur promote the fisher's art. So ihe gay lodv, wilh excessive... | |
 | Thomas Frederick Salter - 1841 - 428 strani
...pride : Let nature guide thee. Sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require. 2 u 2 The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail. Nor...tail ; Each gaudy bird some slender tribute brings, Aud lends the growing insect proper wings : Silks, of all colours, must their aid impart, And every... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 826 strani
...female pride ; Let Nature guide thee! sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; le colors must their aid impart, And every fur promote the fisher's art. So the gay lady, with excessive... | |
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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.... 
