 | Priscilla Wakefield - Natural history - 1828 - 256 pages
...walk upon the beach, Appear like mice ; and yon tall anchoring bark, Diminish'd to a cock ; her cock a buoy, Almost too small for sight : the murmuring surge, That on the unnumber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so high. I'll look no more; Lest my brain turn, and the deficient sight Topple... | |
 | 1828 - 288 pages
...buoy, Almost too small for sight. The murm'ring surge, That on th' nnnnmber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so high. I'll look no more, Lest my brain turn, and the diminish'd sight Topple down headlong. From the dread summit of this chalky bourn Look up ;... | |
 | 1828 - 298 pages
...buoy, Almost too small for sight. The munn'ring surge, That on III' nnntimber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so high. I'll look no more, Lest my brain tarn, and the diminish'd sight Topple down headlong. From the dread summit of this chalky bourn Look... | |
 | William Henry Ireland - Kent (England) - 1829 - 800 pages
...buoy, Almost too small for sight. The murm'ring surge, That on th' unnumber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so high. I'll look no more, Lest my brain turn, and the diminish'd sight Topple down headlong. . From the dread summit of this chalky bourn Look up... | |
 | William Henry Ireland - Kent (England) - 1829 - 792 pages
...buoy, Almost too small for sight. The murm'ring surge, That on th' unnumber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so high. I'll look no more, Lest my brain turn, and the diminish'd sight Topple down headlong. "From the dread summit of this chalky bourn Look up... | |
 | English essays - 1829 - 804 pages
...buoy Aii'ii.-i too small for sight. The murmuring surge, That on th' tmnumber'd idle pebbles beats, Cannot be heard so high. I'll look no more, Lest my brain tarn. No. 118 1 Tuesday, January 10, 1709-10. is, edisti satis, atqnc bibistl, Tempus abire tibi -... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...upon the beach, Appear like mice ; and yon' tall anchoring bark, Diminish'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight : the murmuring surge, , That on the unnumber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so high : — I'1l look no more ; 7 est r.:y Lrain turr, and the deficient... | |
 | William Shakespeare, William Harness - 1830 - 654 pages
...upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon'tall anchoring bark, Diminish'd to her cock ;' her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight: The murmuring surge, That on the unnumber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so high :—111 look no more ; Lest my brain turn, and the deficient sight... | |
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Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon... 
