 | James Thomson - 1793 - 300 lehte
...dark-brown water aids the guile, 380 To tempt the trout. The well-dissembled fly, The rod fine-tapering with elastic spring, Snatch'd from the hoary steed...prepare. But let not on thy hook the tortur'd worm, 385 Convulsive, twist in agonizing folds ; Which, by rapacious hunger swallow'd deep, Gives, as you... | |
 | James Thomson - 1800 - 302 lehte
...dark-brown water aids the guile , To tempt the trout. The well dissembled fly, The rod fine-tapering with elastic spring , Snatch'd from the hoary steed...twist in agonizing folds ; Which, by rapacious hunger swallow'd deep, Gives , as you tear it from the bleeding breast Of the weak helpless uncomplaining... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 320 lehte
...dark -brown water aids the guile, To tempt the trout. The well- dissembled fly, The rod fine-tap'ring with elastic spring, Snatch'd from the hoary steed...twist in agonizing folds; Which, by rapacious hunger swallow'd deep, Gives, as you tear it from the bleeding breast Of the weak, helpless, uncomplaining... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1802 - 368 lehte
...dark-brown water aids the guile, To tempt the trout. The well-dissembled fly, The rod fine-tapering with elastic spring, Snatch'd from the hoary steed the floating line, And all thy slender watery stores prepare. But let not on thy hook the tortur'd worm, Convulsive, twist in agonising folds;... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 344 lehte
...dark-brown water aids the guile, To tempt the trout. The well-dissembled fly, The rod fine-tapering with elastic spring, Snatch'd from the hoary steed the floating line, And all thy slender watery stores prepare. But let not on thy hook the tortur'd worm, Convulsive, twist in agonising folds;... | |
 | James Thomson - 1803 - 268 lehte
...dark-brown water aids the guile, To tempt the trout. The well-dissembled fly, The rod fine-tapering with elastic spring , Snatch'd from the hoary steed...twist in agonizing folds; Which , by rapacious hunger swallow'd deep , Gives, as you tear it from the bleeding breast Of the weak helpless uncomplaining... | |
 | James Thomson - 1803 - 186 lehte
...well-dissemhled fly. The rod fine-tapering with elastic spring, Snatch' djrom the hoary steed the floatJng.^ine, And all thy slender wat'ry stores prepare. But let...tortur'd worm Convulsive twist in agonizing folds; Which, hy rapacious hunger swallow'd deep, Gives, as you tear it from the hleeding hreast Of the weak, helpless,... | |
 | James Thomson, John Aikin - 1804 - 232 lehte
...dark-brown water aids the guile, 380 To tempt the trout. The well. dissembled fly, The rod fine-tapering with elastic spring, Snatch'd from the hoary steed...prepare ; But let not on thy hook the tortur'd worm, 385 Convulsive, twist in agonizing folds, Which, by rapacious hunger swallowed deep,' Gives, as you... | |
 | Thomas Best - 1804 - 208 lehte
...guile, To tempt the trout. The well-dissembl'd fly, The rod fine tap'ring with elastic spring, Suatch'd from the hoary steed the floating line, And all thy...slender wat'ry stores prepare; But let not on thy hook tlie tortnr'd worm, Convulsive twist in agonizing folds, Which, by rapacious hunger swallowed deep,... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - 1806 - 456 lehte
...dark-brown water aids the guile, To tempt the trout. The well-dissembled fly, The rod fine'-tapering with elastic spring, Snatch'd from the hoary steed...twist in agonizing folds ; "Which, by rapacious hunger swallow'd deep, Gives, as you tear it from the bleeding breast Of the weak, helpless, uncomplaining... | |
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Which, by rapacious hunger swallow'd deep, Gives, as you tear it from the bleeding breast Of the weak helpless uncomplaining wretch, Harsh pain, and horror to the tender hand. 
