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... Rural Sports - Page 447by William Barker Daniel - 1812Full view - About this book
| Charles Bradford - 1904 - 236 pages
...porcupine belly, the ear of the English hare, the ear of the polecat, and the fur of many other animals. " To frame the little animal, provide All the gay hues...gaudy bird some slender tribute brings, And lends the glowing insect proper wings. Silks of all colors must their aid impart, And every fur promote the fisher's... | |
| Walter John Turrell - 1910 - 274 pages
...with Moss ; Where they rejoice, wreathing around in Play And from their bodies wipe their native Clay. To frame the little Animal, provide All the gay Hues...Let Nature guide thee ; sometimes Golden Wire The glitt'ring Bellies of the Fly require ; The Peacock's Plumes thy Tackle must not fail, Nor the dear... | |
| Henry Marion Hall - 1912 - 248 pages
...in sunny weather, he enumerates the steps to be followed in the preparation of artificial flies : " To frame the little animal, provide All the gay hues...brings, And lends the growing insect proper wings." He gives elaborate directions of this sort, with more about the choice of flies for the season of the... | |
| 1918 - 502 pages
...water, that does not pay tribute to the fly-tier. Gay has also put this prettily into verse: To furnish the little animal provide All the gay hues that wait...not fail, Nor the dear purchase of the sable's tail. ЛЫ HUMtal f ickwtrK, Each gaudy bird »orne slender tribute bring» And lends the glowing insect... | |
| George Parker Holden - 1919 - 304 pages
...not pay tribute to the fly-tier. The quaint old poet Gay has put this prettily into verse: To furnish the little animal, provide All the gay hues that wait...gaudy bird some slender tribute brings And lends the glowing insect proper wings. Silks of all colors must their aid impart, And every fur promotes the... | |
| George Parker Holden - 1919 - 294 pages
...that does not pay tribute to the fly-tier. The quaint old poet Gay has put this prettily into verse: 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 colors must their aid impart, And every fur promotes the... | |
| KATE LOUISE ROBERTS - 1922 - 1422 pages
...power, it was a doubt How power could condescend to do without. BYRON— Don Juan. Canto VII. St. 74. n And he who flagg'd not in the earthly strife, Prom strength to strength advanc I ft Nature guide thee; sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require; The peacock's... | |
| John Gay - 1926 - 762 pages
...the gay Hues that wait on Female Pride, Let Nature guide thee ; sometimes Golden Wire The glitt'ring Bellies of the Fly require ; The Peacock's Plumes...not fail, Nor the dear Purchase of the Sable's Tail. 130 Each gaudy Bird some slender Tribute brings, And lends the growing Insect proper Wings, Silks of... | |
| John Gay - 1926 - 758 pages
...dextrously performs the Doctor's Part. Let Nature guide thee ; sometimes Golden Wire The glitt'ring Bellies of the Fly require ; The Peacock's Plumes...not fail, Nor the dear Purchase of the Sable's Tail. 130 Each gaudy Bird some slender Tribute brings, And lends the growing Insect proper Wings, Silks of... | |
| Friedrich W. D. Brie - 1926 - 126 pages
...den Reizen des Geliebten unter1 i. Fassung 1718: To frame the little animal, provide All the gay Haes that wait on Female Pride, Let Nature guide thee; sometimes Golden Wire The glitt'ring Beilies of the Fly require; The Peacock's Plumes thy Tackle must not fall, Nor the dear... | |
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