 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
 | 1851
...valuable. In brief, or as Hume says, " to sum up the tottle," I quote the poet Gay's lines : — " To frame the little animal provide All the gay hues...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,... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1833 - 380 pages
...in fly-making, which is quoted from the above mentioned poem. To frame the little animal, provide AH the gay hues that wait on female pride : Let nature...tackle must not fail, Nor the dear purchase of the sable 's tail ; Each gaudy bird some slender tribute brings, And lends the growing insect proper wings... | |
 | Thomas Frederick Salter - 1833 - 440 pages
...for making artificial flies are prettily described by GAY, in his Poem on [Rural Sports, as follows : To frame the little animal, provide All the gay hues...nature guide thee. Sometimes, golden wire The shining hellies of the fly require. The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor the dear purchase of... | |
 | George Agar Hansard - 1834 - 260 pages
...wait on female pride: Let Nature guide thee. Sometimes golden wire The glittering bellies of the flies require; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not...gaudy bird some slender tribute brings, And lends the glowing insect proper wings; Silk of all colours must their aid impart, And every fur promote the fisher's... | |
 | George Agar Hansard - 1834 - 280 pages
...Pale blue - 9. Willow fly and coch-y-bondy - - 9.orlO. General flies - - - 8. or 9. Sewin flies - - 5. To frame the little animal, provide All the gay hues...: Let Nature guide thee. Sometimes golden wire The glittering bellies of the flies require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor the dear... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1835 - 348 pages
...fly-making, which is quoted from the above mentioned poem. To frame the little animal, provide All the '.u hues that wait on female pride : Let nature guide...wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock 's plumes thy tackle must not fall, Nor the dear purchase of the sable'* tail ; Each gandy... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1836 - 358 pages
...beautiful description of the muteJiuls used in 'fly-making, whieh ia quoted from the above mentioned poem. To frame the little animal, provide All the gay hues...Let nature guide thee ; sometimes golden wire The shinrnir bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes tby tackle must not fail. Nor tiie dear... | |
 | William Hone - 1837 - 922 pages
...look into the day. You BOW a more delusive art must try. And tempt their hunger with the curious fly. To frame the little animal, provide All the gay hues...on female pride : Let nature guide thee ; sometimes goldea wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail.... | |
 | William Hone - 1838 - 890 pages
...try, And tempt their hunger with the curious fly. To frame the little animal, provide All the g'ty hues that wait on female pride: Let nature guide thee...the fly require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle mnst not fail. Nor the dear purchase of the sable's tail. Each gaudy bird some slender tribute brings.... | |
 | 508 pages
...tenderhearted fabulist, Gay, himself a fly-fisher, are brought to bear: "Toframe the fur-wrought fly,provide All the gay hues that wait on female pride: Let nature guide thec. Sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require : The peacock's plumes thy tackle... | |
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