 The bright-ey'd perch with fins of Tyrian dye. The silver eel, in shining volumes roll'd, The yellow carp, in scales bedropp'd with gold, Swift trouts, diversified with crimson stains, And pikes, the tyrants of the wat'ry plains. Now Cancer glows with...  Rural Sports - Page 119by William Barker Daniel - 1812Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...looks unmov'd, he hopes the scaly breed, And eyes the dancing cork and bending reed. Our plenteous streams a various race supply, The bright-ey'd perch with fins of Tyrian dye, The silver eel, iu shining volumes roll'd, The yellow carp, in scales bedropp'd with gold, Swift trouts, diversified... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...eyes the dancing cork and bending reed. Our plenteous streams a various race supply; The bright-ey' d perch, with fins of Tyrian dye; The silver eel, in...shining volumes roll'd; The yellow carp, in scales bedrop'd with gold; Swift trouts, diversified with crimson stains ; And pikes, the tyrants of the wat'ry... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1809 - 330 pages
...fifth, or sixth syllable of heroic verse. Oh the fourth syllable, or at the end of the second foot : as, The silver eel" in shining volumes roll'd,. The yellow carp" in scales bedropp'd with gold. On the fifth syllable, or in the middle of the third foot : as, Round broken columns" clasping ivy... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...looks unmov'd, he hopes the scaly breed, and eyes the dancing cork and bending reed. HO Our plenteous streams a various race supply, the bright-ey'd perch...yellow carp, in scales bedropp'd with gold, swift trouts, diversify'd with crimson stains, 145 and pikes, the tyrants of the watery plains. Now Cancer... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...looks unmov'd, he hopes the scaly breed, and eyes the dancing cork and bending reed. 140 Our plenteous streams a various race supply, the bright-ey'd perch...yellow carp, in scales bedropp'd with gold, swift t routs, diversify'd with crimson stains, 145 and pikes, the tyrants of the watery plains. Now Cancer... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pages
...looks unmov'd, he hopes the scaly breed, And eyes the dancing cork and bending reed. Our plenteous streams a various race supply, The bright-ey'd perch...yellow carp, in scales bedropp'd with gold, Swift trouts, diversify'd with crimson stains, And pikes, the tyrants of the watery plains. Now Cancer glows... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...looks unmov'd, he hopes the scaly breed, and eyes the dancing cork and bending reed. 140 Our plenteous streams a various race supply, the bright-ey'd perch with fins of Tyrian dye, •lie silver eel, in shining volumes roll'd, he yellow carp, in scales bedropp'd with gold, wift trouts,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1811 - 322 pages
...fifth, or sixth syllable of heroic verse. On the fourth syllable, or at the end of the second foot : as, The silver eel" in shining volumes roll'd, The yellow carp" in scales bedrop'd with gold. On the fifth syllable, or in the middle of the third foot : as, Round broken columns''... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 220 pages
...looks unmov'd, he hopes the scaly breed, And eyes the dancing cork and bending reed. 140 Our plenteous streams a various race supply; The bright-ey'd perch,...yellow carp, in scales bedropp'd with gold; Swift trouts, diversify'd with crimson stains; 146 And pikes, the tyrants of the wat'ry plains. Now Cancer... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...unmov'd, he hopes the scaly breed, And eyes- the dancing cork, and bending reed. 140 Our plenteous streams a various race supply, The bright-ey'd perch...shining volumes roll'd, The yellow carp, in scales bedrop'd with gold, Swift trouts, diversify'd with crimson stains, 145 And pikes, the tyrants of the... | |
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