A few years ago, the herring fishery employed all Grub Street; it was the topic in every coffee-house, and the burden of every ballad. We were to drag up oceans of gold from the bottom of the sea; we were to supply all Europe with herrings upon our own... The Grampians Desolate: A Poem - Side 296af Alexander Campbell - 1804 - 316 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
| Several Hands - 1760 - 588 sider
...we hear no more of all this. We have fifhed up very little gold that I can learn ; nor do we furniih the world with herrings, as was expected. Let us wait but a few years longer, and we fnall find all our expectations an herring fijlxry.' Harmonics, or the Pbibfep/.y of Muftcal... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1765 - 260 sider
...we hear no more of all this. We have fifhed up very little gold that I can learn ; nor do we furnjfh the world with herrings, as was expected. Let us wait but a few years longer, and we fhall £nd all our expectations an herring-nlhery. ESSAY IX. WE eflayifts, who are allowed but... | |
| 1797 - 522 sider
...we hear no more of all tliis. We have filhed up very little gold that I can learn; nor Jo we furnilh the world with herrings, as was expected. Let us wait but a few years longer, and we Ihall rind all our expectations an her-. ling-fiiUery. GoUi/mitb. § 7. A Dialogue bttiutcn... | |
| 1804 - 174 sider
...cofiee-house, and the burthen of every ballad. We were to drag up oceans of gold from the bottom of the sea ; we were to supply all Europe with herrings upon our...was expected. Let us wait but a few years longer, and we thalljind all our expectations a herring fishery. SOME ACCOUNT ACADEMIES OF ITALY. THERE is... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 492 sider
...of every ballad:.. .We were to drag up oceans of gold L V.-..^-> from from the bottom of the sea j we were to supply all Europe with herrings upon our...was expected. Let us wait but a few years longer, and we snail find all our exfiectations an herring fishery. SOME ACCOUNT.; OF THE ACADEMIES OF ITALY.... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 350 sider
...coffee-house, and the burthen of every ballad. We were to drag up oceans of gold from the bottom of the sea ; we were to supply all Europe with herrings upon our...with herrings, as was expected. Let us wait but a feiu years longer, and we shall find all our expectations an herring fishery. SOME ACCOUNT OF THE ACADEMIES... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 sider
...coffee-house, and the burden of every hallad. We were to drag up oceans of gold from the bottom of the sea ; we were to supply all Europe with herrings upon our...was expected. Let us wait but a few years longer, and we shall find all our expectation* an herring-fishery. Goldsmith. THE BASKET-MAKER. IN the centre... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 492 sider
...and the burthen of every ballad. We were te drag up oceans of gold from from the bottom of the sea ; we were to supply all Europe with herrings upon our...was expected. Let us wait but a few years longer, and we shall find all our expectations an herring fishery. SOME ACCOUNT OF THE ACADEMIES OP ITALY.... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 sider
...every ballad. We were to drag up oceans of gold from the bottom of the sea ; we were to supply alt Europe with herrings upon our own terms. At present...was expected. Let us wait but a few years longer, and we shall find all our expectations a herring-fishery. SPECIMEN OF A MAGAZINE IN MINIATURE. \V"E... | |
| Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 sider
...coffeehouse, and the burden of every ballad. We were to drag up oceans of gold from the bottom of the sea ; we were to supply all Europe with herrings upon our...was expected. Let us wait but a few years longer, and we shall find all our expectations an "herring-fishery. Goldsmith. 82. — Eihelgar. — A Saxon... | |
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