The river Dove; with some quiet thoughts on the happy practice of angling [signed J.L.A.].1845 - 241 страници |
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... delights of fishermen . So let us bless God , that we have not only a mind to rise with the sun , but the power to it , for that is still better . And , as plain - hearted Mr. Walton says , that our present happiness may appear to be ...
... delights of fishermen . So let us bless God , that we have not only a mind to rise with the sun , but the power to it , for that is still better . And , as plain - hearted Mr. Walton says , that our present happiness may appear to be ...
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... delights of this re- creation with such refined and ingenuous ar- guments , as to persuade many a man to become a fisher , who was before very averse to it . Nay , I shall hope to make you put on new thoughts of angling before we part ...
... delights of this re- creation with such refined and ingenuous ar- guments , as to persuade many a man to become a fisher , who was before very averse to it . Nay , I shall hope to make you put on new thoughts of angling before we part ...
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... delight in the recreation both of catching the ' fish , and dressing thereof . ' * PAINTER . - Aye , aye ; your meditative fishers have always some singular discoveries to en- hance the practice of their art . I remember one honest ...
... delight in the recreation both of catching the ' fish , and dressing thereof . ' * PAINTER . - Aye , aye ; your meditative fishers have always some singular discoveries to en- hance the practice of their art . I remember one honest ...
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... delight he takes in his river Dove above all others , and his little fishing - house upon the margin . ANGLER . - As witness these verses he ad- dressed to his adopted father , Mr. Izaak Wal- ton : ' Such streams , Rome's yellow Tiber ...
... delight he takes in his river Dove above all others , and his little fishing - house upon the margin . ANGLER . - As witness these verses he ad- dressed to his adopted father , Mr. Izaak Wal- ton : ' Such streams , Rome's yellow Tiber ...
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... delight in . -- ANGLER . That were strange indeed , -- to see your leisure divided between the pencil and the angle rod yet if I could once inveigle you to the practice of our harmless sport , so full of hopes and composure , you would ...
... delight in . -- ANGLER . That were strange indeed , -- to see your leisure divided between the pencil and the angle rod yet if I could once inveigle you to the practice of our harmless sport , so full of hopes and composure , you would ...
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a-fishing Alstonfields ANGLER ANGLER.-And ANGLER.-Come ANGLER.-I ANGLER.-The ANGLER.-Well ash trees Ashbourne banks barley wine Beresford Hall beseech brace of trouts brother Charles Cotton cheerful church COMPLETE ANGLER Coridon Dale declare delight Derbyshire desire discourse entertainment excellent fish fishing-house flowers Francis Quarles gentleman give hand happy hath hear heart heaven here's hills holy honest hope host HOST.-Aye HOST.-Gentlemen HOST.-Sir innocent Izaak Walton landskip look Marsh master merry methinks Michael Drayton miles mind morning mountains natural noble Olive Cotton PAINTER PAINTER.-How PAINTER.-I PAINTER.-Well peace persuade Pike Pool PISCATOR pleasant pleasure pr'ythee praise pray promise prospect Prospect Tower recreation remember river River Dove river Manifold rocks servant side sing song spirit sport Staffordshire stone stream sure sweet tell thank thee thing Thorpe Cloud thou thoughts Tower trees trouts Uttoxeter VENATOR VIATOR walk worthy yonder
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Страница 227 - Indeed, my good scholar, we may say of angling as Dr. Boteler said of strawberries, " Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless God never did ; " and so, if I might be judge, " God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling.
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