The Complete Angler, Or, Contemplative Man's Recreation: Being a Discourse on Rivers, Fish-ponds, Fish, and FishingT. Tegg & Son, 1835 - 328 страници |
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... warp than the cane ; these , as also excellent fly - rods , are to be had at all the fishing tackle shops in London , and therefore need no particular description , only be careful , whenever you hespeak a rod of reed , or cane , that ...
... warp than the cane ; these , as also excellent fly - rods , are to be had at all the fishing tackle shops in London , and therefore need no particular description , only be careful , whenever you hespeak a rod of reed , or cane , that ...
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... warp them so down as to stand and slope towards the bend of the hook ; and having warped up to the end of the shank , hold the fly fast betwixt the finger and thumb of your left hand , and then take the silk betwixt the finger and thumb ...
... warp them so down as to stand and slope towards the bend of the hook ; and having warped up to the end of the shank , hold the fly fast betwixt the finger and thumb of your left hand , and then take the silk betwixt the finger and thumb ...
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... warping , and hackle ; with gold twist . These hackles are taken chiefly from nine to eleven in the morning , and from one to three in the afternoon . They will do for any month in the year , and upon any water . You may also observe ...
... warping , and hackle ; with gold twist . These hackles are taken chiefly from nine to eleven in the morning , and from one to three in the afternoon . They will do for any month in the year , and upon any water . You may also observe ...
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... warp with pale orange wings , very large , taken from the quill feather of a ruddy hen ; the head to be fastened with ash - coloured silk ; a red cock's hackle , at full length , may be wrapped under the wings , and a turn or two lower ...
... warp with pale orange wings , very large , taken from the quill feather of a ruddy hen ; the head to be fastened with ash - coloured silk ; a red cock's hackle , at full length , may be wrapped under the wings , and a turn or two lower ...
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... warp with pale yellow silk ; wing , of the pale part of a starling's feather . This fly is taken from eight to eleven , and from one to three . This fly , which is also called the ash - coloured dun , and blue dun , is produced from a ...
... warp with pale yellow silk ; wing , of the pale part of a starling's feather . This fly is taken from eight to eleven , and from one to three . This fly , which is also called the ash - coloured dun , and blue dun , is produced from a ...
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Страница 110 - ... hear the birds sing, and possess ourselves in as much quietness as these silent silver streams, which we now see glide so quietly by us. 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...
Страница 86 - Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten ; In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw, and ivy buds, Thy coral clasps, and amber studs, All these in me no means can move To come to thee, and be thy love.
Страница 111 - There sit by him, and eat my meat, There see the sun both rise and set: There bid good morning to next day, There meditate my time away: And angle on, and beg to have A quiet passage to a welcome grave.
Страница 84 - Her voice was good, and the ditty fitted for it: it was that smooth song which was made by Kit Marlow now at least fifty years ago. And the milk-maid's mother sung an answer to it which was made by Sir Walter Raleigh in his younger days. They were oldfashioned poetry, but choicely good; I think much better than the strong lines which are now in fashion in this critical age.
Страница 54 - I mean, with inclinations to it, though both may be heightened by discourse and practice: but he that hopes to be a good angler, must not only bring an inquiring, searching, observing wit, but he must bring a large measure of hope and patience, and a love and propensity to the art itself; but having once got and practised it, then doubt not but angling will prove to be so pleasant, that it will prove to be, like virtue, a reward to itself.
Страница 232 - Dear Solitude, the soul's best friend, That man acquainted with himself dost make, And all his Maker's wonders to intend. With thee I here converse at will, And would be -glad to do so still, For it is thou alone that keep'st the soul awake.
Страница 85 - Slippers, lined choicely for the cold, With buckles of the purest gold. A belt of straw, and ivy buds, With coral clasps, and amber studs; And if these pleasures may thee move, Come live with me, and be my love.
Страница 58 - Wherefore, most sacred Spirit, I here present For me and all my fellows praise to Thee : And just it is that I should pay the rent, Because the benefit accrues to me.
Страница 83 - I sat down, when I was last this way a-fishing. And the birds in the adjoining grove seemed to have a friendly contention with an echo, whose dead voice seemed to live in a hollow tree, near to the brow of that primrose hill.
Страница 85 - A gown made of the finest wool Which from our pretty lambs we pull; Fair lined slippers for the cold, With buckles of the purest gold; A belt of straw and ivy-buds With coral clasps and amber studs — And if these pleasures may thee move, Come live with me and be my Love.