| Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins - Fishing - 1775 - 620 pages
...ftrawberries -, " Doubtlels " God could have made a better berry, but '' doubtlefs God never did :" and fo, if I might be judge, " God never did make a more calm, "• quiet, innocent recreation, than angling." I'll tell you, fcholar, when 1 fat laft on this 'primtofe-bank, and looked down thefe meadows, I thought... | |
| English literature - 1822 - 850 pages
...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...more calm, quiet, innocent recreation, than angling." Perhaps some of your readers may here ask, am I as eagerly devoted to the sports of the field as to... | |
| English literature - 1822 - 852 pages
...which we now see glide so quietly by us. Indeed, my good scholar, we may say of angling as Dr Botelcr said of strawberries ; ' Doubtless God could have...more calm, quiet, innocent recreation, than angling." Perhaps some of your readers may here ask, am I as eagerly devoted to the sports of the field as to... | |
| Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins, John Hawkins - Fishing - 1822 - 490 pages
...we now see glide so quietly by us. Indeed, my good scholar, we may say of angling, as Dr. Boteler1 said of strawberries, " Doubtless God could have made...more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling." I'll tell you, scholar ; when I sat last on this primrosebank, and looked down these meadows, I thought... | |
| Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins, John Hawkins - Fishing - 1822 - 494 pages
...we now see glide so quietly by us. Indeed, my good scholar, we may say of angling, as Dr. Boteler1 said of strawberries, " Doubtless God could have made..." God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent re^ creation than angling." I'll tell you, scholar ; when I sat last on this primrosebank, and looked... | |
| English literature - 1835 - 426 pages
...we now see glide so quietly by us. Indeed, my good scholar, we may say of angling, aj Dr.Botelersaid of strawberries,' Doubtless, God could have made a...more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling. " I'll tell you, scholar, when I sat last on this primrose hank, and looked down these meadows, I thought... | |
| Izaak Walton - Fishing - 1824 - 516 pages
...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...Doubtless " God could have made a better berry, but doubt" less God never did :" and so, if I might be judge, " God never did make a more calm, quiet,... | |
| Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - Fishing - 1824 - 518 pages
...Dr. Boteler said of Strawberries; " Doubtless " God could have made a better berry, but doubt" less God never did :" and so, if I might be judge, " God...calm, quiet, innocent " recreation, than Angling." I'll tell you, Scholar, when I sat last on this primrose-bank, and looked down these Meadows, I thought... | |
| George Agar Hansard - Fishing - 1834 - 280 pages
...which we now see glide so quietly by us. Indeed, my good scholar, we may say of angling, as Dr. Botelar said of strawberries, — * Doubtless God could have...but doubtless God never did ; ' and so, if I might judge, God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation, than angling,"— IZAAC WALTON.... | |
| George Agar Hansard - Fishing - 1834 - 254 pages
...' Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless God never did ; ' and so, if I might judge, God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation, than angling." — IZAAC WALTON. " I call a river enriched with inhabitants, where rocks are landlords, and trouts tenants.... | |
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