 No life, my honest scholar, no life so happy and so pleasant as the life of a well-governed angler; for when the lawyer is swallowed up with business, and the statesman is preventing or contriving plots, then we sit on cowslip banks, hear the birds sing,...  Crosscurrents: A Fly Fisher's Progress - Pagina 1door James R. Babb - 2002 - 224 pagina’sGedeeltelijke weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1822 - 850 pagina’s
...of a wellgoverned angler ; for when the lawyer is swallowed up with business, and the statesman is preventing or contriving plots, then we sit on cowslip...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... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins, John Hawkins - 1822 - 494 pagina’s
...eloquent and energetic of any in our language. venting or contriving plots, then we sit on cowslip-banks, hear the birds sing, and possess ourselves in as much...streams, which 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... | |
 | 1835 - 426 pagina’s
...up with business, and the statesman in preventing or contriving plots, then we sit on cowslip-hanks, hear the birds sing, and possess ourselves in as much...streams, which we now see glide so quietly by us. Indeed, my good scholar, we may say of angling, aj Dr.Botelersaid of strawberries,' Doubtless, God... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1824 - 516 pagina’s
...up with business, and the Statesman is preventing or contriving plots, then we sit on cowslip-banks, hear the birds sing, and possess ourselves in as much...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 "... | |
 | J. Coad - 1826 - 264 pagina’s
...swallowed up with business, and the statesman is preventing or contriving plots, then we sit en cowslips banks, hear the birds sing, and possess ourselves...as much quietness as these silent silver streams, whkh we now see glide so quietly by us." ISAAC WAI/TON. Having, as mentioned in my last, dismissed... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pagina’s
...of a well-governed angler ; for when the lawyer is swallowed tip with business, and the statesman is ok Exchange so if I might be judge, * God never did make a mor - calm, quiet, innocent recreation tujm angling.1... | |
 | J. Coad - 1832 - 334 pagina’s
...statesman is preventing or contriving plots, then we sit on cowslips' banks, hear the birds sins, •'"d possess ourselves in as much quietness as these silent silver streams, which we now see j?lideso quietly by us." ISAAC WALTON. HAVING, as mentioned in my last, dismissed my loquacious female... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1833 - 380 pagina’s
...of a well governed angler : for when the lawyer is swallowed up with business, and the statesman is preventing or contriving plots, then we sit on cowslip banks, hear the birds H sing, and possess ourselves in as much quietness as these silent silver streams, which we now see... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1833 - 350 pagina’s
...of a well governed angler : for when the lawyer is swallowed up with business, and the statesman is preventing or contriving plots, then we sit on cowslip banks, hear the bifds sing, and possess ourselves in as much quietness as these silent silver streams, which we now... | |
 | George Agar Hansard - 1834 - 254 pagina’s
...the lawyer is swallowed up with business, and the statesman is preventing or contriving plots, there we sit on cowslip banks, hear the birds sing, and...silver streams 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... | |
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