 ... never has been untenanted by a worthy and expert brother of the angle since the time of Wotton. And there it was, ' with peace and patience cohabiting in his heart,' as Walton tells us, that Sir Henry, when beyond seventy years of age, ' made this...  An Old Man's Holidays - Side 131af Edward Marston - 1901 - 140 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Robert Chambers - 1862 - 880 sider
...Henry, when beyond seventy years of age, ' made this description of a part of the present pleasure that possessed him, as he sat quietly, on a summer's evening, on a bank afishing. It is a description of the Spring ; which, because it glided as softly and sweetly from his pen as... | |
 | Edward Marston - 1900 - 230 sider
...Henry Wotton. But now, alas ! I am beginning to realize that these are but " the phantoms of hope,1' never to be realized ; and yet, in one sense, I may...The lusty sap began to move ; Fresh juice did stir th1 embracing vines, And birds had drawn their valentines. *' The jealous trout that low did lie, Rose... | |
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