The river Dove; with some quiet thoughts on the happy practice of angling [signed J.L.A.].1845 - 241 sider |
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... worthy tribute to the memory of those best masters of our art , Mr. Izaac Wal- ton , and Mr. Charles Cotton : ( ALAS , THAT THEY ARE DEAD ! ' ) but I beseech you to be civil , and moderate in your censures ; for I undertook those ...
... worthy tribute to the memory of those best masters of our art , Mr. Izaac Wal- ton , and Mr. Charles Cotton : ( ALAS , THAT THEY ARE DEAD ! ' ) but I beseech you to be civil , and moderate in your censures ; for I undertook those ...
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... worthy to be a brother of the angle ; and this I am resolved you shall be when we are come to the river that I love so well - but let us see what we may have for our breakfast , and fall to it merrily . PAINTER . Here it is , and all of ...
... worthy to be a brother of the angle ; and this I am resolved you shall be when we are come to the river that I love so well - but let us see what we may have for our breakfast , and fall to it merrily . PAINTER . Here it is , and all of ...
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... worthy practice and approbation than hunting and hawking ; for it is a sport every way as pleasant , less chargeable , more pro- ' fitable , and nothing so much subject to choller and impatience as those are . ' And now listen to the ...
... worthy practice and approbation than hunting and hawking ; for it is a sport every way as pleasant , less chargeable , more pro- ' fitable , and nothing so much subject to choller and impatience as those are . ' And now listen to the ...
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... worthy so much as our vacant hours . ANGLER . - I hope before we part company you will be undeceived , and learn how we anglers can recreate our spirits , when the sun rises over the hills ; and this I promise in reward for your sudden ...
... worthy so much as our vacant hours . ANGLER . - I hope before we part company you will be undeceived , and learn how we anglers can recreate our spirits , when the sun rises over the hills ; and this I promise in reward for your sudden ...
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... worthy of an angler . - PAINTER . But it has made me pant and here's a shady ash tree , so let us rest awhile , that I may recover myself . ANGLER . With all my heart ; and stretch our limbs on this green bank : and I may tell you ...
... worthy of an angler . - PAINTER . But it has made me pant and here's a shady ash tree , so let us rest awhile , that I may recover myself . ANGLER . With all my heart ; and stretch our limbs on this green bank : and I may tell you ...
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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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Side 231 - Every thing did banish moan, Save the nightingale alone : She, poor bird, as all forlorn, Lean'd her breast up-till a thorn, And there sung the dolefull'st ditty, That to hear it was great pity : 'Fie, fie, fie...
Side 230 - And, having pray'd together, we Will go with you along. We have short time to stay, as you, We have as short a Spring ! As quick a growth to meet decay As you, or any thing.
Side 126 - But never more could see the man Approaching from the town : Their pretty lips with blackberries Were all besmear'd and dyed.
Side 16 - Richard, I do not give, but lend you my horse; be sure you be honest, and bring my horse back to me at your return this way to Oxford. And I do now give you ten groats to bear your charges to Exeter; and here is ten groats more, which I charge you to deliver to your mother, and tell her, I send her a Bishop's benediction with it, and beg the continuance of her prayers for me.
Side 231 - We have short time to stay, as you, We have as short a Spring; As quick a growth to meet decay As you, or any thing. We die, As your hours do, and dry Away Like to the Summer's rain; Or as the pearls of morning's dew, Ne'er to be found again.
Side 167 - I did ; — and, going, did a rainbow note : Surely, thought I, This is the lace of Peace's coat : I will search out the matter. But while I look'd the clouds immediately Did break and scatter. Then went I to a garden, and did spy A gallant flower, The crown imperial. " Sure," said I, " Peace at the root must dwell.
Side 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.
Side 168 - Take of this grain, which in my garden grows, And grows for you; Make bread of it: — and that repose And peace, which everywhere With so much earnestness you do pursue, Is only there.
Side 98 - 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.
Side 157 - Wings from the wind to please her mind, Notes from the lark I'll borrow ; Bird, prune thy wing. Nightingale, sing, To give my love good-morrow.