 | 1823 - 782 sider
...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...patience, and a love and propensity to the art itself; but having onoe got and practised it, then doubt not but Angling will ptovc to be so pleasant, that... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins, John Hawkins - 1822 - 494 sider
...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 (1) This is a mistake : it uras Auceps, and not Ptnator, that naned the '«ks; and Aucep& had before... | |
 | 1823 - 772 sider
...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...patience, and a love and propensity to the art itself; 18230 but havhig onoo got and practised it, then doubt not but Angling will pure to be so pleasant,... | |
 | 1823 - 858 sider
...discourse and practice ; but lie that hopes to be a good Angler, must not only bring an inquiring, searching, observing wit ; but he must bring a large...patience, and a love and propensity to the art itself; but having onoe got and practised it, then doubt not but Angling will prove to be so pleasant, that... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1824 - 518 sider
...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...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... | |
 | Richard Dagley - 1828 - 562 sider
...men are to be born so ;" and "he that hopes to be a good Angler, must not only bring an inquiring, searching, observing wit ; but he must bring a large...patience, and a love and propensity to the art itself." Socius. I verily believe, Piscator, that had Izaak Walton resided among us Wintonians at an earlier... | |
 | 1828 - 560 sider
...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...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... | |
 | Pierce Egan - 1832 - 426 sider
...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...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... | |
 | 1833 - 388 sider
...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...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,... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1833 - 350 sider
...hours, it troubleth the mind and body, and loseth that delight which maketh the pastime only pleasing." measure of hope and patience,* and a love and propensity to the art itself ; but having once got and practised it, then doubt riot but angling will prove to be so pleasant, that... | |
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Angling is somewhat like poetry, men are to be born so: 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... 
