 | Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins - 1775 - 620 sider
...commendation of his happy life which he alfg fings in verfe ? viz. Jof. Davors, Efq; Let me live harmlefsly, and near the brink Of Trent or Avon have a dwelling-place ; Where I may fee my quill or cork down Jink With eager bite of Perch, or Bleak, or Dace, And on the world and my... | |
 | 1823 - 782 sider
...Angler, and the commendation ot his happy life, which he also sings in verse ? viz. Jo. Davors, Esq. ; Let me live harmlessly, and near the brink Of Trent or Avon have a dwelling-place ; Wliere I may see my quill or cork down sink With eager bite of Perch, or Bleak, or Dace, And on the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 438 sider
...from one of those ancient champions of angling, which breathes the same innocent and happy spirit : Let me live harmlessly, and near the brink Of Trent...or Avon have a dwelling-place ; Where I may see my quill, or cork, down sink, With eager bite of pike, or bleak or dace; And on the world and my Creator... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 366 sider
...from one of those ancient champions of angling, which breathes the same innocent and happy spirit : Let me live harmlessly, and near the brink Of Trent...or Avon have a dwelling-place, Where I may see my quill, or cork, down sink, With eager bite of pike, or bleak or dace ; And on the world and my Creator... | |
 | Izaak Walton, John Hawkins - 1822 - 486 sider
...another Angler, and the commendation of his happy life, which he also sings in verse, viz. Jopavors, Esq. Let me live harmlessly, and near the brink Of Trent...or Avon have a dwelling-place; Where I may see my quill, or cork, down sink With eager bite of Perch, or Bleak, or Dace; And on the world and my Creator... | |
 | 1823 - 858 sider
...Angler, and the commendation of his happy life, which he also sings in verse ? viz. Jo. Davors, Esq. ; Let me live harmlessly, and near the brink Of Trent...or Avon have a dwelling-place ; Where I may see my quill or cork down sink With eager bite of Perch, or Bleak, or Dace, And on the World and my Creator... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 sider
...from one of those ancient champions of angling ; which breathes the same innocent and happy spirit : Let me live harmlessly, and near the brink Of Trent...or Avon have a dwelling-place, Where I may see my quill, or cork, down sink. With eager bite of pike, or bleak or dace ; And on the world and my Creator... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1824 - 512 sider
...Angler, and the commendation of his happy life, which he also sings in verse? viz. Jo. Davors, Esq. ; Let me live harmlessly, and near the brink Of Trent or Avon, have a dwelling place ; Where I may see my quill or cork down sink With eager bite of Perch, or Bleak, or... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 826 sider
...DART, provincially. Sax. dagian, from dag to shine as in Lat. luciscil, lucitcut ; a small fish. L- 1 me live harmlessly, and near the brink Of Trent or Avon have a dwelling place ; Where I may see my quill or cork down sink With eager bite of pcarch, or bleak, or... | |
 | Stephen Glover - 1831 - 510 sider
...birds that continue in full song till after midsummer are supposed to breed more than once. FISH. " Let me live harmlessly, and near the brink Of Trent...or Avon have a dwelling-place ; Where I may see my quill, or cork, down sink With eager bite of perch, or bleak, or dace ; And on the world and my Creator... | |
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With eager bite of pike, or bleak or dace; And on the world and my Creator think : Whilst some men strive ill.gotten goods t' embrace ; And others spend their time in base excess Of wine, or worse, in war or wantonness. 
