 | 1835 - 182 pages
...fish instead of bringing one home. Izaak Walton says, the angler must not only bring an inquiring, searching, observing wit, but he must bring a large...hope and patience and a love and propensity to the sport itself; and having once got these and practised the art, there is no doubt that angling will... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1836 - 358 pages
...hours, H tr.mM.-th 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 haying once got and practised it, then doubt not but angling will prove to be so pleasant, that it... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1842 - 532 pages
...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...will prove to be. like virtue, a reward to itself. VBN. Sir, I am now become so full of expectation, that I long much to have you proceed, and in the... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1844 - 532 pages
...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...will prove to be like virtue, a reward to itself.. VBN. Sir, I am now become so full of expectation, that I long much to have you proceed ; and in the... | |
 | Mrs. Ellis - 1844 - 232 pages
...practice ; but he that hopes to be a good angler, must not only bring an inquiring, observing, searching wit, but he must bring a large measure of hope and patience.' Thus you see, mother," continued the exulting boy, "angling not only causes good and pious feeling... | |
 | 1845 - 688 pages
...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...will prove to be, like virtue, a reward to itself." After showing its antiquity, and telling us that there were anglers in the times of the prophets Amos... | |
 | 1845 - 732 pages
...by discourse and practice; but he that hopes to be a good angler, must not only bring an inquiring, ,L ; z 9 ֽ A 쎝 dh r̖"0 : C~ _'I 1 \1 ...y '`o A OUb % ?PM z ߎ] 9 /$ 6 m gW D q After showing its antiquity, and telling us that there were anglers in the times of the prophets Amos... | |
 | John Lavicount Anderdon - 1845 - 254 pages
...hopes to be a good angler must not 143 ' only bring an inquiring, searching, observing ' wit, but lie must bring a large measure of ' hope and patience, and a love and a propen' sity to the art itself.' PAINTER. — And thus Mr. Walton, by an alluring suavity, persuaded... | |
 | Sarah Stickney Ellis - 1849 - 558 pages
...practice ; but he that hopes to be a good angler, must not only bring an inquiring, observing, searching wit, but he must bring a large measure of hope and patience.' Thus you see, mother," continued the exulting boy, " angling not only causes good and pious feeling... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1854 - 348 pages
...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...pleasant, that it will prove to be like virtue, a rewai'd to itself. VEN. Sir, I am now become so full of expectation, that I long much to have you proceed... | |
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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 must bring a large measure of hope and patience, and a... 
