The Complete Angler of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton: Estensively Embellished with Engravings on Copper and Wood, from Original Paintings and Drawings, by First-rate Artists, to which are Added, an Introductory Essay, the Linnœan Arangement of the Various River Fish Delineated in the Work, and Illustrative NotesJohn Major, 1824 - 416 páginas |
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... side of things ; -a veracity not to be ques- tioned , and a felicity of expression peculiarly his own : thus gifted , like the skilful artist , at once both flattering and faithful , he brought to the task of delineation , that delicacy ...
... side of things ; -a veracity not to be ques- tioned , and a felicity of expression peculiarly his own : thus gifted , like the skilful artist , at once both flattering and faithful , he brought to the task of delineation , that delicacy ...
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... - a - pie for the enterprise . He wore a broad - skirted fustian coat , perplexed with half a hundred pockets ; a pair of stout shoes , and leathern gaiters ; a basket slung on one side for fish ; a patent rod ; INTRODUCTORY ESSAY xxi.
... - a - pie for the enterprise . He wore a broad - skirted fustian coat , perplexed with half a hundred pockets ; a pair of stout shoes , and leathern gaiters ; a basket slung on one side for fish ; a patent rod ; INTRODUCTORY ESSAY xxi.
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... side for fish ; a patent rod ; a landing - net ; and a score of other inconveniences , only to be found in the true Angler's armoury . Thus harnessed for the field , he was as great a matter of stare and wonderment among the country ...
... side for fish ; a patent rod ; a landing - net ; and a score of other inconveniences , only to be found in the true Angler's armoury . Thus harnessed for the field , he was as great a matter of stare and wonderment among the country ...
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... side of a hill ; and how , when it was over , one of the party read old Izaak Walton's scene with the Milk - maid , while I lay on the grass and built castles in a bright pile of clouds until I fell asleep . " The remainder of this ...
... side of a hill ; and how , when it was over , one of the party read old Izaak Walton's scene with the Milk - maid , while I lay on the grass and built castles in a bright pile of clouds until I fell asleep . " The remainder of this ...
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... side : to my brother John Ken , to my sister his wife , to my brother , Doctor Ken , to my sister Pye , to Mr. Francis Morley , to Mr. George Vernon , to his wife , to his three daughters , to Mistris Nelson , to Mr , Richard Walton ...
... side : to my brother John Ken , to my sister his wife , to my brother , Doctor Ken , to my sister Pye , to Mr. Francis Morley , to Mr. George Vernon , to his wife , to his three daughters , to Mistris Nelson , to Mr , Richard Walton ...
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Página 78 - And we will sit upon the rocks, Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks, By shallow rivers to whose falls Melodious birds sing madrigals. And I will make thee beds of roses And a thousand fragrant posies, A cap of flowers, and a kirtle Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle...
Página 79 - The shepherd swains shall dance and sing For thy delight each May morning: If these delights thy mind may move, Then live with me and be my love.
Página 42 - This day dame Nature seem'd in love ; The lusty sap began to move ; Fresh juice did stir th' embracing vines ; And birds had drawn their valentines. The jealous trout, that low did lie, Rose at a...
Página 79 - IF all the world and love were young, And truth in every shepherd's tongue, These pretty pleasures might me move To live with thee and be thy love.
Página 114 - SWEET day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky, The dew shall weep thy fall to-night, For thou must die. Sweet rose, whose hue, angry and brave, Bids the rash gazer wipe his eye, Thy root is ever in its grave, And thou must die. Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My music shows ye have your closes, And all must die.
Página 43 - With the swift pilgrim's daubed nest; The groves already did rejoice, In Philomel's triumphing voice; The showers were short, the weather mild, The morning fresh, the evening smiled. Joan takes her neat-rubbed pail, and now She trips to milk the sand-red cow ; Where for some sturdy foot-ball swain Joan strokes a syllabub or twain; The fields and gardens were beset With tulips, crocus, violet; And now, though late, the modest rose Did more than half a blush disclose. Thus all looks gay and full of...
Página 215 - Calls my fleeting soul away : Oh ! suppress that magic sound, Which destroys without a wound. Peace, Chloris ! peace, or singing die, That together you and I To heaven may go ; For all we know Of what the blessed do above, Is, that they sing, and that they love.
Página 43 - 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 think : Whilst some men strive ill-gotten goods t' embrace, And others spend their time in base excess Of wine, or worse, in war and wantonness.
Página 118 - And raise my low-pitched thoughts above Earth, or what poor mortals love : Thus, free from lawsuits, and the noise Of princes
Página 118 - I IN these flowery meads would be : These crystal streams should solace me; To whose harmonious bubbling noise I with my angle would rejoice. Sit here, and see the turtle-dove Court his chaste mate to acts of love; Or on that bank, feel the west wind Breathe health and plenty; please my mind. To see sweet dewdrops kiss these flowers. And then...