 | Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins - 1775 - 620 pages
...Doubtlels " God could have made a better berry, but '' doubtlefs God never did :" and fo, if I might be judge, " God never did make a more calm, "• quiet, innocent recreation, than angling." I'll tell you, fcholar, when 1 fat laft on this 'primtofe-bank, and looked down thefe meadows, I thought... | |
 | 1822 - 850 pages
...ourselves in as much quietness as these silent silver streams, which we now see glide so quietly by us. Indeed, my good scholar, we may say of angling as...but doubtless God never did ;' and so, if I might be judge, God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation, than angling." Perhaps some of... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins, John Hawkins - 1822 - 490 pages
...we now see glide so quietly by us. Indeed, my good scholar, we may say of angling, as Dr. Boteler1 said of strawberries, " Doubtless God could have made...but doubtless God never did;" and so, (if I might be judge,) " God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling." I'll tell you,... | |
 | 1822 - 852 pages
...which we now see glide so quietly by us. Indeed, my good scholar, we may say of angling as Dr Botelcr said of strawberries ; ' Doubtless God could have...but doubtless God never did ;' and so, if I might be judge, God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation, than angling." Perhaps some of... | |
 | 1835 - 426 pages
...we now see glide so quietly by us. Indeed, my good scholar, we may say of angling, aj Dr.Botelersaid of strawberries,' Doubtless, God could have made a...but, doubtless, God never did ;' and so, if I might be judge, God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling. " I'll tell you,... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1824 - 518 pages
...Doubtless " God could have made a better berry, but doubt" less God never did :" and so, if I might be judge, " God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent " recreation, than Angling." I'll tell you, Scholar, when I sat last on this primrose-bank, and looked down these Meadows, I thought... | |
 | George Agar Hansard - 1834 - 280 pages
...which we now see glide so quietly by us. Indeed, my good scholar, we may say of angling, as Dr. Botelar said of strawberries, — * Doubtless God could have...calm, quiet, innocent recreation, than angling,"— IZAAC WALTON. '* I call a river enriched with inhabitants, where rocks are landlords, and trouts tenants.... | |
 | Thomas Miller - 1837 - 466 pages
...in as much quietness as these silent silver streams which we now see glide so smoothly by us. Indeed we may say of angling as Dr. Boteler said of strawberries,...more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling. " I tell you, when I sat last on this primrose bank and looked down these meadows, I thought that they... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1839 - 594 pages
...Liirht in this oktevrr rhnde, Thr tlainrit nulli sm-r »-hii-ri thun mti knirttir -And, at rnytfatae Ac. God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation, than Angling. I'll tell you, scholar, when I sat last on this primrose-bank, and looked down these meadows, I thought... | |
 | Blackwood's Lady's Magazine VOL.X 1841 - 1841 - 500 pages
...ourselves in as much quietness as those silver streams which we now see glide as quietly by us. Indeed, we may say of angling, as Dr. Boteler said of strawberries,...but doubtless God never did ;' and so (if I might be judge) God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling." Roses, not fenced... | |
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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. 
