Izaak Walton and His FriendsChapman & Hall, limited, 1904 - 263 pages |
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... beautiful and scholarlike . " Early in life he seems to have made friends with the best- known literary men of the day , and with those who " excelled in virtue . " He appears to have followed the counsel given to cleave unto him that ...
... beautiful and scholarlike . " Early in life he seems to have made friends with the best- known literary men of the day , and with those who " excelled in virtue . " He appears to have followed the counsel given to cleave unto him that ...
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Stapleton Martin. must have been one of those referred to in these beautiful lines : - " There are in this loud stunning tide Of human care and crime , With whom the melodies abide Of th ' everlasting chime ; Who carry music in their ...
Stapleton Martin. must have been one of those referred to in these beautiful lines : - " There are in this loud stunning tide Of human care and crime , With whom the melodies abide Of th ' everlasting chime ; Who carry music in their ...
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... beautiful scenery of nature , among the mountain lakes , and the clear and lovely streams that gush from the highest ranges of elevated hills , or that make their way through the cavities of calcareous strata . How delightful , in the ...
... beautiful scenery of nature , among the mountain lakes , and the clear and lovely streams that gush from the highest ranges of elevated hills , or that make their way through the cavities of calcareous strata . How delightful , in the ...
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... beautiful lyrics . " Thomas Westwood's estimate of the value of the book is neatly given : it " is essentially a book to be loved , and to be discoursed of lovingly . " The following remarks I take from the Works of Alexander Pope ...
... beautiful lyrics . " Thomas Westwood's estimate of the value of the book is neatly given : it " is essentially a book to be loved , and to be discoursed of lovingly . " The following remarks I take from the Works of Alexander Pope ...
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... beautiful simplicity of his Arcadian language , his observations on the scenery and manners of Scotland . " Here I digress in order to make some observations as to Walton's reasons for writing his books . In Boswell's Life of Dr Johnson ...
... beautiful simplicity of his Arcadian language , his observations on the scenery and manners of Scotland . " Here I digress in order to make some observations as to Walton's reasons for writing his books . In Boswell's Life of Dr Johnson ...
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