Izaak Walton and His FriendsChapman & Hall, limited, 1904 - 263 pages |
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... gives some instances which he considers carry his point . It is enough for us , he says , " that he contrived to pick up somewhere and somehow a competent mastery of his mother tongue ( far harder because seeming easier than Latin ) and ...
... gives some instances which he considers carry his point . It is enough for us , he says , " that he contrived to pick up somewhere and somehow a competent mastery of his mother tongue ( far harder because seeming easier than Latin ) and ...
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... give an account of the George incident with the reference to Ashmole's History of the Order of the Garter . Charles II . , after an exile of twelve years , landed in England on the 25th May 1660 , and five days later Walton wrote a ...
... give an account of the George incident with the reference to Ashmole's History of the Order of the Garter . Charles II . , after an exile of twelve years , landed in England on the 25th May 1660 , and five days later Walton wrote a ...
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... gives us his own explanation of what he means by " genius . " We may imagine that Walton was as good a listener as he was a great converser and a maker of good talk " across the walnuts and the wine , " never making harsh remarks ; a re ...
... gives us his own explanation of what he means by " genius . " We may imagine that Walton was as good a listener as he was a great converser and a maker of good talk " across the walnuts and the wine , " never making harsh remarks ; a re ...
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... give counten- ance unto their Church Assemblies by our pre- sence among them , if we can avoid it . ” 2 How- ever , it appears from a letter of Walton's , dated the 2nd of October 1651 , that he attended a " fanatical meeting called an ...
... give counten- ance unto their Church Assemblies by our pre- sence among them , if we can avoid it . ” 2 How- ever , it appears from a letter of Walton's , dated the 2nd of October 1651 , that he attended a " fanatical meeting called an ...
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... give us a portrait of the writer's conception of the perfect angler- " simplicity of disposition , for- bearance to our neighbour's rights , and considera- tion in fishing or employment of its gentle art to increase worldly gain and ...
... give us a portrait of the writer's conception of the perfect angler- " simplicity of disposition , for- bearance to our neighbour's rights , and considera- tion in fishing or employment of its gentle art to increase worldly gain and ...
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