Izaak WaltonTwayne, 1998 - 124 pages The best-known fishing manual ever written, Izaak Waltons Compleat Angler has appeared in hundreds of editions and appealed to generations of readers since its first publication in 1653. No less remarkable are Waltons LIVES of various eminent contemporaries, especially of Richard Hooker, John Donne, and George Herbert, essential studies that have earned Walton the reputation of being the originator of English biography. Waltons various works have generally been treated separately or in isolation from one another, but Paul Stanwoods critical commentary uniquely describes the interrelationship of all the works. This study also examines the life and thought of Walton in terms of the revolutionary times in which he lived. In an artless and graceful style that matches the eloquence of this subject, Stanwood provides students of all levels with a clear and concise introduction to this seminal figure of the English Renaissance. |
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... preach at St. Paul's in London . After a difficult journey to London , he arrived at the house of John Churchman in a wet and pitiful condition , but Mrs. Churchman provided for him such “ diligent attendance " that he was later able to ...
... preach without a script . Accompanied by his friend Henry Hammond , Sanderson is urged to forego his written sermon : At Dr. Sanderson's going into the Pulpit , he gave his Sermon . . . into the hand of Dr. Hammond , intending to preach ...
... preach again without my Books . To which the reply was , Good Doctor be not angry ; for if I ever persuade you to preach again without Book , I will give you leave to burn all those that I am Master of . ( 385 ) Weakness is strength in ...