Izaak Walton and His FriendsChapman & Hall, 1903 - 263 pages |
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... known on the subject beyond that his father's name was Jervis Walton . The late Mr Thomas Westwood , who died in 1888 , and was a great authority on Walton , wrote in 1873 ( see Notes and Queries , 4th S. XI . p . 41 ) : " It may be we ...
... known on the subject beyond that his father's name was Jervis Walton . The late Mr Thomas Westwood , who died in 1888 , and was a great authority on Walton , wrote in 1873 ( see Notes and Queries , 4th S. XI . p . 41 ) : " It may be we ...
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... known to have been in existence in his day . ' And I admit , he says of himself , " when I look back upon my education and mean abilities , it is not with- out some little wonder at myself that I am come to be publicly in print , " and ...
... known to have been in existence in his day . ' And I admit , he says of himself , " when I look back upon my education and mean abilities , it is not with- out some little wonder at myself that I am come to be publicly in print , " and ...
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... 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 is wise , and be willing to hear every godly dis- course , and when he saw a man of ...
... 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 is wise , and be willing to hear every godly dis- course , and when he saw a man of ...
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... known nearly the whole episcopal bench of his day . " Lowell 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 ...
... known nearly the whole episcopal bench of his day . " Lowell 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 ...
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Stapleton Martin. since Wotton called him friend , and he might have known Richard Baxter , but we never read that he even came into contact with either of them . The Complete Angler and The Pilgrim's Progress are two of the most popular ...
Stapleton Martin. since Wotton called him friend , and he might have known Richard Baxter , but we never read that he even came into contact with either of them . The Complete Angler and The Pilgrim's Progress are two of the most popular ...
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