 O the gallant Fisher's life, It is the best of any; 'Tis full of pleasure, void of strife, And 'tis beloved of many : Other joys Are but toys : Only this Lawful is; For our skill Breeds no ill, But content and pleasure.  The Life and Remains of Theodore Edward Hook - Страница 318написао/ла Theodore Edward Hook, Richard Harris Dalton Barham - 1849Пуни преглед - О овој књизи
 | Robert Maynard Leonard - 1914 - 140 страница
...therefore strive to follow those Whom He to follow Him hath chose. W. BASSE, OH, THE GALLANT FISHER'S LIFE OH, the gallant fisher's life, It is the best of any,...full of pleasure, void of strife, And 'tis beloved of many : Other joys 5 Are but toys, Only this Lawful is, For our skill Breeds no ill, 10 But content... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1915 - 432 страница
...And now, sing when you will. PISCATOR. Well then, here 's to you, Coridon ; and now for my song. O the gallant Fisher's life, It is the best of any ; "Tis full of pleasure, void of strife. And 'tis belov'd of many : Other joys Are but toys ; Only this Lawful is ; For our skill Breeds no ill, But... | |
 | Edwin Lillie Miller - 1917 - 690 страница
...the verses scattered through the book are all works of art. As we close it, we exclaim with him: "O the gallant fisher's life! It is the best of any ; "Tis full of pleasure, void of strife, And 't is beloved by many." Edmund Waller (1606-1687) was a royalist, but no martyr. Accordingly, when... | |
 | Daniel Butler Fearing - 1918 - 106 страница
...Process, designed by Hugh M. Eaton. US Pictorial. A rod, reel, line, leader, and fly ; a creel. Motto : "O the gallant fisher's life It is the best of any. 'Tis...full of pleasure, void of strife And 'tis beloved of many." a Signed in ink. b Autographed. 110. T[homas] Gosden. [Sporting publisher, bookbinder and... | |
 | 1888 - 746 страница
...and broke forth singing with the reckless abandon of one who believed himself alone with nature : "O, the gallant fisher's life, It is the best of any,...pleasure, void of strife, And 'tis beloved by many ! " " By Jove, " cried Hal, " That 's Syd ! " And raising his voice he shouted "Hello ! Come back and... | |
 | Great Western Railway (Great Britain) - 1925 - 248 страница
...spots in the heart of the countryside which make anglers more and more in love with their sport. " O the gallant fisher's life, It is the best of any !...And 'tis beloved by many : Other joys Are but toys." So let us, as it were, overhaul our tackle and go fishing, for of sports, as Izaak Walton has sung,... | |
 | Lionel Lambert - 1926 - 64 страница
...man, as did Izaak Walton, angling for those very fish who spoke to him of his own Christian calling. Oh ! the gallant fisher's life, It is the best of any ; "Tis full of pleasure, void of strife And is beloved by many. Other joys Are but toys, Only this Lawful is ; For our skill Breeds no ill But... | |
 | 1888 - 684 страница
...one who believed himself alone with nature : "O, the gallant fisher's life, It is the best of anv, 'Tis full of pleasure, void of strife, And 'tis beloved by many ! " " By Jove, " cried Hal, " That 's Syd ! " And raising his voice he shouted "Hello ! Come back and... | |
 | Steven N. Zwicker - 1993 - 276 страница
...elements of rural communion, and they are poised against strife and contention: Oh the brave Fishers life, It is the best of any, Tis full of pleasure, void of strife, And 'tis belov'd of many: Other joyes are but toyes, only this lawful is, for our skil breeds no ill, but content... | |
 | Russell K King, Rusty King - 1997 - 202 страница
...12 years old don't ever develop an interest in the hobby. That's a shame, for as Izaac Walton wrote: "Oh, the gallant fisher's life! It is the best of...pleasure, void of strife, And 'tis beloved by many." We were after walleye. Some of us carried rod-reel-line combinations that for one reason or another... | |
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