 Angling is somewhat like poetry, men are to be born so: I mean, with inclinations to it, though both may be heightened by discourse and practice : but he that hopes to be a good angler, must not only bring an inquiring, searching, observing wit, but he...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 4671823Full view - About this book
 | England - 1823 - 782 pages
...so : I mean with inclinations to it, though both may be heightened by discourse and practice; but he that hopes to be a good Angler, must not only bring...and practised it, then doubt not but Angling will ptovc to be so pleasant, that it will prove t» be like virtue, a reward ta itself." Piscator then... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins, John Hawkins - Fishing - 1822 - 494 pages
...: I mean, with inclinations to it, though both may be heightened by discourse and practice : but he that hopes to be a good angler, must not only bring...bring a large measure of hope and patience, and a (1) This is a mistake : it uras Auceps, and not Ptnator, that naned the '«ks; and Aucep& had before... | |
 | England - 1823 - 772 pages
...so : I mean with inclinations to it, though both may be heightened by discourse and practice; but he that hopes to be a good Angler, must not only bring...patience, and a love and propensity to the art itself; 18230 but havhig onoo got and practised it, then doubt not but Angling will pure to be so pleasant,... | |
 | Izaak Walton - Fishing - 1824 - 516 pages
...: I mean with inclinations to it, though both may be heightened by discourse and practice ; but he that hopes to be a good Angler, must not only bring...love and propensity to the art itself; but having once got and practised it, then doubt not but Angling will prove to be so pleasant, that it will prove... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - Fishing - 1824 - 518 pages
...a large measure of hope and patience, and a love and propensity to the art itself; but having once got and practised it, then doubt not but Angling will prove to be so pleasant, that it will prove to be like virtue, a reward to itself. VEN. Sir, I am now become so full of expecta•tion, that I... | |
 | Hunting - 1828 - 560 pages
...so: I mean, with inclinations to it, though both may be heightened by discourse and practice. But he that hopes to be a good angler must not only bring...love and propensity to the art itself; but having once got and practised it, then doubt not but angling will prove to be so pleasant, that it will prove... | |
 | Richard Dagley - Death - 1828 - 562 pages
...ignorance, in the following words : — " Angling is somewhat like poetry, men are to be born so ;" and "he that hopes to be a good Angler, must not only bring...patience, and a love and propensity to the art itself." Socius. I verily believe, Piscator, that had Izaak Walton resided among us Wintonians at an earlier... | |
 | Pierce Egan - Amusements - 1832 - 426 pages
...so : I mean with inclinations to it, though both may be heightened by discourse and practice; but he that hopes to be a good angler, must not only bring...love and propensity to the art itself ; but having once got and practised it, then doubt not but angling will prove to be so pleasant, that it will prove... | |
 | Tasmania - 1833 - 388 pages
...: I mean, with inclinations to it, though both may be heightened by discourse and practice ; but he that hopes to be a good angler, must not only bring...love and propensity to the art itself ; but, having once got and practised it, then, doubt not, but angling will prove to be so pleasant, that it will... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - Fishing - 1833 - 350 pages
...I mean with inclinations to it, though both may be heightened by discourse and practice i , but he that hopes to be a good angler, must not only bring an ' inquiring, searching, observing wit, J but he must bring a large * Rah may be sharp sighted enough within the sphere of their vision ; bat... | |
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