 burden" 'twas pleasant to me to bear it; for, like not the least of the Apostles, I am a fisher, and I carried trout. But I take no shame in that I am an angler; for angling is somewhat like poetry; men are to be born so, and I would not be otherwise...  Harry Druidale, Fisherman from Manxland to England. With Illus - 第1页作者：Henry Cadman - 1898 - 321 页全本阅读 - 图书信息
 | Richard Dagley - 1828 - 562 页
...for us, Walton himself furnishes us with an excuse for our 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 an inquiring, searching, observing wit ; but... | |
 | Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 548 页
...and an art worth your learning: the question is, rather, whether you be capable of learning it. For angling is somewhat like poetry, men are to be born so, and must not only bring an inquiring, observing wit, but also a large measure of hope and patience. —... | |
 | Henry Cadman - 1898 - 370 页
...nest. As I was carrying the nest the hen bird perched on my shoulder, and called " spiuk ! spiuk ! " so plaintively, that I begged Tommy to replace the...to land his own fish and carry his own basket, to bo alone with nature, to be left to his own thoughts. The angler of the latter class wants an opponent,... | |
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