 | Izaak Walton - 1869 - 116 頁
...commendation but may be justified. And now having said this much by way of preparation, I am next to tell you, that in ancient times a debate hath ' risen, (and it is not yet resolved) whether contemplation or action be the chiefest thing wherein the happiness of... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1875 - 716 頁
...or otherwise." 410, 1614, p. 3. — T. * Chap. iv. 2. t Chap. Txi. i, a. J Sec also Isaiah xix. 8. 7 And for that, I shall tell you, that in ancient times...contemplation or action ? * Concerning which, some have endeavoured to maintain their opinion of the first ; by saying that the nearer we mortals come... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1878 - 494 頁
...family, be either an honour or an ornament to this virtuous art which I profess to love and practise, I shall be the gladder that I made an accidental mention...shall tell you, that in ancient times a debate hath arisen, and it remains yet unresolved : whether the happiness of man in this world doth consist more... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1880 - 716 頁
...family, be either an honor or an ornament to this virtuous art which I profess to love and practise, I shall be the gladder that I made an accidental mention...risen, and it remains yet unresolved, whether the * iv., 2. f xii., I, 2. See my remarks Bib. Pref. — Am. Ed. happiness of man in this world doth consist... | |
 | 1887 - 458 頁
...of life, the gate of day. LONDON SPECTATOR. October 16. Consider the work of God. — ECCL. vii. 13. AND for that I shall tell you, that, in ancient times,...in contemplation or action. Concerning which, some have endeavored to maintain their opinion of the first, by saying that the nearer we mortals come to... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1889 - 298 頁
...family, be either an honor or an ornament to this virtuous art which I profess to love and practise, I shall be the gladder that I made an accidental mention...remains yet unresolved, whether the happiness of man injthis world doth consist more in contemplation or action. Concerning which, some have endeavored... | |
 | William S. Walsh - 1892 - 1116 頁
...which Walton states thus in his "Angler," Part I. ch. i.: "In ancient times a debate hath risen, . rterly Review. Mahomet and the Mountain. Bacon, in his essay on " Boldness," tells the fo He instances on the one hand the opinion of " many cloisteral men of great learning and devotion,"... | |
 | William Shepard Walsh - 1892 - 1114 頁
...Walton states thus in his " Angler," Part I. ch. i. : "In ancient times a debate hath risen, . . . whether the happiness of man in this world doth consist more in contemplation or action." He instances on the one hand the opinion of " many cloisteral men of great learning and devotion,"... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1896 - 386 頁
...family, be either an honour or an ornament to this virtuous art which I profess to love and practise, I shall be the gladder that I made an accidental mention...in contemplation or action ? Concerning which, some have endeavoured to maintain their opinion of the first ; by saying, that the nearer we mortals come... | |
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... meet in any man, it is a double dignification of that person ;) so if this antiquity of angling, which for my part I have not forced, shall, like an ancient family, be either an... 
