 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1875 - 794 pages
...angling in the crystal lake, Feast on the waters with the prey they take. WALLER. Let me live harmlessly, and near the brink Of Trent or Avon have a dwelling...see my quill or cork down sink With eager bite of pearch, or bleak, or dace. IZAAK WALTON. I in these flowery meads would be; These crystal streams should... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1875 - 722 pages
...prefixed. CHAP. L] Lei me live harmlessly, and near the brink Of Trent or Avon have a dwelling-place ; 3 Where I may see my quill, or cork, down sink With...Perch, or Bleak, or Dace ;* And on the world and my 7 Creator think: Whilst some men strive ill-gotten goods t* embrace ;p And others spend their time... | |
 | John Jay Brown - 1876 - 500 pages
...same time, runs prettily off in this style : " 1 .1 t me live harmlessly; and near the brink Of Treat or Avon have a dwelling place; Where I may see my quill or cork down sink, With eager bite of porch, or roach, or dace ; And on the world and my Creator think; Whilst gome men strive ill gotten... | |
 | John Jackson Manley - 1877 - 432 pages
...Leuciscus Vulgaris.) " The pretty slender Dare, of many call' A tlie Dace." MICHAEL DRAYTON. " When I may see my quill or cork down sink With, eager bite of perch, or bleak, or Dace." — JOHN DENNTS. " THE pretty slender dare " is the typical representative of the genus Leucisci ;... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall, Mrs. S. C. Hall - 1877 - 480 pages
...over to seek enjoyment, and to find far less of it than is found by him who is content " To we his quill or cork down sink With eager bite of perch, or bleak, or dace." A short distance below Marlow, a paper and corn-mill added to the lock completely block up the Thames,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1878 - 788 pages
...angling in the crystal lake, Feast on the waters with the prey they take. WALLER. Let me live harmlessly, and near the brink Of Trent or Avon have a dwelling...see my quill or cork down sink With eager bite of pearch, or bleak, or dace. IZAAK WALTON. I in these flowery meads would be ; These crystal streams... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1878 - 636 pages
..." Quack ! quack ! quack ! " 1 WBIPPH IX. MR. CHUBB. A PISCATORY ROMANCE. " Let me live harmlessly, and near the brink Of Trent or Avon have a dwelling place, Where I may »ee rov quill or cork down smk With eager bite of Perch, or BleaK, or Daee."—J. DAVOHB. " I e»re... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1880 - 460 pages
...: — Let me live harmlessly, urn! near the brink Of Trent or Avon88 have a dwelling-place, Where 1 may see my quill, or cork, down sink, With eager bite of pike, or bleak, or dace; And on the world and my Creator think: While some men strive ill-gotten good's... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1881 - 970 pages
...Avon have a dwelling-place, Where I may see my quiil, or cork, down sink, With eager bite of pike, or bleak, or dace ; And on the world and my Creator...others spend their time in base excess Of wine, or worse^n war, or wantonness. Let them that will, these pastimes still pursue, And on such pleasing fancies... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1881 - 550 pages
...Avoa have a dwelling-place, Where I may see my quill, or cork, down sink, With eager bite of pike, or bleak, or dace ; And on the world and my Creator...think : Whilst some men strive ill-gotten goods t' embr<K», And others spend their time in base excess Of wins- or worse, ill war, or wantonness. "Let... | |
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With eager bite of perch, or bleak, or dace ; And on the world and my Creator think : Whilst some men strive ill-gotten goods... 
