| Izaak Walton - Fishing - 1653 - 306 pages
...or Avon have a dwelling place, Where I may fee my quil or cork downjink, With eager bit of Pearch, or Bleak, or Dace; And on the world and my Creator think, (brace ; Whilfljome menjlnve, ill gotten goods f imAnd others fpend their time in bafe excefs Of wine... | |
| Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins - Fishing - 1775 - 620 pages
...near the brink Of Trent or Avon have a dwelling-place ; Where I may fee my quill or cork down Jink With eager bite of Perch, or Bleak, or Dace, And on the world and my Creator think ; Wbilft fame men firive ill-gotten goods f embrace And others fpend their time in bafe excefs Of wine,... | |
| England - 1823 - 782 pages
...Esq. ; Let me live harmlessly, and near the brink Of Trent or Avon have a dwelling-place ; Wliere I may see my quill or cork down sink With eager bite...World and my Creator think ; Whilst some men strive ill gotten goods t'embrace, And others spend their time in base excess Of wine, or worse, in war and... | |
| Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 438 pages
...spirit : Let me live harmlessly, and near the brink Of Trent or Avon 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... | |
| Washington Irving - 1821 - 366 pages
...spirit : Let me live harmlessly, and near the brink Of Trent or Avon 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 : MTiilst some men strive ill-gotten... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 416 pages
...Avon 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...their time in base excess Of wine, or worse, in war or wantonness. Let them that will, these pastimes still pursue, And on such pleasing fancies feed their... | |
| Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins, John Hawkins - Fishing - 1822 - 490 pages
...Pavors, Esq. Let me live harmlessly, and near the brink Of Trent or Avon have a dwelling-place; Where I may see my quill, or cork, down sink With eager bite...Creator think : Whilst some men strive ill-gotten goods t'embrace , And others spend their time in base excess Of wine, or worse, in war and wantonness. Let... | |
| Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins, John Hawkins - Fishing - 1822 - 494 pages
...and near the brink Of Trent or Avon have a dwelling-place; Where I may see my quill, or cork, dowu sink With eager bite of Perch, or Bleak, or Dace;...Creator think : Whilst some men strive ill-gotten goods t'embrace ; And others spend their time in base excess Of wine, or worse, in war and wantonness. Let... | |
| England - 1823 - 772 pages
...Esq. ; Let me live harmlessly, and near the brink Of Trent or Avon have a dwelling-place ; Where I may see my quill or cork down sink With eager bite...World and my Creator think ; Whilst some men strive ill gotten goods t'embrace, And others spend their time in base excess Of wine, or worse, in war and... | |
| Scotland - 1823 - 860 pages
...Esq. ; Let me live harmlessly, and near the brink Of Trent or Avon have a dwelling-place ; Where I may see my quill or cork down sink With eager bite...World and my Creator think ; Whilst some men strive ill gotten goods t'embrace, And others spend their time in base excess Of wine, or worse, in war and... | |
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