| Izaak Walton - 1653 - 284 pages
...or Avon have a dwelling place, Where I may fee my quil or cork down Jink, With eager bit of Pearch, or Bleak, or Dace; And on the world and my Creator think, (brace ; Whilftjome menjirrue, ill gotten goods f imAnd other sfpend their time in bafe excefe Of wine... | |
| Washington Irving - Americans - 1888 - 624 pages
...Avon have a dwelling-place, Where I may see my quil], 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 f embrace ; And others spend their time in base excess Of wine, or worse, in war or wantonness. hem... | |
| Washington Irving - 1891 - 278 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...spend their time in base excess Of wine, or, worse, in w«r or wantonness. Let them that will, these pastimes still pursue, And on such pleasing fancies feed... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1891 - 276 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... | |
| Washington Irving - 1891 - 116 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... | |
| Sir John Lubbock - Astronomy - 1892 - 492 pages
...rivers. Let me live harmlessly, and near the brink Of Trent or Avon have my 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 rny Creator think : While some men strive ill-gotten... | |
| Washington Irving - 1892 - 422 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 jiike, or bleak, or dace ; Aud on the world and my Creator think : Whilst some men strive ill-gotten... | |
| Sir John Lubbock - Astronomy - 1892 - 508 pages
...Avon have my 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 : While some men strive ill-gotten goods t' embrace : And others spend their time in base excess Of... | |
| Washington Irving - 1894 - 420 pages
...dwelling-place, Where I may see my quill, or cork, down sink, With eager bite of pike, or bleak, or dace ; Cbe And on the world and my Creator think : Whilst some men strive ill-gotten goods t* brace: And others spend their time in base excess Of wine, or worse, in war, or wantonness. " Let them... | |
| Washington Irving - Americans - 1848 - 482 pages
...spirit : Let me lire 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... | |
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