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" But he that shall consider the variety of baits for all seasons, and pretty devices which our anglers have invented, peculiar lines, false flies, several sleights... "
The Angler's Note-book and Naturalist's Record: A Repertory of Fact, Inquiry ... - Page 89
1880 - 192 pages
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The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptomes ...

Robert Burton - 1800 - 616 pages
...against all fishing, " i as a filthy, base, illiberal! imployment, having neither wit nor perspicacity jn it, nor worth the labour." * But he that shall consider...devices which our Anglers have invented, peculiar lines, false flics, scverall sleights, &:c. will say, that it deserves like commendation, requires...
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The Anatomy of Melancholy,: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes ..., Volume 1

Robert Burton - 1804 - 622 pages
...animal, speaks against all fishing, c as a fllhy, líase, illU'erall imploymcnt, having neither mil nor perspicacity in it, nor worth the labour. But...devices which our anglers have invented, peculiar lines, false flies, several! sleights, 8cc. will say, that it deserves like commendation, requires...
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Essays Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of the ..., Volume 2

Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 pages
...his booke de soler. animal• speakes against all fishing, as a filthy, base, illiberall imployment, having neither wit nor -perspicacity in it, nor worth...devices which our anglers have invented, peculiar lines, false flies, several sleights, &c. will say, that it deserves like commendation, requires as...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of ..., Volume 3

Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pages
...in his booke de sokr. animal, speakes against all fishing, a* a filthy, base, illiberall imployment, having neither wit nor perspicacity in it, nor worth...devices which our anglers have invented, peculiar lines, false flies, several sleights, &c. will say, that it deserves like commendation, requires as...
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The anatomy of melancholy, by Democritus iunior, Volume 1

Robert Burton - 1806 - 626 pages
...against all fishing, cas a filthy, lase, illiberall employment, having neither wit nor perspica~ city in it, nor worth the labour. But he that shall consider...devices which our anglers have invented, peculiar lines, false flyes, several! sleights, &c. will say, that it deserves like commendation, requires as...
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The anatomy of melancholy, by Democritus iunior, Volume 1

Robert Burton - 1821 - 614 pages
...animal, speaks against all fishing, c as a JiWiy, base, illiberall imployment, having neither voii nor perspicacity in it, 'nor 'worth the labour. But...devices which our anglers have invented, peculiar lines, false flies, severall sleights, &c. will say, that it deserves like commendation, requires as...
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Winter Evenings: Or Lucubrations on Life and Letters, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - 1823 - 276 pages
...anglers, I will cite a passage on their art from Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy. " Plutarch," says he, " speaks against all fishing, as a filthy, base, illiberal...consider the variety of baits for all seasons, and the pretty devices which our anglers have invented, peculiar lines, false flies, several sleights,...
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The Works of Vicesimus Knox, D.D.: With a Biographical Preface, Volume 2

Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 612 pages
...anglers I will cite a passage on their art from Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy. " Plutarch," says he, " speaks against all fishing, as a filthy, base, illiberal...consider the variety of baits for all seasons, and the pretty devices which our anglers have invented, peculiar lines, false flies, several sleights,...
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The anatomy of melancholy, by Democritus iunior, Volume 1

Robert Burton - 1826 - 608 pages
...his book de soler, animal, speaks against all fishing, cas a fílthy, base, illiberall imployment, having neither wit nor perspicacity in it, nor worth...devices which our anglers have invented, peculiar lines, false flies, severall sleights, &c. will say, that it deserves like commendation, requires as...
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The New sporting magazine, Volume 17

1849 - 522 pages
...against all fishing, as a filthy, base, illiberal employment, having neither wit nor perspicacity in it worth the labour. But he that shall consider the variety...devices which our anglers have invented, peculiar lines, false flies, several sleights, <kc., will say that it deserves like commendation, requires as...
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