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O! the gallant fisher's life, :It is the best of any: 'Tis full of pleasure, void of strife, :And 'tis beloved by many. :::Other joys :::Are but toys; :::Only this, :::Lawful is; :::For our skill :::Breeds no ill, But content and pleasure.
O! the gallant fisher's life, :It is the best of any: 'Tis full of pleasure, void of strife, :And 'tis beloved by many. :::Other joys :::Are but toys; :::Only this, :::Lawful is; :::For our skill :::Breeds no ill, But content and pleasure.
Approximate author period: c. 1638 AD · renaissance
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- Izaak Walton
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- Approximate author period: c. 1638 AD · renaissance
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- Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922) (1922 AD)
Printed page 30 · quotation 6 · Izaak Walton · The Compleat Angler. Ch. XVI.
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