 | William Henderson - Fishing - 1876 - 382 pages
...angling poet,' speaks warmly of the enjoyment he derived from the scenes in which he practised his art! Let them that list these pastimes then pursue And...meadows green may view, And by the rivers fresh may walk at will, Among the Daisies and the \ T iolets blew, lied Hyacinth and yellow Daflbdill, Purple... | |
 | John Jay Brown - Fishes - 1876 - 500 pages
...wine, or worse, in war and wantonness. " Let them that list, these pastimes still pursue, And in such pleasing fancies feed their fill; So I the fields and meadows green may view, And daily by fresh rivers walk at Till, Among the daisies and the violeu blue. Red hyacinth, and yellow... | |
 | Edward Arber - English literature - 1877 - 668 pages
...sink With eager bite of barbel, bleek or dace : And on the world and his Creator think, While they, proud THAIS' painted sheet embrace ; And with the...that list these pastimes then pursue And on their pleasing1 fancies feed their fill ; So I the fields and meadows green may view, And by the rivers fresh... | |
 | John Jackson Manley - Fishes - 1877 - 432 pages
...; but it is curious to notice that in the first stanza Walton has altered Dennys's — " While they proud Thais' painted sheet embrace, And with the fume...smoke, All quaffing round, are ready for to choke," into — " While some men strive ill-gotten goods t" embrace, And others spend their time in base excess... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1878 - 494 pages
...wine, or worse, in war and wantonness. Let them that list, these pastimes still pursue, And on such pleasing fancies feed their fill ; So I the fields and meadows green may view, And daily by fresh rivers walk at will, Among the daisies and the violets blue, Red hyacinth and yellow... | |
 | Agriculture - 1878 - 544 pages
...:— " Lot them that list these pastimes then pursue, And on their pleabing fancies feed their nil; So I the fields and meadows green may view, And by the riven* fresh may walk at will Among the Daziee and the Violets blew : Itetl Hyacinth, and yellow Daffodil,... | |
 | William Henderson - Fishing - 1879 - 352 pages
...angling poet,' speaks warmly of the enjoyment he derived from the scenes in which he practised his art ! Let them that list these pastimes then pursue And...meadows green may view, And by the rivers fresh may walk at will, Among the Daisies and the Violets blue, Red Hyacinth and yellow Daffodill, Purple Narcissus... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 1002 pages
...wine, or worse, in war, or wantonness. Let them thai will, these pastimes still pursue, And on such pleasing fancies feed their fill ; So I the fields and meadows green may view, And daily by fresh rivers walk at will, Among the daisies and the violets blue, Red hyacinth and yellow... | |
 | John Dennys - 1883 - 72 pages
...Bleike, or Dace : And on the World and his Creator thinke, While they proud Thais painted sheat imbrace. And with the fume of strong Tobacco's smoke, All quaffing...them that list these pastimes then pursue, And on thc-ir pleasing fancies feede their fill ; So I the Fields and Meadowes greene may view, And by the... | |
 | John Jackson Manley - Technology & Engineering - 1883 - 176 pages
...Bleike, or Dace : An on the World and his Creator thinke, While they proud Thais painted sheat imbrace. And with the fume of strong Tobacco's smoke, All quaffing round are ready for to choke." In Walton's version it runs : — " Let me live harmlessly, and near the brink Of Trent or Avon have... | |
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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 them that list these pastimes still pursue, And on such pleasing fancies feed their fill ; So I the fields and... 
