 Twas an employment for his idle time, which was then not idly spent :' for Angling was, after tedious study, ' a rest to his mind, a cheerer of his spirits, a diverter of sadness, a calmer of unquiet thoughts, a moderator of passions, a procurer of contentedness...  A Handbook for Travellers in Berks, Bucks, and Oxfordshire: Including a ... - 116. oldalszerző: John Murray (Firm) - 1872 - 296 oldalTeljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | 1810 - 618 oldal
...diverter of sadness, a calmer nt unquiet thoughts, a moderator of passions, a procurer of ccntentedness; and that it begat habits of peace and patience in those that professed and practised it. Indeed, my fnend, you will tind angling to be like the virtue of humility, which lias a calmness ofipirit,... | |
 | 1823 - 782 oldal
...spent:' for Angling was, after tedious study, ' a rest to his mind, a cheerer of his spirits, a diverter of sadness, a calmer of unquiet thoughts, a moderator...patience in those that professed and practised it.' Indeed, my friend, you will find Angling to be like the virtue of Humility, which lias a calmness of... | |
 | 1819 - 424 oldal
...angling • was, after tedious study, a rest to ' his mind, a cheerer of ¿is spirits, • a diverter of sadness, a calmer of ' unquiet thoughts, a moderator of • passions, a procurer of content' edness, and that it begat habits ' of peace and patience in those • who professed and practised... | |
 | Izaak Walton, John Hawkins - 1822 - 486 oldal
...spent; for Angling was, after a tedious study, a rest to his mind, a cheerer of his spirits, a diverter of sadness, a calmer of unquiet thoughts, a moderator...patience in those that professed and practised it." Indeed, my friend, you will find Angling to be like the .virtue of Humility, which has a calmness of... | |
 | Thomas Pike Lathy - 1822 - 274 oldal
...for angling was, after " tedious study, a rest to his mind, a cheerer " of his spirits, a diverter of sadness, a calmer " of unquiet thoughts, a moderator...that it " begat habits of peace and patience in those " who professed, and practised it." So numerous, too, have been the recent writers in its favour, that... | |
 | 1823 - 858 oldal
...:' for Angling was, after tedious study, ' a rest to his mind, a cheerer of his spirits, a divertcr of sadness, a calmer of unquiet thoughts, a moderator...patience in those that professed and practised it.' Indeed, my friend, you will find Angling to be like the virtue of Humility, which has a calmness of... | |
 | 1823 - 772 oldal
...:' for Angling was, after tedious study, ' a rest to his mind, a cheerer of his spirits, a diverter of sadness, a calmer of unquiet thoughts, a moderator...patience in those that professed and practised it.' Indeed, my friend, you will find Angling to be like the virtue of Humility, which has a calmness of... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1824 - 512 oldal
..." for Angling was, after tedious study, " a rest to his mind, a "cheerer of his spirits, a diverter of sadness, a " calmer of unquiet thoughts, a moderator...patience in those "that professed and practised it." Indeed, my friend, you will find Angling to be like the virtue of Humility, which has a calmness of... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1824 - 516 oldal
...calmer of unquiet thoughts, a moderator of pas" sions, a procurer of contentedness :" and " that G f< it begat habits of peace and patience in those " that professed and practised it." Indeed, my friend, you will find Angling to be like the virtue of Humility, which has a calmness of... | |
 | J. Coad - 1826 - 264 oldal
...; for angling was, afte» tedious study, a rest to his mi ml, a eheerer of his spirits, a deliverer of sadness, a calmer of unquiet thoughts, a moderator of passions, a procurer of conteutedness ;' and, 'that it begat habks of peace and patience in those (hat professed and practised... | |
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