 ... pleasant shade by the sweet silver streams; he hath good air, and sweet smells of fine fresh meadow flowers, he hears the melodious harmony of birds, he sees the swans, herons, ducks...  Ancient Angling Authors - Page xiiby Walter John Turrell - 1910 - 239 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 502 pages
...melodious harmony of birds ; he sees the swans, herns, ducks, waterhens, cootes, &c., and many other fowle, with their brood, which he thinketh better than the noise of hounds, the blast of horns, and all the sport that they can make." This is a graphic "bit," very characteristically... | |
 | Robert Burton - 1800 - 616 pages
...Ducks, Water- hj#ris, Cootcs, &c. and many other fowle, with their brood, which he thinketh better then the noise of hounds, or blast of horns, and all the sport that they can make. Many other sports and recreations there be, much in use, at Kinging, howling, shooting, which Askam... | |
 | Robert Burton - 1806 - 626 pages
...water-hens, coots, &c. and many other fowl, with their brood, which he thmketh better than the noyse of hounds, or blast of horns, and all the sport that they can make. ยก . i, M:iny other sports and recreations there be, much in use, as rmufmsr, bowling, shooting, which... | |
 | Robert Burton - 1821 - 612 pages
...harmony of birds ; he sees the swans, herons, ducks, water-hens, cootcs, &c. and many other fowle, with their brood, which he thinketh better than the noise of hounds, or blast of homes, and all the sport that they can make. Many other sports and recreations there be, much in use,... | |
 | Robert Burton - 1821 - 614 pages
...harmony of birds ; he sees the swans, lierons, ducks, water-hens, cootes, &c. and many other fowle, with their brood, which he thinketh better than the noise of hounds, or blast of homes, and all the sport that they can make. Many other sports and recreations there be, much in use,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1823 - 276 pages
...of fine fresh meadow flowers ; he hears the melodious harmony of birds; he sees the swans, herons, and many other fowl, with their brood, which he thinketh...blast of horns, and all the sport that they can make." Angling certainly excites the hopes and fears of those who pursue it earnestly, as much as any other... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 612 pages
...of fine fresh meadow flowers ; he hears the melodious harmony of birds ; he sees the swans, herons, and many other fowl, with their brood, which he thinketh...blast of horns, and all the sport that they can make." Angling certainly excites the hopes and fears of those who pursue it earnestly, as much as any other... | |
 | 1869 - 514 pages
...meadow flowers ; he hears the melodious harmony of birds -. he sees the swans, herons, ducks, waterhens, coots, &c., and many other fowl, with their brood,...which he thinketh better than the noise of hounds, the blast of horns, and all the sport that they can make." This is graphically written, and delineates... | |
 | 1849 - 522 pages
...melodious harmony of birds ; he sees the swans, herns, ducks, waterhens, cootes, &c., and many other fowle, with their brood, which he thinketh better than the noise of hounds, the blast of horns, and all the sport that they can make." This is a graphic "hit," very characteristically... | |
 | Thomas Boosey - 1835 - 328 pages
...sweet smells of fine fresh meadow flowres, he hears the melody of birds, and sees the water -fowles, with their brood, which he thinketh better than the noise of hounds or homes, and all the sport they can make. Burtons Anat. Melan. fol. p. 266. The recreation which the... | |
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