 I knew a man that had health and riches, and several houses, all beautiful and ready furnished, and would often trouble himself and family to be removing from one house to another; and being asked by a friend why he removed so often from one house to...  The Dublin University Calendar - Page xxxvby Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland) - 1914Full view - About this book
 | Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins - Fishing - 1775 - 620 pages
...friend, Why he removed fo often from one houfe to another ? replied, " It " was to find content in fame one of them." But his friend knowing his temper, told him, If he would find content in any of his houfes, he muft leave himfelf behind him ; for content will never dwell but in a -meek and quiet foul.... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins, John Hawkins - Fishing - 1822 - 490 pages
...trouble himself and family to be removing from one house to another: and being asked by a friend why he removed so often from one house to another, replied,...content will never dwell but in a meek and quiet soul. And this may appear, if we read and consider what our Saviour says in St. Matthew's Gospel ; for he... | |
 | 1822 - 588 pages
...trouble himself and family to be removingfrom one house to another : and , being asked by a friend why he removed so often from one house to another, replied,...in any of his houses, he must leave himself behind; for content will never, dwfll but in a meek and quiet soul."— (Complete Angler, Part I. Chap. 21.)... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - Fishing - 1824 - 512 pages
...himself land family to be removing from one house to another : and being asked by a friend, Why he removed so often from one house to another ? replied,...content will never dwell but in a meek and quiet soul. And this may appear, if we read and consider what our Saviour says in St. Matthew's Gospel ; for he... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - Fishing - 1824 - 518 pages
...house to another : and being asked by a friend, Why he removed so often from one house to another 3 replied, " It was to find content in some one of them."...content will never dwell but in a meek and quiet soul. And this may appear, if we read and consider what our Saviour says in St. Matthew's Gospel; for he... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...trouble himself and family to be removing from one house to another ; und being asked by u friend why he conversation, of the présent" age than of the past. friand knowing his temper, told him, ' if he would find content in any of hie houses, be must leave... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - Fishing - 1833 - 350 pages
...trouble himself and family to be removing from one house to another : and being asked by a friend why he removed so often from one house to another, replied,...himself behind him ; for content will never dwell but in ajjieek and guiet soul." And this may appear, if we read and consider what our .Saviour says in St... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - Fishing - 1842 - 532 pages
...trouble himself and family to be removing from one house to another ; and being asked by a friend why he removed so often from one house to another, replied,...content will never dwell but in a meek and quiet soul. And this may appear, if we read and consider what our Saviour says in St. Matthew's Gospel; for he... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - Fishing - 1844 - 532 pages
...trouble himself and family to be removing from one house to another : and being asked by a friend, Why he removed so often from one house to another, replied,...content will never dwell but in a meek and quiet soul." And this may appear, if we read and consider what our Saviour says in St. Matthew's Gospel : for he... | |
 | Basil Montagu, Hannah Mary Rathbone - English literature - 1845 - 396 pages
...himself and family to be removing from one house to another : and being asked by a friend, " Why he removed so often from one house to another ?" replied, " It was to find content in some one pf them." " Content," said his friend, " ever dwells in a meek and quiet soul."— WALTON'S Angler.... | |
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