 | Ohio. General Assembly. House of Representatives - 1857 - 864 pages
...quietness, as these silent silver streams, which we now see glide so quietly by us. Indeed my honest scholar we may say of angling as Dr. Boteler said of strawberries...better berry, but doubtless God never did." And so I say, (if I may be judge,) God never did make amore calm, quiet, innocent, recreation than angling."... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - Fishing - 1859 - 342 pages
...quietness as these silent silver streams, which we now see glide so quietly by us. Indeed, my good scholar, we may say of angling, as Dr. Boteler said of strawberries,"...Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but 'J doubtless God never did ;" and so, if I might bejudge, " God , . never did make a more calm, quiet,... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1865 - 504 pages
...1593-1683. Angling is somewhat like Poetry, men are to be born so. The Complete Angler. Part i. Ch. 1. We may say of angling as Dr. Boteler said of strawberries...berry, but doubtless God never did : " and so, if I might be judge, God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling. lUd. Part... | |
 | Izaak Walton - Fishing - 1867 - 490 pages
...streams, which we now see glide so quietly by us. Indeed, my good Scholar, we may say of An7* gling, as Dr. Boteler said of strawberries : " Doubtless...berry, but doubtless God never did " : and so, if I might be judge, " God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than Angling." I '11 tell... | |
 | Alfred Elliott - Amusements - 1868 - 358 pages
...silver streams which we now see glide so quietly by us. Indeed, we may say of angling as Dr. Boteter said of strawberries, 'Doubtless God could have made...berry, but doubtless God never did ; ' and so (if I might be judge) 'God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling.' " We shall... | |
 | Agriculture - 1868 - 468 pages
...engaged in a " contemplative man's recreation," quotes one Dr. Boteler as saying of the strawberry, that "doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless God never did." This is all very well, as the doctor confined his assertion to the berry fruits and probably had never... | |
 | Missouri. State Board of Agriculture - Agriculture - 1868 - 468 pages
...engaged in a " contemplative man's recreation," quotes one Dr. Boteler as saying of the strawberry, that "doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless God never did." This is all very well, as the doctor confined his assertion to the berry fruits and probably had never... | |
 | Treasury - 1869 - 474 pages
...A NGLING is somewhat like poetry, men are to be •**• born sO. The Complete Angler. Part \.Ch.i. We may say of angling as Dr. Boteler said of strawberries...berry, but doubtless God never did:' and so, if I might be judge, God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling. Iud. Part... | |
 | William Barrows - Adventure and adventurers - 1869 - 292 pages
...quietness as these silver streams, which we now see glide so quietly by us. Indeed, my good. scholar, we may say of Angling as Dr. Boteler said of strawberries,...berry, but doubtless God never did.' And so, if I might be judge, God never did make a more calm, qniet, innocent recreation than Angling." "Let me tell... | |
 | Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1869 - 586 pages
...Young always thought inimitable, and would cite the passage with go&t : " Indeed, my good scholar, we may say of angling as Dr. Boteler said of strawberries, ' Doubtless God could have made a better berry, bxit doubtless God never did.' " But Dr. Young's great book was Boswell's Johnson, which he used to... | |
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Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless God never did ; " and so, if I might be judge, " God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling. 
