| Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins - Fishing - 1775 - 620 pages
...you ; you have faid enough to recommend you to my beft opinion : for my father Walton will be feen twice in no man's company he does not like, and likes none but fuch as he believes to be very honeft men ; which is one of the beft arguments, or at leaft of the... | |
| Curiosities and wonders - 1796 - 622 pages
...acquaintance, has not efcaped the notice of Mr. Cotton. « My father Walton.' fays he, ' will be feen twice in no man's company he does not like ; and likes none but I'uch as he believes to be very honeft men ; which is one of the bed arguments, or at Kail of the bell... | |
| Izaak Walton, Thomas Zouch - Authors, English - 1796 - 640 pages
...acquaintance, has not efcaped the notice of Mr. Cotton. " My Father Walton," fays he, " will be feen twice in no man's company he does not like; and likes none but fuch as he believes to be very honeft men; which is one of the beft arguments, or at leaft of the beft... | |
| Izaak Walton - 1817 - 740 pages
...often accompanied him in his innocent amusement ." There Mr. Cotton. " My Father Walton," says he, " will " be seen twice in no man's company he does not...none but such as he believes to " be very honest men ; which is one of the best •• arguments, or at least of the best testimonies I " have, that I either... | |
| Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - Fishing - 1824 - 518 pages
...acceptableness to Walton the test of his general worthiness. See Part n. chap. i. " My father Walton will be seen twice in no man's company he does not...none but such as he believes to be very honest men ; which is one of the best arguments, or at least one of the best testimonies I have, that I either... | |
| Thomas Zouch - 1826 - 146 pages
...the choice of his acquaintance has not escaped the notice of Cotton. " My Father Walton," says he, " will be seen twice in no man's company he does not...none but such as he believes to be very honest men ; which is one of the best arguments, or at least one of the best testimonies I have, that I either... | |
| Horse racing - 1830 - 714 pages
...source of amusement to him. THE GUDGEON.' Honest Izaak Walton, of whom Cotton says, "my father Walton will be seen twice in no man's company he does not...none but such as he believes to be very honest men," describes the gudgeon as a fish of very excellent taste, and very wholesome. "He is an excellent fish,"... | |
| English literature - 1832 - 336 pages
...choice of his acquaintance, has not escaped the notice of Mr. Cotton. "My father Walton," says he, " will be seen twice in no man's company he does not...none but such as he believes to be very honest men ; which is one of the best arguments, or at least of the best testimonies I have, that I either am,... | |
| Izaak Walton - 1832 - 330 pages
...choice of his acquaintance, has not escaped the notice of Mr. Cotton. " My father Walton," says he, " will be seen twice in no man's company he does not...none but such as he believes to be very honest men; which is one of the best arguments, or at least of the best testimonies I have, that I either am, or... | |
| Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - Fishing - 1835 - 348 pages
...chase, till he taught me as good, a more quiet, innocent, and less dangerous diversion. father Walton will be seen twice in no man's company he does not like, and likea none but such as he believes to be very honest men, which is one of the best arguments, or at... | |
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