You will find angling to be like the virtue of humility, which has a calmness of spirit, and a world of other blessings attending upon it.

Izaak Walton

The Compleat Angler

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Topic

Fishing

Author

Izaak Walton

Source

The Compleat Angler

Medium

Treatise

Language

English

Time

1653 1650s 17th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Walton, Izaak. The Compleat Angler. London: Richard Marriot, 1653, pt. 1, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Walton, Izaak. The Compleat Angler, edited by Marjorie Swann. Oxford University Press, 2014, pt. 1, ch. 1.

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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

Pascal, Blaise [published as Louis de Montalte]. "February 25, 1656." Les Provinciales ou Les Lettres Escrites [The Provincial Letters]. c. 1657, letter 4.