I In these flowery meads would be,
These crystal streams should solace me;
To whose harmonious bubbling noise
I, with my angle, would rejoice,
    Sit here, and see the turtle-dove
    Court his chaste mate to acts of love;

Or, on that bank, feel...

Poet: Izaak Walton

O The GALLANT fisher’s life,
  It is the best of any!
’T is full of pleasure, void of strife,
  And ’t is beloved by many;
      Other joys
      Are but toys;
      Only this
      Lawful is;
      For our skill
      ...