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Old Peter Grimes made fishing his employ;
His wife he cabined with him and his boy,
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Old Peter Grimes made fishing his employ;
His wife he cabined with him and his boy,
And seemed that life laborious to enjoy.
The biggest fish he ever caught were those that got away.
The biggest fish he ever caught were those that got away.
A fishing pole is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool on the other
A fishing pole is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool on the other
The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of that which is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series read more
The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of that which is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope
La ligne, avec sa canne, est un long instrument,
Dont le plus mince bout tient un petit reptile,
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La ligne, avec sa canne, est un long instrument,
Dont le plus mince bout tient un petit reptile,
Et dont l'autre est tenu par un grand imbecile.
The line with its rod is a long instrument whose lesser end holds
a small reptile, while the other read more
The line with its rod is a long instrument whose lesser end holds
a small reptile, while the other is held by a great fool.
[Fr., La ligne avec sa canne est un long instrument,
Dont le plus mince bout tient un petit reptile,
Et dont Pautre est tenu pau un grand imbecile.]
When if or chance or hunger's powerful sway
Directs the roving trout this fatal way,
He greedily read more
When if or chance or hunger's powerful sway
Directs the roving trout this fatal way,
He greedily sucks in the twining bait,
And tugs and nibbles the fallacious meat.
Now, happy fisherman; now twitch the line!
How thy rod bends! behold, the prize is thine!
Of all the world's enjoyments
That ever valued were,
There's none of our employments
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Of all the world's enjoyments
That ever valued were,
There's none of our employments
With fishing can compare.
- Thomas Durfee (or D'Urfey),
They may the better fish in the water when it is troubled.
They may the better fish in the water when it is troubled.
