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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
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.]
Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him,
We also go with thee. They read more
Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him,
We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship
immediately; and that night they caught nothing.
For angling-rod he took a sturdy oak;
For line, a cable that in storm ne'er broke;
His read more
For angling-rod he took a sturdy oak;
For line, a cable that in storm ne'er broke;
His hook was such as heads the end of pole
To pluck down house ere fire consumes it whole;
This hook was bated with a dragon's tail,--
And then on rock he stood to bob for whale.
A stick and a string with a fly at one end and a fool at the
other.
A stick and a string with a fly at one end and a fool at the
other.
For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught
of the fishes that they had read more
For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught
of the fishes that they had taken:
And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were
partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from
henceforth, thou shalt catch men.
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.
It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.
It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.
Fishing, with me, has always been an excuse to drink in the daytime
Fishing, with me, has always been an excuse to drink in the daytime