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Izaak Walton

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Noun1.Izaak Walton - English writer remember for his treatise on fishing (1593-1683)Izaak Walton - English writer remember for his treatise on fishing (1593-1683)


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I have told you the story about Herbert and the poor man in the words of Izaak Walton, the first writer of a life of George Herbert.
The honoured parent steering Northward, had not gone far, when he was joined by another disciple of Izaak Walton, and the two trudged on together.
As the young gipsy's little holiday came to an end, I turned with a sigh upon my way; and here, while still on the subject, may I remark on the curious fact that probably Borrow has lived and died without a single gipsy having heard of him, just as the expertest anglers know nothing of Izaak Walton.
 
 
 
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