I shall stay him no longer than to wish him a rainy evening… - Izaak Walton

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I shall stay him no longer than to wish him a rainy evening to read this following discourse; and that if he be an honest angler, the east wind may never blow when he goes a-fishing.

Izaak Walton

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About Izaak Walton

Izaak Walton (9 August 1593 – 15 December 1683) was an English writer, author of The Compleat Angler.

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Alternative Names: Isaak Walton • Isaac Walton

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