I have laid aside business, and gone a-fishing. — Izaak Walton · Skopia

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I have laid aside business, and gone a-fishing.

The Compleat Angler · 1653

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Fishing Taking it easy Work-life balance

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Walton, Izaak. The Compleat Angler, edited by Marjorie Swann. Oxford University Press, 2014, introduction.

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Walton, Izaak. The Compleat Angler. London: Richard Marriot, 1653, introduction.

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