We may say of angling, as Dr. Boteler said of strawberries, "Doubtless God could have… — Izaak Walton
We may say of angling, as Dr. Boteler said of strawberries, "Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless God never did."
The Compleat Angler · 1653
★ 3.6Provenance
Current citation
Walton, Izaak. The Compleat Angler, edited by Marjorie Swann. Oxford University Press, 2014, pt. 1, ch. 5.
Original citation
Walton, Izaak. The Compleat Angler. London: Richard Marriot, 1653, pt. 1, ch. 5.