John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2322 Izaak Walton 1593-1683 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2322 |
| AUTHOR: | Izaak Walton (1593–1683) |
| QUOTATION: | 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. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Complete Angler. Author’s Preface. |