 I spake to you formerly, that keeps tame Otters, that he hath known a Pike in extreme hunger, fight with one of his Otters for a Carp that the Otter had caught, and was then bringing out of the water.  A history of British fishes - Page 93by Robert Hamilton - 1876Full view - About this book
 | William Bingley - 1803 - 624 pages
...killed them both -f~. '? I have been assured (says Walton) by my friend Mr. Seagrave, who keeps tame otters, that he has known a pike in extreme hunger fight with one of his otters for a carp that the otter had caught, and was then bringing out of the water." Boulker, in his Art of Angling,... | |
 | William Bingley - 1805 - 622 pages
...as killed them both*. " I have been assured (says Walton) by my friend Mr. Seagrave, who keeps tame otters, that he has known a Pike, in extreme hunger, fight with one of his ottfrs for a carp that the otter had caught, and was then bringing out of the water." Boulker, in his... | |
 | 1820 - 188 pages
...both. " I have been assured (says Walton) by my friend Mr. Seagrave, who keeps tame otters, that hfr has known a. Pike, in extreme hunger, fight with one of his otters for a carp that the otter had caught, and was then bringing out of the' water." Boulker, in his Art of Angling,... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1824 - 518 pages
...assured by my friend Mr. Seagrave, of whom I spake to you formerly, that keeps tame Otters, that he hath known a Pike in extreme hunger, fight with one of his Otters for a Carp that the Otter had caught, and was then bringing out of the water. I have told you who relate these... | |
 | 1829 - 494 pages
...fresh and unimpaired. " I have been assured (says Walton) by my friend Mr. Seagrave, who keeps tame otters, that he has known a Pike, in extreme hunger, fight with one of his otters for a carp that the otter had caught, and was then bringing out of the water." Boulker, in his Art of Angling,... | |
 | William Bingley - 1829 - 350 pages
...as to kill them both. " I have been assured (says Walton) by my friend Mr. Seagrave, who keeps tame otters, that he has known a Pike, in extreme hunger, fight with one of his otters for a carp that the otter had caught, and was then bringing out of the water. Boulker, in his Art of Angling,... | |
 | James Rennie - 1833 - 164 pages
...out of the water ; and Walton says, " I have been assured by my friend Mr. Seagrave, who keeps tame otters, that he has known a pike, in extreme hunger, fight with one of his otters for a carp that the otter had caught, and was then bringing out of the water. In December, 1765, a pike was caught... | |
 | William Yarrell - 1836 - 454 pages
...itself. Walton was assured by his friend Mr. Segrave, who kept tame otters, VOL. i. 2 c that he had known a Pike, in extreme hunger, fight with one of his otters for a Carp that the otter had caught, and was then bringing out of the water ; and, with the old adage, adds,... | |
 | William Yarrell - 1841 - 524 pages
...could disengage itself. Walton was assured by his friend Mr. Segrave, who kept tame otters, that he had known a Pike, in extreme hunger, fight with one of his otters for a Carp that the otter had caught, and was then bringing out of the water; and, with the old adage, adds, "... | |
 | 1856 - 1026 pages
...persons who are bathing. " I have been assured (says Walton) by my friend Mr. Seagrave, who keeps tame otters, that he has known a Pike, in extreme hunger, fight with one of his otters for a carp that the otter had caught, and was then bringing out of the water." THE BEAUTIES OF THE SEASONS. SPRING... | |
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