“Angling is somewhat like poetry, men are to be born so”

Part I, ch. 1.
The Compleat Angler (1653-1655)
Context: Angling is somewhat like poetry, men are to be born so: I mean, with inclinations to it, though both may be heightened by discourse and practice

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English author and biographer 1593–1683

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