“Fishes do not roar; they cannot express any sound of suffering; and therefore the angler chooses to think they do not suffer, more than it is convenient for him to fancy. Now it is a poor sport that depends for its existence on the want of a voice in the sufferer, and of imagination in the sportsman.” ThinkingWantSufferingSportsSoundVoiceImaginationPoorExistenceDependsFishesFancyConvenientSufferersSportsmanAnglers Book:Leigh Hunt's London Journal Source: Leigh Hunt's London Journal
“Anglers boast of the innocence of their pastime; yet it puts fellow-creatures to the torture. They pique themselves on their meditative faculties; and yet their only excuse is a want of thought.” WantSeaCreaturesRiversFellowsFishesExcuseBoatInnocenceTortureLakesFishingFacultyBoastPastimeAnglersPique Book:Works Source: Works
“A friend of ours, who is an admirer of Isaac Walton, was struck, just as we were, with the likeness of the old angler's face to a fish.” FacesFishesAdmirerIsaacAnglers Book:Essays Source: Essays
“We really cannot see what equanimity there is in jerking a lacerated carp out of the water by the jaws, merely because it has no the power of making a noise; for we presume that the most philosophic of anglers would hardly delight in catching a shrieking fish.” WaterFishesDelightNoiseCatchingEquanimityPhilosophicAnglersCarp Book:The Indicator Source: The Indicator
