Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art.

About Izaak Walton

Izaak Walton (baptised 21 September 1593 – 15 December 1683) was an English writer. Best known as the author of The Compleat Angler, he also wrote a number of short biographies including one of his friend John Donne. They have been collected under the title of Walton's Lives.

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