On the Art of Writing · Character
Izaak Walton
Angler and biographer, praised for his simple prose.
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Also known as Isaak Walton
First appearance: Lecture VI: On the Capital Difficulty of Prose
Izaak Walton shows up with force in Lecture IV: On the Capital Difficulty of Verse. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Quoted for his prose passage on contentment, which culminates in a stanza of verse, illustrating the natural pitch elevation of verse.
Izaak Walton first appears in 0008 lecture vi on the capital difficulty of prose.
In Lecture IV: On the Capital Difficulty of Verse: Quoted for his prose passage on contentment, which culminates in a stanza of verse, illustrating the natural pitch elevation of verse.
Later, in Lecture VI: On the Capital Difficulty of Prose: Cited as a simple man whose lips were touched by the rhythms of the Authorised Version.
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See Izaak Walton in Lecture VI: On the Capital Difficulty of Prose