"For love is a flattering mischief, that hath denied aged and wise men a foresight of those evils that too often prove to be the children of that blind father; a passion, that carries us to commit errors with as much ease as whirlwinds move feathers, and begets in us an unwearied industry to the attainment of what we desire."
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Izaak Walton
Izaak Walton (9 August 1593 – 15 December 1683) was an English writer, author of The Compleat Angler.
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