In my' time my poor father was as diligent to teach me to shoot, as: to learn me any other thing ; and so I think other men did their children : he taught me how to draw, how to lay my body in my bow, and not to draw with strength of arms, as other nations... The Sportsman - Sida 95Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
| Edward Livermore Burlingame, Robert Bridges, Alfred Sheppard Dashiell, Harlan Logan - 1888 - 824 sidor
...draw, how to lay my body to the bow, not to draw with strength of arm as other nations do, but with the strength of the body." "I had my bows bought me according...bigger ; for men shall never shoot well except they be brought up in it." These archers in their brigandines and light headpieces, and with their long... | |
| Nick Frost - 2005 - 448 sidor
...described how, as a small boy, he was trained in archery by his yeoman father. 'I had my bows brought me according to my age and strength; as I increased...bigger and bigger. For men shall never shoot well unless they be brought up to it.' Upper-class children serving as pages frequently accompanied their... | |
| 1884 - 360 sidor
...to draw with strength of arms, as divers other nations do, but with strength of body. I had my bow bought me according to my age and strength ; as I...bigger ; for men shall never shoot well except they be brought up in it. It is a worthy game, a wholesome kind of exercise, and much commended in physic."... | |
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