Oh, the gallant fisher's life!

It is the best of any;

'T is full of pleasure, void of strife,

And 't is beloved by many.

Izaak Walton (1593-1683): The Angler. (John Chalkhill.)

Is this that haughty gallant, gay Lothario?

Nicholas Rowe (1673-1718): The Fair Penitent. Act v. Sc. i.