carp

• I shall merely relate the last A melancholy gentleman, who lived a very solitary life, had a large carp in a shady pond in a meadow close to his house; he was exceedingly fond of it, and used to feed it with his own hand, the creature being so tame that it would put its snout out of the water to be fed when it was whistled to; feeding and looking at his carp were the only pleasures the poor melancholy gentleman possessed. —  The Romany Rye a sequel to "Lavengro"
• In Saxony and Thuringia herring salad is eaten--he who bakes it will have money all the year--and in many parts of Germany and also in Styria carp is then consumed. —  Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan
• I have caught a great many perch and some carp, which is a comfort, as one would not lose one's labour willingly Pray, who corrects the press of your volumes? —  Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals
• To this day the snake suns himself in peace on the slope, and in the pond in the park swims a carp which is so old that no boy has the heart to catch it. —  Invisible Links
• "So you see," Dai said, "the vanished crucian carp are the dish's 'nameless heroes.'" —  Light reading

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