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. The complete angler, or, The contemplative man's recreation. ISC THE COMPLETE ANGLER. [part i. Let curious traitors sleave silk flies, To 'witch poor wand'ring fishes eyes : For thee, thou 7ieed'st no such deceit, For thou thyself art thine own bait: That fish that is not catch'd thereby, Is wiser far, Alas ! than I. Pise. Well remembered, honest Scholar. I thank you for these choice verses, which I have heard formerly, but had quite forgot till they were reco- vered by your happy memory. Well, being I have now rested myself a little, I will make you some requital, by telhng you some observa
. The complete angler, or, The contemplative man's recreation. ISC THE COMPLETE ANGLER. [part i. Let curious traitors sleave silk flies, To 'witch poor wand'ring fishes eyes : For thee, thou 7ieed'st no such deceit, For thou thyself art thine own bait: That fish that is not catch'd thereby, Is wiser far, Alas ! than I. Pise. Well remembered, honest Scholar. I thank you for these choice verses, which I have heard formerly, but had quite forgot till they were reco- vered by your happy memory. Well, being I have now rested myself a little, I will make you some requital, by telhng you some observations of the Eel, for it rains still; and because, as you say, our angles are as money put to use, that thrives when we play, therefore we'll sit still and enjoy ourselves a little longer under this Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683; Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687; Major, John, 1782-1849. London : D. Bogue
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