. The compleat angler. Fishing. 'The Compleat Angler Or a leverock build her nest: Here, give my weary spirits rest. And raise my low-pitched thoughts above Earth, or what poor mortals love : Thus, free from lawsuits and the noise Of princes' courts, I would rejoice; Or, with my Bryan and a book. Loiter long days near Shawford brook; There sit by him, and eat my meat; There see the sun both rise and set; There bid good morning to next day; There meditate my titne away; And angle on, and beg to have A quiet passage to a welcome When I had ended this composure, I left this place, and saw
. The compleat angler. Fishing. 'The Compleat Angler Or a leverock build her nest: Here, give my weary spirits rest. And raise my low-pitched thoughts above Earth, or what poor mortals love : Thus, free from lawsuits and the noise Of princes' courts, I would rejoice; Or, with my Bryan and a book. Loiter long days near Shawford brook; There sit by him, and eat my meat; There see the sun both rise and set; There bid good morning to next day; There meditate my titne away; And angle on, and beg to have A quiet passage to a welcome When I had ended this composure, I left this place, and saw a brother of the angle sit under that honeysuckle hedge (one that will prove worth your acquaintance) : I sat down by him, and presently we met with an accidental piece of merriment, which I will relate to you; for it rains still. On the other side of this very hedge sat a gang of gipsies, and near to them sat a gang of beggars. The gipsies were then to divide all the money that had been got that week, either by stealing linen or poultry, or by fortune-telling, or legerdemain, or indeed by any other sleights and secrets belonging to their mysterious government. And the sum that was got that week proved to be but twenty and some odd shillings. The odd money was agreed to be distributed amongst the poor of their own corporation; and for the remaining twenty shillings, that was to be divided unto four gentlemen gipsies, according to their several degrees in their commonwealth. 128. 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; Le Gallienne, Richard, 1866-1947 ed. London ; New York : John Lane
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