. The complete angler, or The contemplative man's recreation. Fishing. 260 THE COMPLETE ANGLER. [Part THE FIFTH DAY. Chap. XVIII. — Of the Minnow or Penk, of the Loach, and of the Bull-Head, or Miller's-Thumb. PlSCATOR. r I ''HERE be also three or four other little fish that I had almost forgot, that all are without scales ; and may, for excellency of meat, be compared to any fish of greatest value and largest size. They be usually full of eggs or spawn all the months of sum- mer ; for they breed often, as t is observed mice and many of the smaller four-footed creatures of the earth do ; a
. The complete angler, or The contemplative man's recreation. Fishing. 260 THE COMPLETE ANGLER. [Part THE FIFTH DAY. Chap. XVIII. — Of the Minnow or Penk, of the Loach, and of the Bull-Head, or Miller's-Thumb. PlSCATOR. r I ''HERE be also three or four other little fish that I had almost forgot, that all are without scales ; and may, for excellency of meat, be compared to any fish of greatest value and largest size. They be usually full of eggs or spawn all the months of sum- mer ; for they breed often, as t is observed mice and many of the smaller four-footed creatures of the earth do ; and as those, so these come quickly to their full growth and perfection. And it is needful that they breed both often and numerously ; for they be, besides other accidents of ruin, both a prey and baits for. 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, [from old catalog] ed. Boston, Little, Brown, and company
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