. American angler's guide : or, complete fisher's manual, for the United States: containing the opinions and practices of experienced anglers of both hemispheres ; with the addition of a second Fishing. CHAPTER XIX. OCEAN ANGLING ".... Likeness of Heaven! Ageni of Power! Man is thy victim, Shipwreck's thy dower. Spices and jewels From valley and sea, Armies and banners Are buried in thee ! The art we love being admirably adapted to recruit the broken-down or enervated constitution; and the pure breath of heaven, as it comes from off the dark blue sea and the white capped wave, bein
. American angler's guide : or, complete fisher's manual, for the United States: containing the opinions and practices of experienced anglers of both hemispheres ; with the addition of a second Fishing. CHAPTER XIX. OCEAN ANGLING ".... Likeness of Heaven! Ageni of Power! Man is thy victim, Shipwreck's thy dower. Spices and jewels From valley and sea, Armies and banners Are buried in thee ! The art we love being admirably adapted to recruit the broken-down or enervated constitution; and the pure breath of heaven, as it comes from off the dark blue sea and the white capped wave, being a more potent medicine than that prescribed by the physician, or compounded by the apothecary, no excuse need here be offered for a few remarks on a subject of interest to those who may cast their first line from the side of a ship. Those who have never been to sea are apt to think that such a large pond was only made for the leviathan whale, the ponderous shark, or the Nahant Sea Serpent, but a little reflection would convince the most sceptical that they labor under a delu- sion. The depths of the trackless ocean, wherein the mon- sters bask in broad noon-day, as well as the reefs and shal- lows nearer land, are teeming with shoals of the living brood of smaller size, which are designed not only to feed and fatten the larger majesties of their own species, but to minister to the appetite, comfort, amusement, and support of the man in whose power they are placed. The poor sailor, who is obliged to make a voyage of many months, is ever on the alert for a change of diet, and the sight of a school :,.:: rV £lO«^. 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 Brown, John Jay. New York : H. Long & Brother ; John J. Brown & Co.
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