. The compleat angler. Fishing. The Compleat ^Angler. the wonders that you may now see, and not till then beheve, unless you think fit. You may see the hog-fish, the dog-fish, the dolphin, the coney- fish, the parrot-fish, the shark, the poison-fish, sword-fish, and not only other incredible fish, but you may there see the sala- mander, several sorts of barna- cles, and Solan geese, the bird of Paradise, such sorts of snakes, and such birds'-nests, and of so various forms, and so wonder- fully made, as may beget wonder and amusement in any beholder : and so many hundred of other rarities in th
. The compleat angler. Fishing. The Compleat ^Angler. the wonders that you may now see, and not till then beheve, unless you think fit. You may see the hog-fish, the dog-fish, the dolphin, the coney- fish, the parrot-fish, the shark, the poison-fish, sword-fish, and not only other incredible fish, but you may there see the sala- mander, several sorts of barna- cles, and Solan geese, the bird of Paradise, such sorts of snakes, and such birds'-nests, and of so various forms, and so wonder- fully made, as may beget wonder and amusement in any beholder : and so many hundred of other rarities in that collection, as will make the other wonders I spake of the less incredible ; for you may note that the waters are nature's store-house, in which she locks up her wonders. But, sir, lest this discourse may seem tedious, I shall give it a sweet conclusion out of that holy poet Mr. George Herbert his divine Contemplation on God's Providence. Lord^ who hath praise enough; nay^ who hath any ? None can express thy works but he that knows them; And none can know thy works, they are so many. And so complete, hut only he that owes them. JVe all acknowledge both thy power and love To be exact, transcendent, and divine; 45. 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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