. The complete angler, or The contemplative man's recreation. Fishing. 72 THE COMPLETE ANGLER. [Part mole, Esq., who now keeps them carefully and me- thodically at his house near to Lambeth near London, as may get some belief of some of the other wonders I mentioned. I will tell you some of the wonders that you may now see, and not till then believe, unless you think fit. You may there 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 in- credible fish, but you may there see the Salamander, several sorts
. The complete angler, or The contemplative man's recreation. Fishing. 72 THE COMPLETE ANGLER. [Part mole, Esq., who now keeps them carefully and me- thodically at his house near to Lambeth near London, as may get some belief of some of the other wonders I mentioned. I will tell you some of the wonders that you may now see, and not till then believe, unless you think fit. You may there 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 in- credible fish, but you may there see the Salamander, several sorts of Barnacles, of Solan geese, the Bird of Paradise, such sorts of Snakes, and such bird's- nests, and of so various forms, and so wonderfully 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 storehouse, 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,. 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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