. The complete angler, or, The contemplative man's recreation. 48 THE COMPLETE ANGLER. [part I. rise, and have given her no rest since we came ; sure she will hardly escape all these dogs and men. I am to have the skin if we kill her. Ven. Why, Sir, what's the skin worth ? Hunt. Tis worth ten shillings to make gloves; the gloves of an Otter are the best fortification for your hands that can be thought on against wet weather. Pise. I pray, honest Huntsman, let me ask you a pleasant question : Do you hunt a beast or a fish ?. Hunt. Sir, it is not in my power to resolve you, I leave it to be reso
. The complete angler, or, The contemplative man's recreation. 48 THE COMPLETE ANGLER. [part I. rise, and have given her no rest since we came ; sure she will hardly escape all these dogs and men. I am to have the skin if we kill her. Ven. Why, Sir, what's the skin worth ? Hunt. Tis worth ten shillings to make gloves; the gloves of an Otter are the best fortification for your hands that can be thought on against wet weather. Pise. I pray, honest Huntsman, let me ask you a pleasant question : Do you hunt a beast or a fish ?. Hunt. Sir, it is not in my power to resolve you, I leave it to be resolved by the College of Carthu- sians, who have made vows never to eat flesh. But I have heard the question hath been debated among many great clerks, and they seem to differ about it; yet most agree that her tail is fish : and if her body be fish too, then I may say, that a fish will walk. 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. London : D. Bogue
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