. The complete angler, or, The contemplative man's recreation. chap, ii.] THE COMFLETE ANGLER. •r)5 and that I will do so I'll hold you twenty to one, and you shall see it done. Ven. Ay, marry Sir ! now you talk like an artist; and I'll say you are one, when I shall see you per- form what you say you can do : but I yet doubt it. Pise. You shall not doubt it long, for you shall see me do it presently. Look, the biggest of these Chubs has had some bruise upon his tail, by a pike or some other accident, and that looks like a white spot; that very Chub I mean to put into your hands presently ; sit
. The complete angler, or, The contemplative man's recreation. chap, ii.] THE COMFLETE ANGLER. •r)5 and that I will do so I'll hold you twenty to one, and you shall see it done. Ven. Ay, marry Sir ! now you talk like an artist; and I'll say you are one, when I shall see you per- form what you say you can do : but I yet doubt it. Pise. You shall not doubt it long, for you shall see me do it presently. Look, the biggest of these Chubs has had some bruise upon his tail, by a pike or some other accident, and that looks like a white spot; that very Chub I mean to put into your hands presently ; sit you but down in the shade, and stay but a little while, and I'll warrant you I'll bring him to you. Ven. I'll sit down and hope well, because you seem to be so confident. Pise. Look ycu Sir, there is a trial of my skill; there he is ;. That very Chub that I shewed you with the white spot on his tail: and I'll be as certain to make him. 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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