. Caught on the fly;. Hunting; Fishing. THE SONG OF THE SPEAR The light boat, the silent paddle, the watchful eye, the cautious stalk; The steady poise, the quick and mighty efifort, the ar- row flight of the barbed lance; The wild rush of the quarry, the sudden and fierce strain on the line; The surges, the flying spray, the boat half full of wa- ter; The long struggle, the hope and fear, the joy of vic- tory, the pang of defeat; The sport of sports, the pleasure of pleasures, the joy of joys, the rapture of raptures; The point, the barb, the socket and the shaft, the har- poon, the lily iron
. Caught on the fly;. Hunting; Fishing. THE SONG OF THE SPEAR The light boat, the silent paddle, the watchful eye, the cautious stalk; The steady poise, the quick and mighty efifort, the ar- row flight of the barbed lance; The wild rush of the quarry, the sudden and fierce strain on the line; The surges, the flying spray, the boat half full of wa- ter; The long struggle, the hope and fear, the joy of vic- tory, the pang of defeat; The sport of sports, the pleasure of pleasures, the joy of joys, the rapture of raptures; The point, the barb, the socket and the shaft, the har- poon, the lily iron, the turtle peg, the grains; I sing the song of the 284. 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 Newberry, Arthur St. John. [from old catalog]. Cleveland, Ohio, Printed by the Britton printing company
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