The angler . ll walk the meadows by some gliding stream,and there contemplate the lilies that take nocare, and those very many other little livingcreatures that are not only created, but fed,(man knows not how) by the goodness of theGod of nature, and therefore trust in him. I cannot forbear to give another quotationfrom one of those ancient champions of an-gling which breathes the same innocent andhappy spirit: Let me live harmlessly, and near the brink Of Trent or Avon have a dwelling-place ;Where I may see my quill, or cork down sink, With eager bite of Pike, or Bleak, or Dace,And on the wo
The angler . ll walk the meadows by some gliding stream,and there contemplate the lilies that take nocare, and those very many other little livingcreatures that are not only created, but fed,(man knows not how) by the goodness of theGod of nature, and therefore trust in him. I cannot forbear to give another quotationfrom one of those ancient champions of an-gling which breathes the same innocent andhappy spirit: Let me live harmlessly, and near the brink Of Trent or Avon have a dwelling-place ;Where I may see my quill, or cork down sink, With eager bite of Pike, or Bleak, or Dace,And on the world and my creator think: While some men strive ill-gotten goods t* embrace ;And others spend their time in base excess Of wine, or worse, in war or Let them that will, these pastimes still pursue,And on such pleasing fancies feed their fill, So I the fields and meadows green may view,And daily by fresh rivers walk at will Among the daisies and the violets blue,Red hyacinth and yellow daffodil *. On parting with the old angler, I inquiredafter his place of abode, and happening to bein the neighborhood of the village a few even-ings afterwards, I had the curiosity to seekhim out. I found him living in a small cot-tage, containing only one room, but a perfectcuriosity in its method and arrangement. Itwas on the skirts of the village, on a greenbank, a little back from the road, with a smallgarden in front, stocked with kitchen-herbs,and adorned with a few flowers. The wholefront of the cottage was overrun with a honey-suckle. On the top was a ship for a weather- *J. Davors. !5
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