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towards the root of the tree�此�the small black´fly�察�or Hawthorn´fly�察�is to be 

had on any hawthorn bush after the leaves be come forth。 With these and a 

short line�察�as I shewed to angle for a Chub�察�you may cape or cop�察�and also 

with a grasshopper�察�behind a tree�察�or in any deep hole�察�still making it to 

move on the top of the water as if it were alive�察�and still keeping yourself 

out of sight�察�you shall certainly have sport if there be Trouts�察�yea�察�in a hot 

day�察�but especially in the evening of a hot day�察�you will have sport。 

     And     now�察  �scholar�察   �my   direction    for  fly´fishing    is  ended    with   this 

shower�察  �for   it   has   done   raining。 And   now   look   about   you�察  �and   see   how 

pleasantly  that   meadow   looks�察  �nay�察  �and   the   earth   smells   so   sweetly   too。 

Come let me tell you what holy Mr。 Herbert says of such days and flowers 

as these�察�and then we will thank God that we enjoy them�察�and walk to the 

river and sit down quietly�察�and try to catch the other place of Trouts。 

     Sweet day�察�so cool�察�so calm�察�so bright�察�The bridal of the earth and sky�察�

Sweet dews   shall   weep  thy fall   to´night�察 �For  thou must die。  Sweet   rose�察�

whose hue�察�angry and brave�察�Bids the rash gazer wipe his eye�察�Thy root is 

ever in its grave�察�And thou must die。 



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     Sweet     spring�察  �full  of  sweet    days   and   roses�察  �A   box   where    sweets 

compacted lie�察�My music shews you have your closes�察�And all must die。 

     Only a sweet and virtuous soul�察�Like season'd timber�察�never gives�察�But 

when the whole world turns to coal�察�Then chiefly lives。 

     Venator。   I   thank   you�察  �good   master�察  �for   your   good   direction   for   fly´ 

fishing�察�and for the sweet enjoyment of the pleasant day�察�which is so far 

spent without offence to God or man�此�and I thank you for the sweet close 

of   your   discourse   with   Mr。   Herbert's   verses�察  �who�察  �I   have   heard�察  �loved 

angling�察�and I do the rather believe it�察�because he had a spirit suitable to 

anglers�察�and to those primitive Christians that you love�察�and have so much 

commended。 

     Piscator。 Well�察�my loving scholar�察�and I am pleased to know that you 

are so well pleased with my direction and discourse。 

     And since   you   like   these   verses of Mr。  Herbert's so   well�察�let   me   tell 

you what a reverend and learned divine that professes to imitate him�察�and 

has indeed   done so   most   excellently�察  �hath   writ   of   our   book   of   Common 

Prayer�察  �which   I   know   you   will   like   the   better�察  �because   he   is   a   friend   of 

mine�察�and I am sure no enemy to angling。 

     What � �Pray'r by th' book �拭�and Common �拭�Yes�察�Why not �拭�

     The spirit of grace And supplication Is not left free alone For time and 

place�察�But manner too�此�to read�察�or speak�察�by rote�察�Is all alike to him that 

prays�察�In's heart。 what with his mouth he says。 

     They   that   in   private�察  �by   themselves   alone�察  �Do   pray�察  �may   take   What 

liberty they please�察�In chusing of the ways Wherein to make Their soul's 

most intimate affections known To him that sees in secret�察�when Th' are 

most conceal'd from other men。 

     But he�察�that unto others leads the way In public prayer�察�Should do it so�察�

As all�察�that hear�察�may know They need not fear To tune their hearts unto 

his   tongue�察  �and   say Amen�察  �not   doubt   they   were   betray'd   To   blaspheme�察�

when they meant to have pray'd。 

     Devotion will add life unto the letter�此�And why should not That�察�which 

authority Prescribes�察�esteemed be Advantage got �拭�If th' prayer be good�察�

the commoner the better�察�Prayer in the Church's words�察�as well As sense�察�

of all prayers bears the bell。 



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     And now�察�scholar�察�I think it will   be time to repair to our  angle´rods�察�

which   we   left   in   the   water   to   fish   for   themselves�察  �and   you   shall   choose 

which shall be yours�察�and it is an even lay�察�one of them catches。 

     And�察�let me tell you�察�this kind of fishing with a dead rod�察�and laying 

night´hooks�察  �are   like   putting   money   to   use�察  �for   they   both   work   for   the 

owners when they do nothing but sleep�察�or eat�察�or rejoice�察�as you know we 

have done this last hour�察�and sat as quietly and as free from cares under 

this sycamore�察�as Virgil's Tityrus and his Meliboeus did under their broad 

beech´tree。 No life�察�my honest scholar�察�no life so happy and so pleasant as 

the life of a well´governed angler�察�for when the lawyer is swallowed up 

with business�察�and the statesman is preventing or contriving plots�察�then we 

sit on cowslip´banks�察�hear the birds sing�察�and possess ourselves in as much 

quietness as these silent silver streams�察�which we now see glide so quietly 

by us。 Indeed�察�my good scholar�察�we may say of angling�察�as Dr。 Boteler said 

of   strawberries�察   ─  �Doubtless   God   could   have   made   a   better   berry�察  �but 

doubtless   God   never   did   ;�察  �and   so�察  �if   I   might   be   judge�察  �God   never   did 

make a more calm�察�quiet�察�innocent recreation than angling。 

     I'll tell you�察�scholar�察�when I sat last on this primrose´bank�察�and looked 

down these meadows�察�I thought of them as Charles the emperor did of the 

city of Florence�此 ─�That they were too pleasant to be looked on�察�but only 

on   holy´days   ;。   As   I   then   sat   on   this   very   grass�察  �I   turned   my   present 

thoughts into verse�此�'twas a Wish�察�which I'll repeat to you�此� 

     The Angler's wish。 

     I  in   these   flowery   meads     would     be�此 �These    crystal   streams     should 

solace me�察�To whose harmonious bubbling noise I with my Angle would 

rejoice�此�Sit here�察�and see the turtle´dove Court his chaste mate to acts of 

love�此�

     Or�察�on that bank�察�feel the west wind Breathe health and plenty�此�please 

my mind�察�To see sweet dew´drops kiss these flowers�察�And then washed off 

by    April   showers�此    �Here�察   �hear   my    Kenna     sing   a  song�察   �There。    see  a 

blackbird feed her young。 

     Or   a   leverock   build   her   nest�此  �Here�察  �give   my   weary   spirits   rest�察�And 

raise   my   low´pitch'd   thoughts   above   Earth�察  �or   what   poor   mortals   love�此�

Thus�察�free from law´suits and the noise Of princes' courts�察�I would rejoice�此�



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     Or�察�with my Bryan�察�and a book�察�Loiter long days near Shawford´brook�察�

There sit by him�察�and eat my  meat�察�There see the sun both rise and set�此�

There bid good morning to next day��There meditate my time away�察�And 

Angle on�察�and beg to have A quiet passage to a welcome grave。 

     When I had ended this composure�察�I left this place�察�and saw a brother 

of the angle sit under that honeysuckle hedge�察�one that will prove worth 

your   acquaintance。   I   sat   down   by   him�察  �and   presently   we   met   with   an 

accidental piece of merriment�察�which I will relate to you�察�for it rains still。 

     On the other side of this very hedge sat a gang of gypsies�察�and near to 

them sat a gang of beggars。 The gypsies were then to divide all the money 

that   had   been   got   that   week�察  �either   by   stealing   linen   or   poultry�察  �or   by 

fortune´telling or legerdemain�察�or�察�indeed�察�by any other sleights and secrets 

belonging to their mysterious government。 And the sum that was got that 

week proved to be but twenty and some odd shillings。 The odd money was 

agreed to be distributed amongst the poor of their own corporation�此�and for 

the remaining twenty shillings�察�that was to be divided unto four gentlemen 

gypsies�察  �according   to   their   several   degrees   in   their   commonwealth。 And 

the   first   or   chiefest   gypsy   was�察  �by   consent�察  �to   have   a   third   part   of   the 

twenty shillings�察�which all men know is 6s。 8d。 The second was to have a 

fourth part of the 20s。�察�which all men know to be 5s。 The third was to have 

a fifth part of the 20s。�察�which all men know to be 4s。 The fourth and last 

gypsy was to have a sixth part of the 20s。�察�which all men know to be 3s。 

4d。 

     As for example�察�3 times 6s。 8d。 are 20s。 And so is 4 times 5s。 are 20s。 

And so is 5 times 4s。 are 20s。 And so is 6 times 3s。 4d。 are 20s。 

     And yet he that divided the money was so very a gypsy�察�that though he 

gave to every one these said sums�察�yet he kept one shilling of it for himself 

     As�察  �for   example�察      �s。    d。                                                 6 

8                                                                               5        0 

4     0                                                3     4 

     make but 。 。 。 。 。 。   19     0 

     But now you shall know�察�that when the four gypsies saw that he had 

got one shilling by dividing the money�察�though not one of them knew any 

reason to demand more�察�yet�察�like lords and courtiers�察�every gypsy envied 



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him that was the gainer�察�and wrangled with him�察�and every one said the 

remaining shilling belonged to him�察�and so they fell to so high a contest 

about it�察�as none that knows the faithfulness of one gypsy to another will 

easily believe�察�only we that have lived these last twenty years are certain 

that money has been able to do much mischief。 However�察�the gypsies were 

too wise to go to law�察�and did therefore choose their choice friends Rook 

and    Shark�察   �and    our   late  English    Gusman�察      �to  be   their  arbitrators    and 

umpires。 And so they left this honeysuckle hedge�察�and went to tell fortunes 

and cheat�察�and get more money and lodging in the next village。 

     When   these   were   gone�察  �we   heard   as   high   a   contention   amongst   the 

beggars�察�whether it was easiest to rip a cloak�察�or to unrip a cloak �拭�One 

beggar affirmed it was all one�此�but that was denied�察�by asking her�察�If doing 

and undoing were all one�拭�Then another said�察�'twas easiest to unrip a cloak�察�

for that was to let it alone�此�but she was answered�察�by asking her�察�how she 

unript it if she let it alone �拭�and she confess herself mistaken。 These and 

twenty   such   like   questions   were   proposed   and   answered�察  �with   as   much 

beggarly   logick   and   earnestness   as   was   ever   heard   to   proceed   from   the 

mouth   of   the   pertinacious   schismatick�察  �and   sometimes   all   the   beggars�察�

whose number was neither more nor less than the poets' nine muses�察�talked 

all   together   about   this   ripping   and   unripping�察  �and   so   loud�察  �that   not

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