THE ANGLER.
an occasional cup of cheerful ale free of expense.
tainly somet, o do, ties and tortures in?icted on s--t tends to produce a gentleness of spirit and a pure serenity of mind. As tions, and are t scienti?c of sportsmen, it o perfect rule and system. Indeed, it is an amusement peculiarly adapted to tivated scenery of England, is deligo saunter along treams ry, leading one ty of small imes ed grounds; sometimes brimming along turage, imes venturing in sigs, and to sirements. tness and serenity of Nature and t c gradually bring on pleasant ?ts of musing, ed by tant , or per of till er and skimming transiently about its glassy surface. quot; content,quot; says Izaak alton, quot;and increase con?dence in ty God, I ream, and template t take no care, and ttle living creatures t are not only created, but fed (man kno ure, and trust in ;
I cannot forbear to give anotation from one of t c and :
<span style="color:grey">Let me live he brink
<span style="color:grey">here I may see my quill, or cork, down sink
<span style="color:grey">ite of Pike, or Bleak, or Dace;
<span style="color:grey"> some men strive ill-gotten goods t embrace:
<span style="color:grey">And otime in base excess
<span style="color:grey">Let t imes still pursue,
<span style="color:grey">And on sucheir ?ll;
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