This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1821 Excerpt: ... planned And vanish with a comfortable dive. But then he fear'd a slumberer to disturb, Resolves like his a little thing will curb. XIII. The Cockney angler who to this resort, Had ventured forth a holiday to keep, Found with his tackle such delightful sport, That he had fairly fish'd himself to sleep. To grieve for ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1821 Excerpt: ... planned And vanish with a comfortable dive. But then he fear'd a slumberer to disturb, Resolves like his a little thing will curb. XIII. The Cockney angler who to this resort, Had ventured forth a holiday to keep, Found with his tackle such delightful sport, That he had fairly fish'd himself to sleep. To grieve for taking nothing would be vain, The fishing amateur would this disdain. XIV. A fishing-rod has been described to be Found very often near some muddy pool; A line we usually at one end see, And at the other commonly a fool. This has been said, and if a bouncer--why, The reader has it quite as cheap as I. XV. For my part, I should say the man is wise Who can so easily obtain delight, Impaling worms, and torturing grubs and flies; If he should follow it from morn till night, It is so entertaining! lively! gentle! And, more than all, so very sentimental! XVI. s But yet so far these gentry need not roam; The sport they so exceedingly admire They might enjoy, and use their lines at home, In pan of water placed before the fire. This mode of fishing, though some drivellers scoff it, With equal pleasure, promises like profit. XVII. Scarcely a single bite had cheer'd the dunce, A beggar luckier, by the self-same brook, 'Twas evident, took something more than once, And that without or rod, or line, or hook: What fish he sought, to pickle, boil or fry, I have not leisure now to specify. XVIII. The beggar look'd at Tom, and so he thought He would not then the watery way explore, As by the mendicant he might be brought, (The job half finished only, ) to the shore. He wisely scrupled then his plunge to take, Because one slept and 'tother was awake. xix: While Takeall thus, in melancholy mood Stood musing, hesitating, like a lover, As to the fittest course to be p...
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