94 best's art of angling. 



tion may prove fatal; but either take a little 

 brand}^ or rum out with you, in a wicker bottle, 

 or wait till you come to some house where you 

 can have a little ; the effects it has of quenching 

 the thirst, and cooling the body, are instan- 

 taneous. 



The angler being now furnished with every re- 

 quisite for the art of ground-angling, his strictly 

 adhering to the theory laid down, in his practice, 

 is the only thing he has to do, and he may de- 

 pend on his endeavours being crowned with suc- 

 cess. The second part of this little essay will 

 treat of artificial fly fishings under every head 

 that can prove of utility to the angler; which 

 certainly bears the bell in that delightful recrea- 

 tion, that adds strength and vigour to the body, 

 keeps the mind in a perfect state of serenity and 

 tranquillity, and alleviates the cares and troubles 

 attendant on mortality. 



In short, how delightful is every species of 

 this diversion, in such a paradise as the Poet 

 describes : 



Behind, where alders from the weather screen, 

 Before, the lawn presents its lengthen'd scene : 

 Close on that side trills soft the emptying brook, 

 While this fresh woods and sloping hills o'erlook: 

 Thick over head the rose and woodbine meet, 

 Uniting shade to shade, and sweet to sweet; 

 The pea and blooming bean their odours yield, 

 And new-mown hay perfumes the fragrant field. 

 To hear the nightingale delights the meads, 

 And grasshoppers chirp shrill amid the reeds ; 

 While from the pinfold, there, the bleatin^g sheep 

 Cheer the still twilight, and divert from sleep; 

 The gale's perfume, the echo's mimic sound, 

 The night-bird's song, and lowing kine around; 

 In hollow batiks the hum of must'nug bees, 

 And zephyrs whisp'ring soft amid the trees. 



END OF TIIK FIRST PART. 



