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feather of a, while pigeon's wing: a white- 

 hackle for I he le^s, and a blaciv head. The 

 hooks for both, No. 2. 



Tlie humble-hee — dubbed with black spaniel's 

 fur; a black cock's hackle over that; the tag of 

 the tail to be of a deep orange colour: cUid the 

 wiijgs off the feather oi a crow's whig. The 

 kook, No. £. 



Wlicn arlfiil flies the angler wouM prepare, 



Ihis task of" all deserves liis utmost cure: 



Kor vcr.>e or prose cjui ever teacii hi/ii well 



What (uasters only know, and praciite tell. 



Yet lulls at large I venture to siippoit, 



Nalnro best folio \v\i, best secures the sport. 



Ot li.cs ti:e kinds, their season'^, and then" breed, 



'I iieir shapes, their hue, with nice observance heed : 



Which most the JVout admires, and where obtain'd,. 



Experience best will teach you, or some friend ; 



For several kmds musr ev'ry month supply, 



So great's his passion lor variety ! 



Nay, if new species, on the streams you fnid, 



Try — you'll- acknow-ltdge fortune amply kind. 



Mo^ES- Bkov/n.e.- 



CHAP. IV. 



^"f^HE list of flics which I have given the 

 jL angl'. r, he may depend are the standard 

 for anificial lly-fishing; but as I am- willing to 

 give hi'n as much scope as possible, to enable 

 him to become an adept in ihis pl^-asant and 

 Higenioais recreaiion, i here present Kim with a 

 becoiid list, which he musi make use of a-* his- 

 ex[)eiience in artilicial tly-lishiiig increases ; 

 and i dare ailirm, that it he makes a judicious 

 application of this and the former list, and ob- 

 serves tlie rules laid down for the weaSier^ pr-o- 



