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miles off, where I am sure I could obtain 

 permission for you, and our friend Poietes, 

 to fish. 



Phys. — I am open to conviction on all 

 subjects, and have no objection to spend one 

 May-day with you in this idle occupation; 

 premising, that you take at least one other 

 companion, who really loves fishing. 



Hal. — You, who are so fond of natural 

 history, even should you not be amused by 

 fishing, will, I am sure, find objects of interest 

 on the banks of the river. 



Phys. — I fear I am not entomologist 

 enough to follow the life of the May-fly, but I 

 shall willingly have my attention directed to 

 its habits. Indeed, I have often regretted that 

 sportsmen were not fonder of zoology ; they 

 have so many opportunities, which other per- 

 sons do not possess, of illustrating the origin 

 and qualities of some of the most curious forms 

 of animated nature ; the causes and character 

 of the migrations of animals; their relations to 

 each other, and their place and order in the 

 general scheme of the universe. It has always 

 appeared to me, that the two great sources of 



