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Rajh Angler^ here thy guilty Sport forbear^ 

 ^hsfe finny Natives are a Monarches Care. 

 The gentle Kind obey bis known Command^ 

 And feed familiar from his fportlng Hand : 

 Each has his Name^ which fev' rally they hear. 

 And to their Owner's Summons ftrait appear. 



In fine, the Share of Life which fome Filh 

 poHefs, is worthy the Notice of every curi- 

 ous Angler. The Eel being cut in pieces, 

 maintains Life and Motion for feveral Hours. 

 A Carp will move vigorouily fome time after 

 the Inteiiines are taken out of its Body : And 

 even what is faid ^^ the Herring, that it never 

 ftirs when out of the Water, has been found 

 on Trial to be fometimes falfe. But I fhall fay 

 more on feveral of thefe Heads, in fpeaking of 

 each particular Species of Filli, and therefore 

 will conclude this Introdudlion -, which I hops 

 has afforded the Reader fome Profit as well 

 as Delight, after turning his Thoughts to 

 fome other Topicks of Meditation, as they 

 are enumerated by J, DavorSy Efq; an old 

 Englijh Poet, whofe Verfes are preferved by 

 Mr. Walton. 



Let me live harmlefly^ and near the Brink 

 Of Trent or Avon hav9 a Bwelling-Place ^ 

 Where I may fee my Quill or Cork down fink y 

 With eager Bite ^/ Perch, or Bleak, c>r Dace j 

 And on the Wsrld and my Creator think : 

 Whilftfome Men (I rive ill got ten Goods t^ embrace ; 

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