Chap. 8. Of the BARBEL; 2Qi 



ne Barbel prized for Sport, thd" 7wt for Food, 

 (Few Fifh there are lefs exquifitely good) 

 Clofe at a Current's End isfure to lie^ 

 Low //^ //^^ Scream, as the fwift Trout runs 



high, 

 True River Hog, upon the Sand he roots \ 

 yf/ Lobworms, B^Qs^andev^nat G2ivba.dgQ Jhoots: 

 But always heft^ if early at the Sporty 

 His Morning Appetite you wijdy court. 

 When gentle Winds a little curl the WaveSy 

 Much Caution and much Patience too hefaves. 

 But fee your Lines tzW Hooks fecu rely hold-', 

 I'ou know him ftrong, and you will find him 



bold. 

 If Chance^ propitious, at fome Current'' s End ^ 

 Shew you r\t2iX Sands that gradually defend^ 

 Where fome clofe Weeds his laboring Finsfupply^ 

 Or hanging OCi^rsf jade thefpcrtive Fry:^ 

 Angler, take Courage-, evWy Inch beware ^^ 

 For, if in all the Stream, the Herd is there, 

 Difturb them yiot with Shadow 



Sound ', 

 'And if your Bait trail gently on 

 Except in Spawning-Time, noOhJlc 



[erd ts there, 

 •w or wilhl 



the Ground y C 

 [lack is found. J 



CHAP. IX. 



Of the B R E A M. 



TH E Bream, at full Growth, is a large 

 and handfome Fifh : He breeds both 

 in Rivers and Ponds *, but loves bed to live 

 in Ponds, where, if he likes the Water and 

 K 5 Air, 



