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yet the bed Time is from the Beginning of 

 the lalt Week in July till the iaft Week in 

 Aiiguft. To flim up thefe Diredions \ 



Chufe fome ftill Pond, ovjlow difcolour'd 

 Scream, 

 And at Mid-water angle for //^<? Bream. 

 Nice to Extremes, his Minutes you muft iz^ait^ 

 Be early with the Sun, and with the Moon- 



fdne late, 

 Unlefs a Mack'rel Gale JJjould recommend your ^ 



Bait, 

 Small he your Hook, your Rody/:y Tards or 



more : 

 And in //^d* Stream, far dift ant from the Shore, 

 *ToiHlfind him ? oving^ and with Eafe divine 

 ^Tis he that flats r^wr Float and tugs your Line. 

 He gorges then : Ah ! Angler, ah I beware -, 

 ^ large jv^/^r Bait, you rnuft 7to Patience f pare: 

 If fmali, a little ferves ; kis Mouth allows 

 Of nothing large \ the lefs the better does. 

 Hence tho" fome few the larger Dew- worm ufe\ 

 Tet mofl the Flag, or well-fcour'^d Red-v/orm 



chufe : 

 For thefe both Flies and Fades th e Angler fiould 



refufe. 



GHAP^ 



