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\\\ CiAMK. Kisn. wc imdcr^tnnd all those which will take \\\c 

 imtunil or iirtiticial bjiit with -iilhcicnt l)()l(liicss uml avidity, 

 mid wliith. when hooked, arc endowed witli suflicicnt vifjour, 

 coura^r, and nipidity of motion, to ofler so much resistance, and 

 •,'ivc so much ditliculty to the captor, as to render the pursuit 

 excitiu}; and agreeable, apart from any consideration of the 

 intrinsic value of the fish. 



By these (jnalities of the hooked Hsh, corrcsi)onding (pialitics 

 of the fisherman are called forth ; and the griatcr the wariness 

 and cunning of the fish before he takes the l)ait, conipcUing the 

 use of the finest and most delicate tackle, the greater his lury, 

 vehemence, and velocity after beiiiL; struck, rei|uiring the utmost 

 nicety of manipulation, coolness of temper, and promptitude of 

 judgment, the higher does he stand in the list of game, and the 

 more animating is his purMiit and capture. 



The truth i.t, tluit in all fichl sjMjrts, the pleai»urc to be (leri\cd 

 from them, and the rank in which liiey stand one to the otlu>r, 

 arc all in exact proptirtion, not with the value or the numbers of 



