'me to commit their hints' to' writing, not 

 \vith any intention of making them pub- 

 lic, but merely to render them condu- 

 cive to my own amufement. The moil 

 delightful part of the art being flill en- 

 veloped in obfcurities that are fufncient- 

 to deter a young artifb from indulging 

 in an amufement apparently fo difficult, 

 I (hall, at your felicitation, arrange thofe 

 hints in the be ft manner in my power, 

 to convey to you the moft ufeful infor- 

 mation on the fubjeft. With thofe which 

 fuccefsful practice has proved to be well 

 advifed, I fhail unite every ufeful difco- 

 vety that has been acquired by my own 

 observation. 



\Vithout troubling you with any tedious 

 drgreflions, or ufelefs recitals, I fhall en- 

 deavour to remove the apparent difficulties 

 in the art of Fly-fifhing, by explaining a 

 pretended fccret, the pcflcflion of which 

 is fo much beaded of by fomc anglers 

 \vhofe vanity would lead them to be 

 placed above competition, but which in 

 reality is nothing more than a general 



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