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prenoted qualifications, proclaim him a block- 

 head ; let him angle for oisters. 



Theoph. But what must we do when the fords 

 are discoloured ? 



Am. I have already told you, that the ground- 

 bait then is most profitable for diversion. But 

 imagine it like this adapted for fly. Observe 

 those insects, and slender emits that accost the 

 streams and bubling fords ; not doubting, but 

 with diligence, you may easily surprize them ; 

 which, if it succeed not to your intention, tra- 

 verse with your eye those landskips of rocks, 

 that at a distance lie buried almost under water, 

 or from those knotty brows of broken banks, 

 that stand within distance ; otherwise clap close 

 down on some flat or level, which equals the 

 surface of the gliding streams : where it behoves 

 you to condescend and stoop sometimes to your 

 knee, or it may be closer order, if need so re- 

 quire ; always observing the hovering fly that 

 flutters aloft to allure the fish, how wantonly he 

 sports himself with death, when to court a fa- 

 miliarity with that that destroys him. 



Theoph. But what if this design prove abor- 

 tive ? 



Am. You must then clap down beneath some 

 rock, or you may shelter your self in the cavi- 

 ties of earth : so with curious inspection, and di- 

 ligent observation, the brightness or the gloomi- 



