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and well-scoured red-worm, or the head of a frog 

 in April or May, or a black snail sometimes in 

 a dewy morning. These invitations make his 

 teeth stand a water. But for salmon-spawn if you 

 bring him that novel, you do your business, and 

 his too ; and shall have no cause I'll assure you 

 to repent it, when upon so fair an exchange, he 

 trucks away his life for a trifle. But September 

 approaching, you must bring him beef pith, for 

 which he shall sacrifice all he has, and give you 

 his carcase in exchange for his commons. What's 

 more to be desired by the rule of discretion, ex- 

 cept the angler be so indiscreet as not to accom- 

 modate him ? 



The chub of all fish in the silver Trent, 

 Invites the angler to the turnament ; 

 Where near a stream you'l always find him ready 

 To meet the bait before it meets the eddy. 



GRAILING. 



Umbar or grailing is an amorous fish, that 

 loves a frolick as he loves his life, whose teeth 

 water after every wasp, as his fins flutter after 

 every fly ; for if it be but a fly, or the product of 

 an insect, out of a generous curiosity he is ready 

 to entertain it. Smooth and swift streams more 

 than any thing enamour him, notwithstanding 



