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himself to motion, because a great admirer of pe- 

 regrination ; and though not so generally under- 

 stood .as the trout is, yet give me leave to tell 

 you, if you fish him finely, he will keep you 

 company, either in Darwin, so in Dove, or in 

 the glittering silver streams of Trent : Pray 

 therefore when you fish him, fish him finely, for 

 he loves curiosity, neat and slender tackle ; and, 

 lady-like, you must touch him gently, for to 

 speak plain English, he is tender about the chaps, 

 otherwise perchance you defeat your self, so lose 

 your design. A brandlin, if any thing, will in- 

 tice him from the bottom ; but the gild-tail, of 

 all worms, upon change of water, will invite him 

 ashore, tho it cost him his life. 



Umbar or grailing in the streams he'll lie, 

 Hov'ring his fins at every silly fly. 

 Fond of a feather ; you shall see him rise 

 At emmits, insects, hackles, drakes and flies. 



BURBOLT. 



The burbolt is a fish so rarely discours'd, and 

 of so little conversation with other fish, that it's 

 as difficult to find him, as it is to describe him, 

 who differs in nature from most other fish ; so 

 that if the angler be not very ingenious, well 



