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recreation, and giving a tenth part of his income 

 and all the fish he caught to the poor. He lived 

 to the age of 95, having neither his eyesight, 

 hearing, or memory impaired. 



Walton, lived to upwards of 90. 



Henry Mackenzie, died in January, 1831, 

 aged 86. 



These and many others that might be named, 

 were remarkable for their temperate habits : 

 there is no doubt however, that their pursuits by 

 the side of the running streams, whose motion 

 imparts increased activity to the vital principle 

 of the air; and, that composure of mind (so 

 necessary to the perfect health of the body), to 

 which angling so materially contributes, must 

 also have had an influence on their physical 

 constitutions. 



We boast in our ranks, some of England's 

 bravest warriors, her most experienced statesmen, 

 her best divines, and her cleverest philosophers. 



Our princes have substituted the rod for the 

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