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CHAPTER II. 



Same Subject continued. 

 Page 1833. 



General description of the fly-fisher's tackle. Elegancy, 

 delicacy, and cleanliness of the art : Mr. Bainbridge quo- 

 ted. The art a pursuit of moral discipline, as it requires 

 patience, forbearance, and command of temper. Its con- 

 nection with natural science. Dame Juliana Berners. 

 The art suitable to Englishwomen. It is of pure British 

 growth and practice : foreign fly-fishers " few and far 

 between." Several authorities quoted who have eulogised 

 the art : Mr. Taylor, Mr. Jesse, Mr. Fisher. Remarkable 

 personages fly-fishers : George IV., the Duke of Sussex, 

 Nelson, Sir H. Davy, Charles Cotton, Dr. Paley, Robert 

 Burns, Professor Wilson, Mr. Hogg, the poets Thomson 

 and Wordsworth, Dr. Wollaston, Dr. Birch, Professor 

 Rennie. Passage referring to our list of subscribers : Sir 

 Francis Chan trey, Sir Walter Scott. 



CHAPTER III. 



On the Choice, Make, Materials, and Qualities of a Fly-rod. 

 Page 34 51. 



The necessity of having a rod of perfect formation : our 

 own opinion, and the care we have taken in forming it. 

 The different species of wood proper for the several joints 

 of the fly-fisher's rod : Bainbridge's advice on one point 

 recommended. The proper size of rings pointed out : ma- 

 terial of which the loops that hold the rings are to be made. 

 A common and great defect in rods : Irish rods, opinion 

 on. How a rod should taper. The joints that do most 



