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which is worthy to be noted by all parents and 

 people of civility : 



" Many a one 



Owes to his country his religion ; 

 And in another would as strongly grow, 

 Had but his nurse or mother taught him so." 



This is reason put into verse, and worthy the 

 consideration of a wise man. But of this no more ; 

 for though I love civility, yet I hate severe cen- 

 sures. I '11 to my own art ; and I doubt not but 

 at yonder tree I shall catch a chub, and then we '11 

 turn to an honest cleanly hostess, that I know 

 right well, rest ourselves there, and dress it for 

 our dinner. 



Ven. Oh, sir ! a chub is the worst fish that 

 swims; I hoped for a trout to my dinner. 



Pise. Trust me, sir, there is not a likely place 

 for a trout hereabout, and we stayed so long to take 

 our leave of your huntsman this morning that the 

 sun is got so high, and shines so clear, that I will 

 not undertake the catching of a trout till evening. 

 And though a chub be, by you and many others, 

 reckoned the worst of fish, yet you shall see I '11 

 make it a good fish by dressing it. 



Ven. Why, how will you dress him ? 



Pise. I '11 tell you by and by, when I have 

 caught him. Look you here, sir, do you see ? (but 

 you must stand very close,) there lie upon the top 

 of the water, in this very hole, twenty chubs. I '11 

 catch only one, and that shall be the biggest of 



