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more will be required at the last great day. Well ! 

 you know what example is able to do ; and I know what 

 the poet says in the like case, which is worthy to be 

 noted by all parents and people of civility : 



-many a one 



Owes tb 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 con- 

 sideration of a wise man. But of this no more; for 

 though 1 love civility, yet I hate severe censures. I'll 

 to my own art ; and I doubt not but at yonder tree 

 I shall catch a Chub : and then we'll turn to an honest 

 cleanly hostess, that 1 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 staid so long to take 

 our leave of j'our huntsmen 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'll make it a good 

 rish by dressing it. 



Ven. Why, how will you dress him ? 



Pise. I'll tell you by and by, \vhen 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'll catch only one, 

 and that shall be the biggest of them all : and that I 

 will do so, I'll hold you twenty to one : and you shall 

 see it done. 



Ven. Ay, marry ! Sir, now you talk like an artist; 

 and I'll say you are one, \vhen 1 shall see you perform 

 what you say you can do : but I yet doubt it. 



Pise. You shall not doubt it long ; for you shall 

 see me do it presently. Look ! the biggest of these 

 Cfrubs has had some bruise upon his tail, by a Pike, 

 pr some other accident ; and that looks like a white 



