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of such of your fellow spoilsmen as have had better suc- 

 cess than yourself; thereby giving occasion for that 

 bitter sarcasm, the more bitter for being true; 4< They 

 " were caught with a silver hook*" 



XVI. Remember, that the wit and invention of man- 

 kind were bestowed for other purposes than to deceive 

 silly fish ; and that however delightful angling may 

 have been made to appear, by the foregoing pages, it 

 ceases to be innocent when used otherwise than as a 

 mere recreation. 



XVII. Lastly, When seated under a shady tree, on 

 the side of a pleasant river ; or, moving about on the 

 banks of it, thou art otherwise pursuing thy recreation; 

 when the gliding of waters, the singing of birds, the 

 Heating of flocks, the lowing of cattle, and the view 

 of delightful prospects, and the various occupations 

 of rural industry, shall dispose thee to thought and re- 

 flection, let the beauties of nature / the power, wis- 

 dom, and goodness of the Almighty, as manifested in 

 the production of his creatures ; the order and course of 

 Ms providence, in their preservation ; the rewards of a 

 good life ; and the certainty of thy end; be the sub- 

 jects of thy meditation. 



