COLLOQUY VII. 



The Lake- District revisited. Varied Discus- 

 sion, Local and Piscatory. 



PlSCATOK. 



ELCOME again to my mountain 

 home and to our pastoral valley. 

 When you last visited us, autumn 

 was advancing; the flocks were 

 quitting the brown fells for the green meadows ; 

 and the District in the rich autumnal hues of its 

 woodlands and mountain slopes was in its most 

 attractive dress, according to the ordinary esti- 

 mation of Lake-tourists. 



AMICUS. It is a pleasure to me at all seasons 

 to come here, apart even from that of shaking 

 an old friend by the hand, and the receiving 

 his friendly welcome. The season is indeed 

 changed ; and yet the change of aspect is not 

 so great as I should have expected; for the 



