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interest. How charming in their perfect se- 

 clusion were certain spots, where nothing was 

 to be seen but sky, wood, and water ; and no 

 sounds were audible but the song of the thrush, 

 mingling with the ever resounding voice of 

 " the loud lamenter." Where wildest, I was 

 reminded of the Teme, as it descends with 

 the same character of a mountain torrent from 

 the upper vale of Leintwardine to the lower 

 one of Downton. The hills in both places 

 are as steep, and are similarly wooded ; but 

 how different the care bestowed ! there, by 

 a safe path, you can walk at ease, and view 

 at leisure all the tumult of the rushing waters, 

 and see as in a picture the fine effects produced. 

 Now tell me of your angling ; what has been 

 your success ? 



AMICUS. Nil ; and yet I tried several good 

 pools. Is not the Greta here too much of a 

 torrent to afford tolerable sport ? The rocks 

 are washed so clean that there can be little 

 bottom feed ; and unless there be fly on the 

 water, which there was not to-day, I should 

 hardly expect success, even were there fish to 

 allow of it. How have you fared ? 



PISCATOR. Very little better ; I have taken 



