RULES AND OBSERVATIONS 137 



out of rivers or ponds while in a perspiration : 

 also be careful to keep your feet dry, by wear- 

 ing strong boots or shoes. 



Whene'er dear brothers you shall go to fish, 

 I wish you luck to take a handsome dish 

 Of Carp, Tench, Pike, Perch, Barbel, Dace or Roach, 

 By angling fair I pray you never poach : 

 But first, good sirs, a useful lesson take, 

 From an old brother Bob, an angling rake, 

 Before you quit your homes, look round and think, 

 If all your traps are right, with cash for meat and drink, 

 Worms, gentles, paste and graves, you must provide, 

 Good lines, floats, plummets, and spare hooks beside j 

 And when your sport is done, hear this in mind- 

 Look well about, that naught is left behind. 



