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above him. Here we pass the night in 

 sweet repose, lulled betimes by the boom- 

 ing of the surf, the splashing of the high 

 tide, the leaping of heavy fish, the mur- 

 mur of the mild wind, and the cry of the 

 night bird. 



" I may, peradventure, give you some instructions 

 that may be of use even in your own rivers ; and shall 

 bring you acquainted with more flies than Father Wal- 

 ton has taken notice of in his Compleat Angler" 



CHARLES COTTON. 



