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A SUMMER'S MORNING. 



The bright summer's morning breaks blooming and fair, 

 The lark springs from his nest and mounts in the air ; 

 The dew-drops on the grass look sparkling and gay 

 Dame nature is deck'd in her liv'ry of May. 



From yon bank of clouds se e bright Phoebus doth rise. 

 And with his- bright rays ;he enlivens the skies ; 

 The tops of the mountains in grandeur are seen 

 The woods and the vallies are clothed in green. 



For the white blossom' d thorn is in its full bloom, 

 The air fill'd with fragrance spreads the perfume ; 

 Down by the valley where primroses spring, 

 The blackbird, the thrush, and the linnet do sing. 



CHAPTER 4. A DESCRIPTION OF NATURAL FLY-FISHING AND 



THE FLIES MOST SUITABLE FOR GENERAL USE, BOTH IN DlB- 



BING AND MIDDLE PISHING ; TOGETHER WITH A FEW HINTS 

 TO BE OBSERVED IN THE ART OF ANGLING. 



DIBBING is a method by which very often the largest fish 

 are taken, and it requires great nicety and circumspec- 

 tion. For this kind of angling your line should be a 

 yard and a half to two yards long ; and your rod should 

 be as long as you can well manage, longer and better. 

 As dibbling must be performed as near the bank as pos- 

 sible, a long rod and short line is the best. You must 

 keep as far from the spot that you dib in as you can, and 

 shelter behind bushes or clumps of trees, &c. Your rod 



