CHAP. v. THE FOURTH DAY. 89 



VEN. I thank you, good master, for your good direction for 

 fly-fishing, and for the sweet enjoyment of the pleasant day, 

 which is so far spent without offence to God or man : and I 

 thank you for the sweet close of your discourse with Mr. Herbert's 

 verses, who, I have heard, loved angling ; and I do the rather 

 believe it, because he had a spirit suitable to anglers, and to 

 those primitive Christians that you love, and have so much 

 commended. 



PlSC. Well, my loving scholar, and I am pleased to know 

 that you are so well pleased with my direction and dis- 

 course. 



And since you like these verses of .Mr. Herbert's so well 

 let me telLyou what a reverend and learned divine thaLprofesses 

 to imitalgjiim (and has indeed done so most exuellasaM hath 

 writ of our Book pf Cnininnn. Pf/ry^r; which I know you will 

 like the better, because he is a friend of mine, and I am sure no 

 enemy to angling. 



" What ! Pro,) er by the Book ? and Common ? Yes ! why not ? 



The spirit of grace 

 And supplication 

 Is not left free alone 



For time and place, 



But manner too : to read, or speak, by rote, 

 Is all alike to him that prays 

 In's heart, what with his mouth he says. 



They that in private, by themselves alone, 



Do pray, may take 

 What liberty they please, 

 In choosing of the ways 



Wherein to make 



Their soul's most intimate affections known 

 To him that sees in secret, when 

 They're most conceal'd from other men. 



But he that unto others leads the way 



In public prayer, 

 Should do it so 



