200 BEST'S ART OF ANGLING. 



In September and October the Winter con- 

 stitution of the air begins to shew itself. The 

 great falls of the Barometer, from October to 

 April, are from 29,5 to 28,o, sometimes lower. 



From April to October it seldom falls lower 

 than 29,5; it therefore follows, thac a fall of one 

 inch during the Summer, is as sure an indica- 

 tion of ram, as a fall of between two or three 

 tenths is in the Winter. 



I shall now conclude, with a few lines which 

 I have by me, in manuscript, written by a very 

 ingenious angler. 



The months o'er which the nearer Sun displays 

 His warmer influence, and director rays, 

 Are most propitious to the angler's toil, 

 And crown his labours with the largest spoil. 

 When birds begin in brisker notes to sing 

 And hail with cheerful voice returning spring; 

 When western winds in cooling breeaes fly, 

 And bnuh with downy wings the brightened sky; 

 When tender buds their virent issue yield, 

 And with their tender offspring grace the field; 

 Then let the angler, with delight and care, -j 

 His guileful arms and implements prepare, \ 

 Break Winter's truce, and wage the wat'ry war. J 



But when Autumnal blasts ha\e stripped the woocl^ 

 And o'er the ground its vellow honors strew'd; 

 When stormy Boieas re-assumes his reign 

 And with malignant vapours dulls the plain, 

 Let him awhile his favorite sport forbear; 

 Till, by the courseofthe re olving\ear, 

 The fairer order of the months returns, 

 And Nature with fresh bloom her face adorns : 

 Then soon as morn has chas'd the shades of night, 

 And streak'd the purple east with rosy light; 

 Soon as the lark ex tends her early wings, 

 And in the fragrant, air her matin sings ; 

 The angler cheerful with the hopes ot prey, 

 Takes to the steaming brook his dewy way. 



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