38 'The Incompleat Angler. 



finger ; lie close, keep yourself out 

 of sight, and, surely, one of us will 

 have sport. 



l^^ntator. O ! O ! Master, O ! 

 I have disturbed a red ant-hill ! O ! 



^3l$catOt% Nay, no wonder, my 

 loving Scholar, since your crying is 

 enough to disturb whole villages. 

 I fear me you have not yet a spirit 

 suitable to anglers. How sung the 

 pious Sir Tho7nas de Bedlam F 



Rare eld Though Wasps may sting me through my hose, 



ballade. _, , . i -n i i • 



Though Ants and Beetles bite my toes, 



Though swarming Bees hang from my nose, 



Tet would I 



^iet lie 



Though Snakes should bite and Leeches suck. 



Though Stags should jump at me and buck. 



Though 



