5^ T'he Incompleat ^Angler. 



sing to the gentlemen with a merry 

 heart. 



^taUlJ^ Nay, G?^a?jdmother^ never 

 call me '' Maudlin " before these 

 gentlemen. 



Argument. iittllfe^fcoomam Marry ! young 



Cortdon^ the Shepherd, calls you 

 so. 



i^atltr. Nay. Your ''Maudlin ' \i2.^ 



nothing to do with a Corri^ or 



a Don. You shall not call me 

 " Maudlinr 



'"* Corri, a well-known singer of the -period. Don. 

 This is somewhat obscure. Several attempts have been 

 made to elucidate the text, but none are of sufficient 

 value to place before the reader. The most probable 

 suggestion is, that a break occurred here occasioned by 

 some amorous action on the part of one of the two 

 strangerSy which the maiden roughly repelled with the 

 pettish exclamation *' A- done ! " TVe give the proposed 

 emendation for what it is worth — or less. — [Ed.] 



