84 The Incompleat <Angler. 



the wasps, the biting of the jack, my 



fall into the river, the evening's 



potations, which have induced me to 



''Aches be somewhat feverish, and the hurt 



and pains !^ . • 1 r \ 1 



that 1 received rrom that red cow in 

 Maudlin s field, whither I strayed to 

 tell her of my affection for her and 

 her mother. 



iit0CatOt% Nay, Scholar^ you will 

 soon be quit of these disorders, and 

 regard the time, so pleasantly spent in 

 my company, with a grateful and a 

 thankful heart. And, to this end, I 

 will repeat you a copy of verses which 

 Dr, Doobraivorus^ a worthy Bishop 

 in Belgravia, hath composed on 

 the happiness and contentment of 

 '' The Angler's an Angler s life. He has styled it, 

 as also shall I, seeing no reason for 

 differing from so good a man, — 



The 



