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silver twist, by which, from tail to head, a brown red cock's hackle. 

 Hook as before. 



RED PALMER. Body, deep red mohair, ribbed with gold twist, by 

 which is to be wound a blood-red hackle. Hook as before. 



PEACOCK PALMEB. Body, a brilliant bronze and azure full-fibred 

 peacock harl, ribbed closely with silver tinsel, by which a dark grizzled 

 hackle j head, of red mohair; tying silk, red. Hook as before. If 

 dressed full, and an inch in length, it will lure large Thames trout and 

 chub. ED.] ^ 



And now, sir, that we are entering into the month of May, 

 I think it requisite to beg not only your attention, but also 

 your best patience ; for I must now be a little tedious with 

 you, and dwell upon this month longer than ordinary ; which, 

 that you may the better endure, I must tell you, this month 

 deserves and requires to be insisted on j forasmuch as it alone, 

 and the next following, afford more pleasure to the fly-angler 

 than all the rest : and here it is, that you are to expect an 

 account of the green-drake, and stone-fly, promised you so 

 long ago, and some others that are peculiar to this month, 

 arid part of the month following ; and that, though not so 

 great either in bulk or name, do yet stand in competition with 

 the two before-named ; and so, that it is yet undecided 

 amongst the anglers, to which of the pretenders to the title 

 of the MAY-FLY it does properly and duly belong ;" ;: " neither 

 dare I, where so many of the learned in this art of angling 

 are got in dispvite about the controversy, take upon me to 

 determine ; but I think I ought to have a vote amongst them, 

 and according to that privilege, shall give you my free opi- 

 nion and peradventure when I have told you all, you may 

 incline to think me in the right. 



VIAT. I have so great a deference to your judgment in 

 these matters, that I must always be of your opinion ; and 

 the more you speak, the faster I grow to my attention, for I 

 can never be weary of hearing you upon this subject. 



PiSC. Why that's encouragement enough ; and now prepare 

 yourself for a tedious lecture ; but I will first begin with the 

 flies of less esteem, though almost anything will take a trout 

 in May, that I may afterwards insist the longer upon those of 



* To the Eplicmcra vulyata, now commonly called the May-fly, and green 

 drake. ED. 



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