'The Complete Angler. 



Fraternity are you, that you are fo 

 angry with the poor Otter ? 



Pif. I am a Brother of the Angle, 

 and therefore an enemy to the Ot- 

 ter, he does me and my friends fo 

 much mifchief;foryou are to know, 

 that we Anglers all love one ano- 

 ther : and therefore do I hate the 

 Otter perfectly, even for their fakes 

 that are of my Brotherhood. 



Viat. Sir, to be plain with you, 

 I am forry you are an Angler : for 

 I have heard many grave , ferious 

 men pitie, and many pleafantmen 

 fcoffeat Anglers. 



Pifc. Sir, There are many men 

 that are by others taken to be feri- 

 ous grave men, which we contemn 

 and pitie; men of fowre complexi- 

 ons; mony-getting-men,that{pend 

 all their time firft in getting, and 

 next in anxious care to keep it: men 

 that are condemned to be rich, and 

 alwayesdifcontented,orbulie. For 

 thefepoor-rioh-men , wee Anglers 

 B 3 piticr 



