1 6 T*he Complete Angler, 



And contrary to thefe, others of 

 equal Authority and credit, have 

 preferred ASlion to be chief; as ex- 

 periments in Pbyfick, and the appli- 

 cation of it, both for the eafe and 

 prolongation of mans life, by which 

 man is enabled to aft, and to do 

 good to others : And they fay al- 

 fo, That Attion is not only Doftri- 

 nal, but a maintainer of humane 

 Society ; and for thefe, and other 

 reafons, tobe preferr'd before Con- 

 templation. 



Concerningwhichtwoopinions, 

 I fhall forbear to add a third, by 

 declaringmyown, and reft my felf 

 contented in telling you (my wor- 

 thy friend) that both thefe meetto- 

 gether, and do moft properly be- 

 long to the moft honeft, ingenious, 

 harmlefs Art of Angling. 



And firft I fhall telyou what fome 

 haveobferved , and I have found in 

 my felf, That the very fitting by 

 the Rivers fide, is not only the fitteft 



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