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know what example is able to do, 

 and I know what the Poet fayes in 

 the like cafe : 



Many a one 



Owes to bis Country bis Religion : 

 And in another would asjirongly grew, 

 Had but bis Nurfe or Mother taught bimfo. 



This is realon put into Verfe, and 

 worthy the coniideration of a wife 

 man.But of this no more,for though 

 I love civility, yet I hate feverecen- 

 fures : I'll to my own Art, and I 

 doubt not but at yonder tree I fhall 

 catch a Chub y and then we'll turn to 

 an honeft cleanly Ale houfe that I 

 know right well, reft our felves,and 

 drefs it for our dinner. 



via. Oh,Sir,aC/6z^isthe worftfifli 

 that iwims, I hoped fora Trout for 

 my dinner. 



P/TTTruft me,Sir,thereisnotalike- 

 ly place for a Trout hereabout, and 

 we ft aid fo long to take our leave of 



your 



