:86 The Complete Angler. 



For tbee, thou needjl nojucb deceit, 

 For thou thyfelf art thine own bait ; 

 'Thafijh that is not catctid thereby, 

 Iswiferfar, alas, then I. 



Fife. Well remembred, honeft 

 Scholer,! thank you for thefe choice, 

 Verfes, which I have heard former- 

 ly, but had quite forgot, till they 

 were recovered by your happie me- 

 morie. Well, being I have now 

 reftedmy felf a little, I will make 

 you fome requital, by telling you 

 fome obfervations of the Ee/e, for it 

 rains ftill, and (as you fay) our An- 

 gles are as money put to life, that 

 thrive when we play. 



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