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THE COMPLETE ANGLER. 



tell you, scholar, that both martins and bleaks be most 

 excellent meat. 



And let me tell you, that I have known a hern that did 

 constantly frequent one place, caught with a hook baited 

 with a big minnow or small gudgeon. The line and hook 

 must be strong, and tied to some loose staff, so big as she 

 cannot fly away with it, a line not exceeding two yards. 



