THE COMPLETE ANGLER. 



PART 



which was made by Sir Walter Raleigh, in his younger 

 days. 



They were old-fashioned poetry, but choicely good ; I 

 think much better than the strong lines that are now in 

 fashion in this critical age. Look yonder ! on my word 

 yonder they both be a milking again. I will give her the 

 Chub, and persuade them to sing those two songs to us. 



God speed you, good woman ! I have been a fishing ; 

 and am going to Bleak Hall 1 to my bed; and having 

 caught more fish than will sup myself and my friend, I 

 will bestow this upon you and your daughter, for I use to 

 sell none. 



MUk-w. Marry ! God requite you, Sir, and we'll eat it 

 cheerfully. And if you come this way a fishing two months 

 hence, a grace of God ! Ill give you a syllabub of new 

 verjuice, in a new made hay-cock, for it. And my Maud- 

 lin shall sing you one of her best ballads ; for she and I 

 both love all anglers, they be such honest, civil, quiet 

 men.* In the mean time will you drink a draught of red 

 cow's milk ? you shall have it freely. 



Pise. No, I thank you ; but, I pray, do us a courtesy 

 that shall stand you and your daughter in nothing, and 

 yet we will think ourselves still something in your debt : 

 it is but to sing us a song that was sung by your daughter 

 when I last passed over this meadow, about eight or nine 

 days since. 



(I) The author seems here to have forgot himself; for, page 47, he says he 

 is to lodge at Trout-Ball. 



(tt) There are some few exception* to this character of anglers : the greatest 

 and most wonderful revolution that ever happened in any state, I mean that in 

 Naples, in the year 1647, was brought about by an Angler : concerning whom 

 we are told, " that a young man, about twenty-four, happened to be in a corner 

 of the great market-place at Naples ; a sprightly man, of a middle stature, 

 black eyed, rather lean than fat. having a small tuft of hair ; he wore linen slops, 

 a blue waistcoat, and went barefoot, with a mariner's cap; but he was of a good 

 countenance, stout, and lively as could be. His profession was to angle for 

 little Jith with a cane, hook, and line. His name was Tomaso Audio, of 

 Amain, but vulgarly called Masaniello." See the History of the, Revolution 

 in Napltt, by Sig. Alessandro Oiraffi. 



