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IRISH ANGLING. 

 An Irishman fishing one day in the Liffey, 



Which runs close by Dublin's great city so fine. 

 A smart show'r of rain falling, Pat, in a jiffey, 



Crept under the arch of the bridge with his line. 

 " That's never the way to accomplish your wishes," 



Cries Dermot, " the devil a bite '11 you get " 

 " Sure my honey," cries Pat, " don't you know that the fishes 

 " Will swim under here, to keep out of the wet.' 1 



A GERMAN ALLEGORY. 



A young girl is a fishing rod, the eyes are the hook, 

 the sweet smile is the bait, the lover is the gudgeon, 

 and marriage is the butter in which he is fried. Berlin 

 Magazine, 1854. 



It is with lovers as it is with anglers, who feed fish 

 till they are caught, but caught once, feed on them ; so it 

 will be long enough ere she will bite at the bait, unless a 

 lover has more to bait her with than fine words, or 

 lamentable complaints. Mecknoe. 



CHARADE. 



Cut off my head, and singular I act ; 

 Cut off my tail, and plural I appear ; 

 Cut off my tail and head oh ! wondrous fact, 

 Although my middle's left, there's nothing here. 

 What, is my head cut off? a sounding sea. 

 What, is my tail cut off ? a flowing river. 

 Far in the ocean depths, I fearless play ; 

 Giver of sweetest sounds, yet mute for ever. 



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