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CHAPTER XII. 



On Epitaphs on Anglers. 



EPITAPH. 



Here lyeth under this marbyle ston, 

 Eiche Alane, the fischying man ; 

 Whether he be safe or noght, 

 I reche never, for he ne rought. 



Ancient MS. 1420. 



ON A TOMBSTONE IN THE UNITED STATES. 



Here lies good Pierre Froment, 



Of Albany Town; 

 A fisherman well known, 



Of skill and renown. 

 The salmon and the trout 



He often did spear ; 

 Death struck with his barb, 



In his fifty-second year. 1798. 



EPITAPH ON A DUTCH FISHERMAN AND WIFE. 



Here lies Will. Van Praat, 



And Martha his wife ; 

 They liv'd in Q-oode-straat, 



And never knew strife. 

 The reason is plain, 



They liv'd in riches ; 

 They lov'd toil and gain, 



And look'd to their fishes. 



Amsterdam, 1762. 



