240 ANGLING LITERATURE 



CHAPTER XIII. 



Angling Literature in Great Britain, from the year 1800 to the 

 present day. 



ANGLING Literature has made surprising advances within 

 the period comprehended in this chapter. It has become 

 more varied, philosophical, imaginative, sentimental, and 

 humorous, than at any previous period of its history ; and 

 every year we not only witness new works on the subject 

 of angling, which are eagerly purchased, but we likewise 

 see an increasing amount of general knowledge and literary 

 talent thrown into their composition. 



Vanier's book upon fish, originally written in Latin, 

 was made known to the English reader in 1809. We 

 shall give a few stanzas from it. 



" OF FISH. 



Lines translated from the Latin Poem called ' Yaniere,' ly the 

 Rev. John Duncomoe, of Corpus Christi College , Oxford. 

 Of fish I sing, and to the rural cares 

 Now add the labour of my younger years. 

 These lays, Lemoignon, your protection claim, 

 Now more unproved since first they gave me fame. 

 From hence to tend the doves and vines I taught, 

 And whate'er else my riper years have wrought. 



***** 

 Chuse then a place to practise your deceit, 

 Where rock reduce the river to a strait, 



