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O be not we, like foolish fish, 



Wi' glittering things deceived ; 

 We snatch th' boit, and veel th' sting, 



Too late to be relieved ?" 



The two volumes on angling by Theophilus South 

 (Mr. Chitty), with many fine engravings, are pleasant read- 

 ing ; and the various writings of Ephemeris on angling, 

 are heJd in high esteem. The second edition, just recently 

 published, of Stod dart's Scottish Eivers, has added new 

 trophies to British angling literature. The establishment 

 of the Sporting Magazine so far back as 1792, forms a 

 distinctive era in the history of piscatory writing. In 

 almost every volume, there are several articles devoted to 

 the craft, either in prose or verse. This periodical was, for 

 several years, under the able management of Mr. Pitman, 

 of Warwick Square, who greatly improved it ; and since it 

 has come into the hands of Mr. Tuxford, its present Editor, 

 it has fully sustained its well-merited reputation. 



