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Smith (George). See ANGLER. The angler's magazine, 1754. 



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The Laboratory ; or, school of arts : containing a large 



collection of valuable secrets, etc. Compiled oiiginally by G. 

 Smith. Seventh edition. Illustrated with engravings. 2 vol. 

 London, Sherwood, etc., 1810. 8.; sixth edition : 1799. 8. 

 [Part xiii. "The art of angling." pp. 292-356 with 2 folding 

 plates, ed. 1810; pp. 244-312, ed. 1799.] 



Smith (Horatio). Festivals, games and amusements, ancient 

 and modern. London, 1831. plates. 8. 

 [No. 5 of "The National Library."] 



Smith (Jerome V. C. M.D.} The natural history of the fishes 

 of Massachusetts, embracing a practical essay on angling. 

 Boston, Allen and Ticknor, 1833. pp. vii. 400. 8. 



[Partii. "On trout, interspersed with remarks on the theory 

 and practice of angling," pp. 323-99.] 



Smith ( John). England's improvement reviv'd : in a treatise 

 of all manner of husbandry and trade by land and sea... Also 

 ...fish ponds, etc. London, B. Southwood, 1673. pp. xiv. 

 270. 4. 



[The utility of fish ponds is briefly mentioned at p. 173.] 



Smith (John). Profit and pleasure united, or the husband- 

 man's magaxine. Being a most exact treatise of horses... To 

 which is added the art of angling, hunting, hawking, and the 

 noble recreation of ringing. And making fireworks. The 

 whole elusterated with copper cuts. By J. S. London, 

 printed for S. Lee at the Feathers in Lombard-street. And 

 Andr. Thorncome, at the Golden Leg, on London Bridge, 

 1684.. iv. 120. pp. 12.; 



Profit and pleasure united... To which is added, the art of 

 hawking, hunting, angling and the noble recreation of ringing 

 ...By J. Smith, Gent. London : printed for J. Blare at the 

 Looking Glass on London Bridge. 1704. front., pp. 167. 



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[Chap. xiii. "The art of angling improved," etc. It begins "Of 

 all recreations angling is held the most contemplative and serious, 

 followed with the least charge and labour ; though, as the rest, it 

 requires much curious industry and experience." He says the "line 

 must be either of silk or hair, though the latter I prefer before the 

 former ; and in twisting or breading, you must observe an exact 

 evenness lest one hair being shorter than the rest, the whole stress 

 lye upon it, and it breaking, render the rest too weak." The latter 

 passage may be compared with " The true art of angling" by J. S. 

 (1696). It suggests the belief, as we have previously stated, that in 

 this writer we at length identify the J. S. of " The true art." 



The frontispiece to the edition of 1704 represents in seven com- 

 partments, various country pursuits and pastimes.] 



