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sad mistake Roach anglers, who have sons and daughters make in 

 not training their children early to be useful in this sport. The sons 

 in the proper making up of paste and ground-bait, the daughters in 

 the manufacture of nets, the thorough knowledge of fishermen's 

 knots, whipping and how properly to tie on Roach and other 

 hooks." 



In the above the love of Roach fishing may be said to culminate 

 and take rank as one of the solemn duties of life. The author, 

 Mr. Wix, was Treasurer of St. Bartholomew's Hospital.] 



W. (J.) See SYSTEMA agriculture. 1668-9, ^/c. 4. 

 W. (W.) See VERMIN. The vermin-killer. 1680. 12. 

 Wade ( Henry). Halcyon ; or, rod fishing with fly, minnow 

 and worm. To which is added a short and easy method of 

 dressing flies, with a description of the materials used. With 

 eight coloured plates containing one hundred and seventeen 

 specimens of natural and artificial flies, materials, etc., and 

 four plates illustrating fishes, baiting, etc. London, Bell and 

 Daldy, 1861. pp. xvi. 212. 8.; also as : 



Rod fishing in clear water by fly, minnow, and worm. 

 With a short and easy method of dressing flies. With 117 

 illustrations of natural and artificial flies. London, Bell and 

 Daldy. (n. d.) pp. xvi. 212. 8. 



[ The author, a skilful fly-dresser and angler, has but one hand.] 

 Wagner ( Gottfi ied Jacob). Der in der edlen Fischerey wohl- 

 unterrichtende und-erfahrne Fischer, welcher lehret, wie man 

 soil die Teiche anlegen, bauen, warten, etc. Nurnberg, Joh. 

 Albrecht, 1729. pp. 261. viii, 13 plates. 8.; 1730. 17 

 plates. 8.; 1739. 20 plates. 8. 



Der vollkommene Fischer, welcher zeiget, wie man 



die Teiche anlegen, bauen, etc. Dritte...Auflage. Breslau, 

 J. F. Korn, 1762. pp. 191. vii. 8.; Wien, ^85. 8. 

 Waidweryk. Waidvveryk... Fisch zufahen mitt Netzen, 

 Reusen, Angeln, Kasten... Und wie man alles darzu dienlich, 

 bereytten, auffziehen, halten, vnd machen soil. [ Woodcut of 

 man and dog.] B.L. (Augsburg, H. Stayner, circa 1525). 20 

 leaves. 4.; Straszbi bey Christ. Egenolph. 1530. 4.; 

 Franckfurt-am-Meyn. 1531. 4. 



Waller (Sir William). Divine meditations upon several occa- 

 sion. London, Benj. Alsop, 1680. 12.; London, Hamilton, 

 Adams and Co., 1839. I2 - 



[Meditation xx is "Of fish/' (pp. 146-151, ed. 1680). The first 

 edition is very rare. There are some lines, by Waller, on " ladies 

 angling in the chrystal lake," in a " Poem on St. James's Park, 

 lately improv'd by his Majesty ; " and Sir Harris Nicolas in his 

 edition of Walton (1836) makes mention of a poem, attributed to 

 Waller, addressed "To a lady fishing," preserved in MS. in the 

 library of the Royal Society, (Vol. ii., p. 268).] 



