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without having a finger snapped off by the 

 sharp-toothed water-wolf. 



Bell. Sir Humphrey Davy has mentioned 

 Nelson as being an ardent fly-fisher, and so 

 fond of the sport, that he continued to angle 

 after he had lost his right arm. To the list 

 of eminent characters who have been lovers 

 of angling let me add the name 



" Of him who walked in glory and in joy, 

 Following his plough upon the mountain side," 



Robert Burns. Among the living worthies 

 of the present age, who have not yet arrived 

 at the full maturity of fame 



" True, perfect, fame springs only from the grave 

 Of him whose deeds and worth it consecrates" 



the Ettrick Shepherd may be noticed as an 

 expert angler ; and Professor Wilson, as I 

 have heard from one who has fished with 

 him, is one of the best fly-fishers that ever 

 threw a line in the Tweed. Wordsworth 

 also is an angler, and I fancy that in many 



