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at the top, showing the broad, silvery, and glancing 

 side to the light of day ! To imagine the odds between 

 old Isaac and iJr Johnson, brought perforce into that 

 particular position is ludicrous enough, and can only 

 be exceeded by the next supposed image of seeing 

 both snug at supper in their Inn, with the same 

 salmon presented in his next glorious altitude, well- 

 dressed, and set round with sprigs of parsley and 

 piggins of sauce. Who of the two would have said 

 the grace 1 I think that duty would have devolved 

 on old Isaac of necessity, as the doctor's mouth- 

 watering would have prevented articulation. The 

 doctor, on returning thanks, would assuredly have 

 acknowledged the blessing as sent by God's merciful 

 providence to his maw, by whatever method of stick 

 and string it had been captured. 



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Since publishing the first edition of this disserta- 

 tion on River Angling in 1840, I have written out 

 some recent observations and corrections, which will 

 be found under their proper headings in the present 

 edition ; as this will likely be the last opportunity 

 I can have of doing so, or of noting further experi- 

 ence. My remarks will be found truly practical a 

 description of my own successful practice and per- 

 sonal observation, regardless of other eyes and au- 



