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THE COMPLETE ANGLER. 



[PART i. 



THE ANGLER'S SONG,* 

 SET BY H. LAWES, 1653. 



Man's life is but vain ; For 'tis sub - - ject 



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Man's life is but vain ; For 'tis sub - - lect to 



pain, And sor - - row, and short as a bub - ble, 'Tis a 



hodge podge of bus - ness, and mo - - ney, and care ; and 



lodge pod^e of bus' - ness, and mo - - ney, and care ; and 





care, and mo - - ney and trou - ble. 



* Walton himself calls this a "Catch" Hawkins styles it a Song 

 probably from the nature of the words, although the music is perfectly 

 that of the Madrigal so much in the fashion of the time, and now again 

 revived by persons of the best musical taste. The above version is 



