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with past delights, and they suggest de- 

 lights to come. Looking at them, one 

 can in imagination hear the soft swish of 

 the south-west wind among the sedges 

 and inhale the refreshing perfume of the 

 meadows. Indeed, the memory and the 

 hope of angling bestow upon a rural scene 

 in which there is a lake, or through which 

 there flows a river, a charm that it can- 

 not have for those who have not ex- 

 perienced the sport. To these the lake is 

 a fine sheet of water, out of which a for- 

 tune could be made by the owner if there 

 were a large town not far off; and the 

 river has potent falls, which, if they were 

 near enough, could be used to produce a 

 new system of electric lighting for the 

 whole of London. To the fisherman 

 thoughts much more bracing are sug- 

 gested. He notes the character of the 

 stream : how attractive are its alternations 

 of rapids, deeps, and gravelly pools ! He 

 notes that there is a steady breeze upon 

 the lake : perhaps it is well stocked, and 

 how delightful it would be if one were 



