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as great a liberty to blame any man�察�and laugh at him too�察�let him be never 

so grave�察�that hath not heard what Anglers can say in the justification of 

their Art and Recreation�察�which I may again tell you�察�is so full of pleasure�察�

that we need not borrow their thoughts�察�to think ourselves happy。 



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     Venator。 Sir�察�you have almost amazed me�察�for though I am no Scoffer�察�

yet   I   have�察  �I   pray   let   me   speak   it   without   offence�察  �always   looked   upon 

Anglers�察�as more patient�察�and more simple men�察�than I fear I shall find you 

to be。 

     Piscator。     Sir�察  �I  hope    you    will   not    judge    my    earnestness      to  be 

impatience�此�and for my simplicity�察�if by that you mean a harmlessness�察�or 

that simplicity which was usually found in the primitive Christians�察�who 

were�察 �as   most Anglers   are�察  �quiet   men�察  �and   followers   of   peace�察  �men   that 

were   so   simply  wise�察  �as   not   to   sell   their   consciences   to   buy   riches�察  �and 

with   them   vexation   and   a   fear   to   die�察  �if   you   mean   such   simple   men   as 

lived in those times when there were fewer lawyers�察�when men might have 

had a lordship safe��y conveyed to them in a piece of parchment no bigger 

than your hand�察�though several sheets will not do it safely in this wiser age�察�

I say�察�Sir�察�if you take us Anglers to be such simple men as I have spoke of�察�

then myself and those of my profession will be glad to be so understood�此�

But if   by  simplicity  you   meant   to   express   a   general   defect   in   those   that 

profess     and   practice    the   excellent    Art   of   Angling�察    �I  hope   in   time   to 

disabuse you�察�and make the contrary appear so evidently�察�that if you will 

but   have   patience   to   hear   me�察  �I   shall   remove   all   the   anticipations   that 

discourse�察  �or   time�察  �or   prejudice�察  �have   possessed   you   with   against   that 

laudable   and   ancient   Art�察  �for   I   know   it   is   worthy   the   knowledge   and 

practice of a wise man。 

     But�察�Gentlemen�察�though I be able to do this�察�I am not so unmannerly as 

to   engross   all   the   discourse   to   myself�察  �and�察  �therefore�察  �you   two   having 

declared yourselves�察�the one to be a lover of Hawks�察�the other of Hounds�察�I 

shall be most glad to hear what you can say in the commendation of that 

recreation   which   each   of   you   love   and   practice�察  �and   having   heard   what 

you can say�察�I shall be glad to exercise your attention with what I can say 

concerning my own recreation and Art of Angling�察�and by this means we 

shall   make   the   way   to   seem   the   shorter�此  �and   if   you   like   my   motion�察  �I 

would have Mr。 Falconer to begin。 

     Auceps。 Your motion is consented to with all my heart�察�and to testify it�察�

I will begin as you have desired me。 

     And first�察�for the Element that I use to trade in�察�which is the Air�察�an 



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element   of   more   worth   than   weight�察  �an   element   that   doubtless   exceeds 

both the Earth and Water�察�for though I sometimes deal in both�察�yet the air 

is   most   properly   mine�察  �I   and   my   Hawks   use   that   most�察  �and   it   yields   us 

most recreation。 It stops not the high soaring of my noble�察�generous Falcon�察�

in it she ascends to such a height as the dull eyes of beasts and fish are not 

able to reach to�察�their bodies are too gross for such high elevations�察�in the 

Air my troops of Hawks   soar up on high�察�and   when they are lost in   the 

sight of men�察�then they attend upon and converse with the Gods�察�therefore 

I   think   my   Eagle   is   so   justly   styled   Jove's   servant   in   ordinary�此  �and   that 

very Falcon�察�that I am now going to see�察�deserves no meaner a title�察�for she 

usually in her flight endangers herself�察�like the son of Daedalus�察�to have 

her wings scorched by the sun's heat�察�she flies so near it�察�but her mettle 

makes her careless of danger�察�for she then heeds nothing�察�but makes her 

nimble   pinions      cut   the  fluid   air�察 �and   so  makes   her    highway   over      the 

steepest   mountains   and   deepest   rivers�察  �and   in   her   glorious   career   looks 

with contempt upon those high steeples and magnificent palaces which we 

adore and wonder at�察�from which height�察�I can make her to descend by a 

word from my mouth�察�which she both knows and obeys�察�to accept of meat 

from  my   hand。   to   own   me   for   her   Master�察  �to   go home   with   me�察  �and   be 

willing the next day to afford me the like recreation。 

     And more�察�this element of air which I profess to trade in�察�the worth of 

it is such�察�and it is of such necessity�察�that no creature whatsoever´not only 

those   numerous   creatures   that   feed   on   the   face   of   the   earth�察  �but   those 

various creatures that have their dwelling within the waters�察�every creature 

that   hath   life   in   its   nostrils�察  �stands   in   need   of   my   element。   The   waters 

cannot preserve the Fish without air�察�witness the not breaking of ice in an 

extreme frost�察�the reason is�察�for that if the inspiring and expiring organ of 

any    animal     be   stopped�察   �it  suddenly     yields   to  nature�察   �and   dies。   Thus 

necessary is air�察�to the existence both of Fish and Beasts�察�nay�察�even to Man 

himself�察    �that   air�察 �or  breath    of  life�察 �with   which     God    at  first  inspired 

mankind�察�he�察�if he wants it�察�dies presently�察�becomes a sad object to all that 

loved and beheld him�察�and in an instant turns to putrefaction。 

     Nay more�察�the very birds of the air�察�those that be not Hawks�察�are both 

so many and so useful and pleasant to mankind�察�that I must not let them 



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pass without some observations。 They both feed and refresh him�察�feed him 

with their choice bodies�察�and refresh him with their heavenly voices�此�I will 

not undertake to mention the several kinds of Fowl by which this is done�此�

and     his  curious    palate    pleased    by   day�察  �and    which    with    their   very 

excrements afford him a soft lodging at night�此�These I will pass by�察�but not 

those   little   nimble   musicians   of   the   air�察  �that   warble   forth   their   curious 

ditties�察�with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art。 

     As first the Lark�察�when she means to rejoice�察�to cheer herself and those 

that hear her�察�she then quits the earth�察�and sings as she ascends higher into 

the air and having ended her heavenly employment�察�grows then mute�察�and 

sad�察�to think she must descend to the dull earth�察�which she would not touch�察�

but for necessity。 

     How   do   the   Blackbird   and   Thrassel   with   their   melodious   voices   bid 

welcome   to   the   cheerful   Spring�察  �and   in   their   fixed   months   warble   forth 

such ditties as no art or instrument can reach to� �

     Nay�察 �the   smaller   birds   also   do the like in their particular   seasons�察 �as 

namely the Laverock�察�the Tit´lark�察�the little Linnet�察�and the honest Robin 

that loves mankind both alive and dead。 

     But the Nightingale�察�another of my airy creatures�察�breathes such sweet 

loud    musick     out   of  her   little  instrumental    throat�察  �that  it  might   make 

mankind to think miracles are not ceased。 He that at midnight�察�when the 

very labourer sleeps securely�察�should hear�察�as I have very often�察�the clear 

airs�察  �the   sweet   descants�察  �the   natural   rising   and   falling�察  �the   doubling   and 

redoubling of her voice�察�might well be lifted above earth�察�and say�察 ─�Lord�察�

what   musick   hast   thou   provided   for   the   Saints   in   Heaven�察  �when   thou 

affordest bad men such musick on Earth�  ─�

     And this makes me the less to wonder at the many Aviaries in Italy�察�or 

at the great charge of Varro's Aviary�察�the ruins of which are yet to be seen 

in Rome�察�and is still so famous there�察�that it is reckoned for one of those 

notables   which   men   of   foreign   nations   either   record�察  �or   lay   up   in   their 

memories when they return from travel。 

     This for the birds of pleasure�察�of which very much more might be said。 

My next shall be of birds of political use。 I think it is not to be doubted 

that Swallows have been taught to carry letters between two armies�察�but 



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'tis   certain   that   when     the  Turks     besieged    Malta     or  Rhodes�察     �I  now 

remember not which it was�察�Pigeons are then related to carry and recarry 

letters

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