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Gentlemen, I might both enlarge and lose myself in such like arguments.
I might tell you that Almighty God is said to have spoken to a fish,
but never to a beast; that he hath made a whale a ship, to carry
and set his prophet Jonah, safe on the appointed shore. Of these
I might speak, but I must in manners break off, for I see Theobalds
House. I cry you mercy for being so long, and thank you for your
patience.
Auc. Sir, my pardon is easily granted you: I except against nothing
that you have said; nevertheless, I must part with you at this
park-wall, for which I am very sorry; but I assure you, Mr. Piscator,
I now part with you full of good thoughts, not only of yourself,
but of your recreation. And so, gentlemen, God keep you both.
Pisc. Well, now, Mr. Venator, you shall neither want time, nor
my attention to hear you enlarge your discourse concerning hunting.
Ven. Not I, sir: I remember you said that angling itself was
of great antiquity, and a perfect art, and an art not easily attained
to; and you have so won upon me in your former discourse, that
I am very desirous to hear what you can say further concerning
those particulars.
Pisc. Sir, I did say so: and I doubt not but if you and I did
converse together but a few hours, to leave you possessed with
the same high and happy thoughts that now possesses me of it;
not only of the antiquity of angling, but that it deserves commendations;
and that it is an art, and an art worthy the knowledge and practice
of a wise man.
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