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 As the lone Angler, patient man,
 At Mewry-Water, or the Banne,
  Leaves off, against his placid wish,
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 As the lone Angler, patient man,
 At Mewry-Water, or the Banne,
  Leaves off, against his placid wish,
   Impaling worms to torture fish. 
 A stick and a string with a fly at one end and a fool at the 
other.  
 A stick and a string with a fly at one end and a fool at the 
other. 
 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a 
cord which thou lettest down?
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 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a 
cord which thou lettest down?
 Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through 
with a thorn? 
 La ligne, avec sa canne, est un long instrument,
 Dont le plus mince bout tient un petit reptile,
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 La ligne, avec sa canne, est un long instrument,
 Dont le plus mince bout tient un petit reptile,
  Et dont l'autre est tenu par un grand imbecile. 
 Of all the world's enjoyments
 That ever valued were,
  There's none of our employments
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 Of all the world's enjoyments
 That ever valued were,
  There's none of our employments
   With fishing can compare.
   - Thomas Durfee (or D'Urfey), 
Modesty is the only sure bait when you are fishing for praise.
Modesty is the only sure bait when you are fishing for praise.
 The line with its rod is a long instrument whose lesser end holds 
a small reptile, while the other read more 
 The line with its rod is a long instrument whose lesser end holds 
a small reptile, while the other is held by a great fool.
 [Fr., La ligne avec sa canne est un long instrument,
  Dont le plus mince bout tient un petit reptile,
   Et dont Pautre est tenu pau un grand imbecile.] 
Fishing, with me, has always been an excuse to drink in the daytime
Fishing, with me, has always been an excuse to drink in the daytime
 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, 
We also go with thee. They read more 
 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, 
We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship 
immediately; and that night they caught nothing.