THE CONTENTED ANGLER.
The angler hath a jolly life Who by the rail runs down, And leaves his business and his wife, And all tho din of town. Hie wind down stream is blowing straight, And nowhere cast can he; Then 10, he doth but sit and wait In kindly company. Tho miller turns tho water off, Or folk be cutting weed, Whilo ho doth at misfortune, scoff, From every trouble freed. Or elso he waiteth for a vise, And no'er a rise may see: For why, there are not any flics To bear him company. Or. if he mark a rising trout, He straightway is caught np; And then ho takes his flasket out, And diHnks a rousing cup. Or, if a trout, ho chanco to hook, Weeded and broke is he; And then he finds a goodly book Instructive company. —Andrew Lang.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20384, 12 October 1929, Page 8 (Supplement)
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144THE CONTENTED ANGLER. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20384, 12 October 1929, Page 8 (Supplement)
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