The Indicator and the Companion: A Miscellany for the Fields and Fire-side, Volume 1H. Colburn, 1835 |
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... whilst behind some bush we wait The scaly people to betray , We'll prove it just , with treacherous bait , To make the preying trout our prey . This argument , and another about fish's being made for " man's pleasure and diet , " are ...
... whilst behind some bush we wait The scaly people to betray , We'll prove it just , with treacherous bait , To make the preying trout our prey . This argument , and another about fish's being made for " man's pleasure and diet , " are ...
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