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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 . " J. BEALE . " Winter , " by Charles Cotton , alluded to and inquired about by MR . SLEIGH ...
... 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 . " J. BEALE . " Winter , " by Charles Cotton , alluded to and inquired about by MR . SLEIGH ...
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