...for making artificial flies are prettily described by Gay, in his Poem on Rural Sports, as follows: To frame the little animal, provide All the gay hues...fly require. The peacock's plumes thy tackle must uot fail, Nor the dear purchase of the sable's tail ; Each gaudy bird some slender tribute brings,...

...it will be free ; and a fishbasket to carry your fish in. CHAPTER X. RULES FOR MAKING FLIES.. PT1O frame the little animal, provide -*- All the gay hues that wait on female pride ', iLet nature guide thee, sometimes golden wire, The shining bellies of the fly require. The peacock's...

...description of fly-fishing in his " Rural Sports," that he was an ardent lover of the amusement. " To frame the little animal, provide All the gay hues...that wait on female pride ; Let nature guide thee ; sometime! golden wire The »Lining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock's plumea thy tackle must...

...pants, she gasp* and diet. Another author has thus elegantly described the making of the 'mimic fly.' To frame the little animal,— provide All the gay hues that wait on ftmale pride : Let nature guide tbee : sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require...

...description of the materials used in fly-making, which is quoted from the above -mentioned poem. " To frame the little animal, provide All the gay hues...fail, Nor the dear purchase of the sable's tail; Each gandy bird some slender tribute brings, And lends the growing insect proper wings; Silks of all colours...

...materials used in fly-making, which is quoted from the above-mentioned poem. " To frame the little ammal, provide All the gay hues that wait on female pride...require ; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Kor the dear purchase of the sable's tail; Each gandy bird some slender tribute brings, And lends the...

...for making artificial flies are prettily described by GAY, in his Poem on Rural Sports, as follows : To frame the little animal, provide All the gay hues...tail ; Each gaudy bird some slender tribute brings, Aud lends the growing insect proper wings : Silks, of all colours, must their aid impart, And every...

...day : You now a more delusive art must try, And tempt their hunger with the eurious fly. To (raтe just as short of reason peaeoek's plumes thy taekle must not fail, Nor the dear purehase of the sable's tail. Eaeh gaudy bird...

...look into the day. You now a more delusive art must try, And tempt their hunger with the curious fly. To frame the little animal, provide All the gay hues...wire The shining bellies of the fly require ; The peacock plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor the dear purchase of the sable's tail. Each gaudy bird...

...floating Hue, And all thy slender w«t'ry stores prepare." Thomson. Materials for making Artificial Flies. "To frame the little animal, provide All the gay hues that wait on female pride ; Let nature guide HUT. Sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require; The peacock's plumes thy tackle...