ΤΟ J. F. B. FRIEND AND FISHERMAN THIS BOOK IS (WITHOUT PERMISSION) RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED SH439 H 3 The blessing of ST. PETER'S Master be with mine, and on all who love Vertue and Quietness and Angling. "The dearest friend to me, the kindest man, In doing courtesies." Merchant of Venice. Mε39008 True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise: it arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and, in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions. ADDISON. But, O, how bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes! SHAKESPEARE. |