[Clarke, William], 1800-1838 · Boston, Munroe and Francis · leaf 266
uteness, do so with ease. It is no proof, therefore, of inferiority, not to beable to reply to a quaint Conundrum, so quickly as another. Many youngpeople have displayed much ingenuity in the construction of different sortsof Riddles in rhyme,—they are, in general, the most happy in solving thoseof… … Embowerd upon the pleasant banks of Thames •,Or, by the silver stream of Isis, Cam,Or yellow Avon, roaming, the Angler,Joyous, pursues from morn till eve his sport. Angling has long held a high rank among the ..ports of the people ofEngland; poets have written in its praise, and philosophers have…
Sports · Amusements
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