No state is free) puzzles the will,
And makes us rather bear these ills we have
Than fly to others that we know not of.
The Mirror, April 5, 1823.
——:o:——
A Fisherman’s Soliloquy.
To sniggle or to dibble, that’s the question!
Whether to bait a hook with worm or bumble,
Or to take up arms of any sea, some trouble
To fish, and then home send them. To fly, to whip—