Brewer's: Walton

An Izaak Wallon. One devoted to “the gentle craft” of angling. Izaak Walton wrote a book called The Complete Angler, or Contemplative Man's Recreation. (1655.)

“Gentle” is a pun. Gentles are the larvae of flesh-flies used as bait in angling.

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