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The Compleat Angler

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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Piscator The Umber and Grayling are thought by some to differ as the Herring and Pilchard do.

But though they may do so in other nations, I think those in England differ nothing but in their names.

Aldrovandus says, they be of a Trout kind; and Gesner says, that in his country, which is Switzerland, he is accounted the choicest of all fish.

And in Italy, he is, in the month of May, so highly valued, that he is sold there at a much higher rate than any other fish.

The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

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The Compleat Angler Izaak Walton

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Chapter VI

Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Compleat Angler is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Piscator The Umber and Grayling are thought by some to differ as the Herring and Pilchard do. But though they may do so in other nations, I think those in England differ nothing but in their names. Aldrovandus says, they be of a Trout kind; and Gesner says, that in his country, which is Switzerland, he is accounted the choicest of all fish. And in Italy, he is, in the month of May, so highly valued, that he is sold there at a much higher rate than any other fish. The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

The Compleat Angler

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Compleat Angler is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

Piscator The Umber and Grayling are thought by some to differ as the Herring and Pilchard do.

Line 2

But though they may do so in other nations, I think those in England differ nothing but in their names.

Line 3

Aldrovandus says, they be of a Trout kind; and Gesner says, that in his country, which is Switzerland, he is accounted the choicest of all fish.

Line 4

And in Italy, he is, in the month of May, so highly valued, that he is sold there at a much higher rate than any other fish.

Line 5

The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

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a

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From this reading Aldrovandus says, they be of a Trout kind; and Gesner says, that in his country, which is Switzerland, he is accounted the choicest of all fish.

accounted

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From this reading Aldrovandus says, they be of a Trout kind; and Gesner says, that in his country, which is Switzerland, he is accounted the choicest of all fish.

Aldrovandus

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From this reading Aldrovandus says, they be of a Trout kind; and Gesner says, that in his country, which is Switzerland, he is accounted the choicest of all fish.

all

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From this reading Aldrovandus says, they be of a Trout kind; and Gesner says, that in his country, which is Switzerland, he is accounted the choicest of all fish.

and

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From this reading Piscator The Umber and Grayling are thought by some to differ as the Herring and Pilchard do.

any

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From this reading And in Italy, he is, in the month of May, so highly valued, that he is sold there at a much higher rate than any other fish.

are

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From this reading Piscator The Umber and Grayling are thought by some to differ as the Herring and Pilchard do.

as

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From this reading Piscator The Umber and Grayling are thought by some to differ as the Herring and Pilchard do.

at

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From this reading And in Italy, he is, in the month of May, so highly valued, that he is sold there at a much higher rate than any other fish.

be

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From this reading Aldrovandus says, they be of a Trout kind; and Gesner says, that in his country, which is Switzerland, he is accounted the choicest of all fish.

been

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

bellies

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

But

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From this reading But though they may do so in other nations, I think those in England differ nothing but in their names.

by

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From this reading Piscator The Umber and Grayling are thought by some to differ as the Herring and Pilchard do.

call

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

caught

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

Chevalier

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

choicest

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From this reading Aldrovandus says, they be of a Trout kind; and Gesner says, that in his country, which is Switzerland, he is accounted the choicest of all fish.

Chub

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

country

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From this reading Aldrovandus says, they be of a Trout kind; and Gesner says, that in his country, which is Switzerland, he is accounted the choicest of all fish.

differ

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From this reading Piscator The Umber and Grayling are thought by some to differ as the Herring and Pilchard do.

do

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From this reading Piscator The Umber and Grayling are thought by some to differ as the Herring and Pilchard do.

England

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From this reading But though they may do so in other nations, I think those in England differ nothing but in their names.

famous

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

feeds

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

fish

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From this reading Aldrovandus says, they be of a Trout kind; and Gesner says, that in his country, which is Switzerland, he is accounted the choicest of all fish.

French

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

Gesner

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From this reading Aldrovandus says, they be of a Trout kind; and Gesner says, that in his country, which is Switzerland, he is accounted the choicest of all fish.

gold

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

grains

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

Grayling

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From this reading Piscator The Umber and Grayling are thought by some to differ as the Herring and Pilchard do.

have

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

he

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From this reading Aldrovandus says, they be of a Trout kind; and Gesner says, that in his country, which is Switzerland, he is accounted the choicest of all fish.

Herring

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From this reading Piscator The Umber and Grayling are thought by some to differ as the Herring and Pilchard do.

higher

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From this reading And in Italy, he is, in the month of May, so highly valued, that he is sold there at a much higher rate than any other fish.

highly

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From this reading And in Italy, he is, in the month of May, so highly valued, that he is sold there at a much higher rate than any other fish.

his

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From this reading Aldrovandus says, they be of a Trout kind; and Gesner says, that in his country, which is Switzerland, he is accounted the choicest of all fish.

I

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From this reading But though they may do so in other nations, I think those in England differ nothing but in their names.

in

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From this reading But though they may do so in other nations, I think those in England differ nothing but in their names.

is

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From this reading Aldrovandus says, they be of a Trout kind; and Gesner says, that in his country, which is Switzerland, he is accounted the choicest of all fish.

Italy

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From this reading And in Italy, he is, in the month of May, so highly valued, that he is sold there at a much higher rate than any other fish.

kind

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From this reading Aldrovandus says, they be of a Trout kind; and Gesner says, that in his country, which is Switzerland, he is accounted the choicest of all fish.

lake

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

Leman

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

Loire

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

many

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

may

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From this reading But though they may do so in other nations, I think those in England differ nothing but in their names.

month

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From this reading And in Italy, he is, in the month of May, so highly valued, that he is sold there at a much higher rate than any other fish.

much

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From this reading And in Italy, he is, in the month of May, so highly valued, that he is sold there at a much higher rate than any other fish.

names

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From this reading But though they may do so in other nations, I think those in England differ nothing but in their names.

nations

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From this reading But though they may do so in other nations, I think those in England differ nothing but in their names.

nothing

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From this reading But though they may do so in other nations, I think those in England differ nothing but in their names.

of

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From this reading Aldrovandus says, they be of a Trout kind; and Gesner says, that in his country, which is Switzerland, he is accounted the choicest of all fish.

often

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

on

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

or

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

other

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From this reading But though they may do so in other nations, I think those in England differ nothing but in their names.

out

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

Pilchard

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From this reading Piscator The Umber and Grayling are thought by some to differ as the Herring and Pilchard do.

Piscator

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From this reading Piscator The Umber and Grayling are thought by some to differ as the Herring and Pilchard do.

rate

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From this reading And in Italy, he is, in the month of May, so highly valued, that he is sold there at a much higher rate than any other fish.

river

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

say

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

says

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From this reading Aldrovandus says, they be of a Trout kind; and Gesner says, that in his country, which is Switzerland, he is accounted the choicest of all fish.

so

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From this reading But though they may do so in other nations, I think those in England differ nothing but in their names.

sold

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From this reading And in Italy, he is, in the month of May, so highly valued, that he is sold there at a much higher rate than any other fish.

some

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From this reading Piscator The Umber and Grayling are thought by some to differ as the Herring and Pilchard do.

Switzerland

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From this reading Aldrovandus says, they be of a Trout kind; and Gesner says, that in his country, which is Switzerland, he is accounted the choicest of all fish.

taken

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

than

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From this reading And in Italy, he is, in the month of May, so highly valued, that he is sold there at a much higher rate than any other fish.

that

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From this reading Aldrovandus says, they be of a Trout kind; and Gesner says, that in his country, which is Switzerland, he is accounted the choicest of all fish.

The

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From this reading Piscator The Umber and Grayling are thought by some to differ as the Herring and Pilchard do.

their

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From this reading But though they may do so in other nations, I think those in England differ nothing but in their names.

there

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From this reading And in Italy, he is, in the month of May, so highly valued, that he is sold there at a much higher rate than any other fish.

they

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From this reading But though they may do so in other nations, I think those in England differ nothing but in their names.

think

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From this reading But though they may do so in other nations, I think those in England differ nothing but in their names.

those

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From this reading But though they may do so in other nations, I think those in England differ nothing but in their names.

though

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From this reading But though they may do so in other nations, I think those in England differ nothing but in their names.

thought

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From this reading Piscator The Umber and Grayling are thought by some to differ as the Herring and Pilchard do.

to

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From this reading Piscator The Umber and Grayling are thought by some to differ as the Herring and Pilchard do.

Trout

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From this reading Aldrovandus says, they be of a Trout kind; and Gesner says, that in his country, which is Switzerland, he is accounted the choicest of all fish.

Umber

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From this reading Piscator The Umber and Grayling are thought by some to differ as the Herring and Pilchard do.

Umble

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

Un

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

value

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

valued

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From this reading And in Italy, he is, in the month of May, so highly valued, that he is sold there at a much higher rate than any other fish.

Villain

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

which

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From this reading Aldrovandus says, they be of a Trout kind; and Gesner says, that in his country, which is Switzerland, he is accounted the choicest of all fish.

whose

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From this reading The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un Umble Chevalier; and they value the Umber or Grayling so highly, that they say he feeds on gold; and say, that many have been caught out of their famous river of Loire, out of whose bellies grains of gold have been often taken.

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