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Poem
July 27, 1875
Gold Hill Daily News
Gold Hill, Storey County, Nevada
What is this article about?
Playful poem by Charles Dawson Shanly about a serene spring fishing scene on a river, where a picnicking girl's noisy splashing scares off a leaping trout, ending the angler's sport.
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FLY FISHING.
(The following poem, in his pleasantest playful style, is probably the last that was written by Mr. Charles Dawson Shanly, before he died in Florida.)
Just bowers are blooming
And swallows are skimming low.
And insects are humming.
And fishes are swimming
Mark yonder the swirl,
Of roots, where sat girl
Just under a shrub
Picknicker from the marl.
"Tis a trout, a two pounder!
See him leap! what a wonder!
But the girl—oh, confound her!
Waves the willows asunder:
And dabbling with splashes,
Or
Among the wet bushes,
Adrift a be unlasher.
And from the bank she.
Up and down by the willows,
Everywhere with her shrill "Ohe!"
To and fro on the shallows,
She follows the swallow.
The trout hear the rumpus
Kick'd up by the grampus:
She's wanton to stamp us,
And sadly to dump us.
Good bye to the river.
Put the rod in its cover;
From each girl us deliver!
Our fishing is over.
(The following poem, in his pleasantest playful style, is probably the last that was written by Mr. Charles Dawson Shanly, before he died in Florida.)
Just bowers are blooming
And swallows are skimming low.
And insects are humming.
And fishes are swimming
Mark yonder the swirl,
Of roots, where sat girl
Just under a shrub
Picknicker from the marl.
"Tis a trout, a two pounder!
See him leap! what a wonder!
But the girl—oh, confound her!
Waves the willows asunder:
And dabbling with splashes,
Or
Among the wet bushes,
Adrift a be unlasher.
And from the bank she.
Up and down by the willows,
Everywhere with her shrill "Ohe!"
To and fro on the shallows,
She follows the swallow.
The trout hear the rumpus
Kick'd up by the grampus:
She's wanton to stamp us,
And sadly to dump us.
Good bye to the river.
Put the rod in its cover;
From each girl us deliver!
Our fishing is over.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ballad
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Fly Fishing
Trout
Picnicker
River Scene
Interruption
Spring Nature
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Charles Dawson Shanly
Poem Details
Title
Fly Fishing
Author
Mr. Charles Dawson Shanly
Subject
Fly Fishing Interrupted By A Picnicker
Key Lines
"Tis A Trout, A Two Pounder! See Him Leap! What A Wonder!
But The Girl—Oh, Confound Her! Waves The Willows Asunder:
The Trout Hear The Rumpus Kick'd Up By The Grampus: