The narrator of this work extolls the "via media," a middle way of living, shortly before overhearing two arguments:  
The narrator of this work extolls the "via media," a middle way of living, shortly before overhearing two arguments:  One between a group of beggars that Father Clause will presumably arbitrate, the other between a band of gypsies. In one scene from this work, a milkmaid named Maudlin sings Marlowe's "Passionate Shepherd to His Love," after which her mother sings Raleigh's "Nymph's Reply." A poet known for translating (*) Montaigne's Essays into English, Charles Cotton, contributed to this work, whose second edition introduced the central figure Auceps, a falconer. Constructed as a dialogue featuring the hunter Venator and the narrator Piscator, who offers advice on snagging roach, dace, and pike. For 10 points, identify this 17th-century tract on fishing written by Isaak Walton.
The narrator of this work extolls the "via media," a middle way of living, shortly before overhearing two arguments:  
The Compleat Angler