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... success is sought by frequent and persevering efforts , it should not be attained ; still how many are there who have shot for years , and who , admitting the existence of no physical obstacle , yet remain bad shots , as stationary as ...
... success is sought by frequent and persevering efforts , it should not be attained ; still how many are there who have shot for years , and who , admitting the existence of no physical obstacle , yet remain bad shots , as stationary as ...
Side 20
... success to maintain these in all their integrity , the golden rule of moderation must be observed in all things , as all excesses interfere with the economy of the stomach , and con- sequently , to a certain extent , impair both sight ...
... success to maintain these in all their integrity , the golden rule of moderation must be observed in all things , as all excesses interfere with the economy of the stomach , and con- sequently , to a certain extent , impair both sight ...
Side 22
... they never , except by mere accident , kill a cross shot . some days when they get a number of straight- On forward shots , they are very successful , but when the majority of shots happen to be cross ones , 22 SHOOTING , FISHING , ETC.
... they never , except by mere accident , kill a cross shot . some days when they get a number of straight- On forward shots , they are very successful , but when the majority of shots happen to be cross ones , 22 SHOOTING , FISHING , ETC.
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... successful in this respect , you will have as much shooting as you can desire- On first - rate moors , at the beginning of the season , this plan is unnecessary , as birds are sufficiently thick everywhere not to render any deviation ...
... successful in this respect , you will have as much shooting as you can desire- On first - rate moors , at the beginning of the season , this plan is unnecessary , as birds are sufficiently thick everywhere not to render any deviation ...
Side 45
... success . Some think so much per pack preferable , inasmuch as it operates as a sti- mulus to greater care and attention , and is likely to be a more just reward , being apparently pro- portioned to their trouble and vigilance , and ...
... success . Some think so much per pack preferable , inasmuch as it operates as a sti- mulus to greater care and attention , and is likely to be a more just reward , being apparently pro- portioned to their trouble and vigilance , and ...
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