Sporting scenes, and country characters by Martingale1840 |
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Side 1
... enjoyment ! Wealth cannot pur- chase thee , nor power annihilate . Without thee , the rich are poor ; and with thee , the poor are rich . Thou lovest not the smoke and the din of manufacturing in- dustry , nor the crowded mart of trade ...
... enjoyment ! Wealth cannot pur- chase thee , nor power annihilate . Without thee , the rich are poor ; and with thee , the poor are rich . Thou lovest not the smoke and the din of manufacturing in- dustry , nor the crowded mart of trade ...
Side 2
James White. means of enjoyment within his reach ; he participates in all the sports of the field with a free and generous spirit ; he diffuses around him contentment and happiness ; and he is regarded with the warmest feelings of ...
James White. means of enjoyment within his reach ; he participates in all the sports of the field with a free and generous spirit ; he diffuses around him contentment and happiness ; and he is regarded with the warmest feelings of ...
Side 8
... enjoyment of their natural inheritance , and compelled to find a home in other countries . Notwithstanding the devastation which the march of man has made among many species of birds peculiar to low grounds , the sportsman will still ...
... enjoyment of their natural inheritance , and compelled to find a home in other countries . Notwithstanding the devastation which the march of man has made among many species of birds peculiar to low grounds , the sportsman will still ...
Side 11
... diversion with a joyous- ness and elasticity of spirit wholly unknown to those whose tastes lead them to seek enjoyment in pursuits of a more sensual character . FOX HUNTING . OWEVER numerous and diversified may be the INTRODUCTION . 11.
... diversion with a joyous- ness and elasticity of spirit wholly unknown to those whose tastes lead them to seek enjoyment in pursuits of a more sensual character . FOX HUNTING . OWEVER numerous and diversified may be the INTRODUCTION . 11.
Side 15
... enjoyment of a day's diver- sion , have exceeded the precise hour . Under these cir- cumstances , the pack will wait , especially if some well known female equestrian should have been unavoidably detained . In the meanwhile , the scene ...
... enjoyment of a day's diver- sion , have exceeded the precise hour . Under these cir- cumstances , the pack will wait , especially if some well known female equestrian should have been unavoidably detained . In the meanwhile , the scene ...
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Vanlige uttrykk og setninger
ALKEN amongst animal approach bait battue beautiful birds chace Cloth Lettered cock considerable distance course cover coveys danger deer delightful destruction DICKES diversion dogs ducks earth Edition effect enabled enjoyment escape especially extremely favourite feed feeling fieldfare fish float fishing fly-fisher Foolscap Octavo Volume fox hunter fox hunting gamekeeper greyhound ground grouse gunner habits hare haunts horse huntsman immediately invariably jack snipe keeper kennel killed knows labour landrail large number lover lurcher mole-catcher nature never night occasions otter owner pack partridge perfect pheasant pike poacher possesses pot-hunter present preserved Price purpose pursued pursuit qualities rabbit-catcher rabbits racter rat-catcher resolution resort Reynard ride rience scene scent season secure shooter shooting shot skill snipe spot stag hunting stoat stream tion Tom Moody traps trout true sportsman turn weasel weather whilst whipper-in whips whole woods young hounds
Populære avsnitt
Side 158 - But, look, the morn in russet mantle clad, Walks o'er the dew of yon high eastern hill.
Side 277 - Fly fishing may be a very pleasant amusement ; but angling or float fishing, I can only compare to a stick and a string, with a worm at one end, and a, fool at the other.
Side 86 - My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind, So flewed, so sanded, and their heads are hung With ears that sweep away the morning dew ; Crook-kneed, and dewlapped like Thessalian bulls ; Slow in pursuit, but matched in mouth like bells, Each under each.
Side 28 - Dispersed, how busily this way and that, They cross, examining with curious nose Each likely haunt. Hark! on the drag I hear Their doubtful notes, preluding to a cry More nobly full, and swelled with every mouth.