Sporting scenes, and country characters by Martingale1840 |
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Side 13
... greyhound ; or , with the gun , of grouse or ptarmigan , pheasant or partridge , cock or snipe ; or of those beautiful annual visitors which come under the general designation of wild fowl , -from the magnificent swan to the tiny teal ...
... greyhound ; or , with the gun , of grouse or ptarmigan , pheasant or partridge , cock or snipe ; or of those beautiful annual visitors which come under the general designation of wild fowl , -from the magnificent swan to the tiny teal ...
Side 88
... greyhounds , is her most formidable enemy . If , however , the hare , harmless and inoffensive as she is , be exposed to all these dangers and disquietudes , Nature , completing the wide chain of existence , has bountifully provided ...
... greyhounds , is her most formidable enemy . If , however , the hare , harmless and inoffensive as she is , be exposed to all these dangers and disquietudes , Nature , completing the wide chain of existence , has bountifully provided ...
Side 91
... greyhounds — both of them knowing hands in this respect - accidentally met whilst riding on the turnpike road . The subject of con- versation was coursing , and , particularly , the comparative speed of the hare and the greyhound . One ...
... greyhounds — both of them knowing hands in this respect - accidentally met whilst riding on the turnpike road . The subject of con- versation was coursing , and , particularly , the comparative speed of the hare and the greyhound . One ...
Side 93
... greyhounds is not so general as it was for- merly , although , in some parts of the country , amongst a few remnants of the old school , coursing is still an In object of great attraction . But many of the COURSING . 93.
... greyhounds is not so general as it was for- merly , although , in some parts of the country , amongst a few remnants of the old school , coursing is still an In object of great attraction . But many of the COURSING . 93.
Side 94
... greyhounds are kept by several of the more wealthy merchants and manufacturers , chiefly , however , for the purpose of coursing matches . this respect , the late Major Topham stood conspicuous , and earned a deserved notoriety ; and ...
... greyhounds are kept by several of the more wealthy merchants and manufacturers , chiefly , however , for the purpose of coursing matches . this respect , the late Major Topham stood conspicuous , and earned a deserved notoriety ; and ...
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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.