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Side viii
... the habit of hunting with the Queen's hounds , who has been so good as to give him some highly interesting par- ticulars of the Ripley Deer . INTRODUCTION FOX HUNTING THE FOXHOUND KENNEL CUB HUNTING THE HUNTSMAN viii PREFACE .
... the habit of hunting with the Queen's hounds , who has been so good as to give him some highly interesting par- ticulars of the Ripley Deer . INTRODUCTION FOX HUNTING THE FOXHOUND KENNEL CUB HUNTING THE HUNTSMAN viii PREFACE .
Side 7
... interesting inhabitants . Nor does this pecu- liarity stand alone . A particular description of food only is found suitable to each species ; a fact which is rendered strikingly apparent with regard to those birds which inhabit the low ...
... interesting inhabitants . Nor does this pecu- liarity stand alone . A particular description of food only is found suitable to each species ; a fact which is rendered strikingly apparent with regard to those birds which inhabit the low ...
Side 9
... interesting pursuit . It is these varied species which give to the low grounds the attractions with which they are intimately , and , it is to be hoped , at least in some parts of our country , indissolubly associated . In the pursuit ...
... interesting pursuit . It is these varied species which give to the low grounds the attractions with which they are intimately , and , it is to be hoped , at least in some parts of our country , indissolubly associated . In the pursuit ...
Side 16
... interesting ; for the many pleasures of the chace derive considerable increase from their being participated in by a large number , particularly if amongst that number are included the best horsemen of which the country can boast , who ...
... interesting ; for the many pleasures of the chace derive considerable increase from their being participated in by a large number , particularly if amongst that number are included the best horsemen of which the country can boast , who ...
Side 87
... interesting animal possesses , besides the wonderful effect already mentioned , it need only be observed , that the success of Boadicea , in her encounter with the Romans , was attributed to a hare which she had secreted in her bosom ...
... interesting animal possesses , besides the wonderful effect already mentioned , it need only be observed , that the success of Boadicea , in her encounter with the Romans , was attributed to a hare which she had secreted in her bosom ...
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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.