Sporting scenes, and country characters by Martingale1840 |
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... respective haunts , and to approach them with such remarkable success as to astonish the many pre- tenders who can never even get within shot of a flight of wild fowl . - If , indeed , there be " a pleasure INTRODUCTION . 7.
... respective haunts , and to approach them with such remarkable success as to astonish the many pre- tenders who can never even get within shot of a flight of wild fowl . - If , indeed , there be " a pleasure INTRODUCTION . 7.
Side 93
... shot , and weighed ten pounds and a half . Amongst country gentlemen , however , the custom of keeping greyhounds is not so general as it was for- merly , although , in some parts of the country , amongst a few remnants of the old ...
... shot , and weighed ten pounds and a half . Amongst country gentlemen , however , the custom of keeping greyhounds is not so general as it was for- merly , although , in some parts of the country , amongst a few remnants of the old ...
Side 117
... shot , and can kill every description of game that comes within his reach ; but he acts mercifully , and he puts his victims to no punishment that he can possibly avoid . Possessed of that placidity and equanimity of temper , which ...
... shot , and can kill every description of game that comes within his reach ; but he acts mercifully , and he puts his victims to no punishment that he can possibly avoid . Possessed of that placidity and equanimity of temper , which ...
Side 136
... shot ; and , when that is the case , the keeper is obliged to get an assistant or two . These either walk or ride in the direction of the herd so as to induce them to move towards the spot where the keeper has placed himself in ambush ...
... shot ; and , when that is the case , the keeper is obliged to get an assistant or two . These either walk or ride in the direction of the herd so as to induce them to move towards the spot where the keeper has placed himself in ambush ...
Side 138
... shot from the back of a steady pony , which has been trained for the particular purpose ; sometimes out of the window of an old chaise , which is concealed near the haunts of the herd . The proper time for killing a buck is the latter ...
... shot from the back of a steady pony , which has been trained for the particular purpose ; sometimes out of the window of an old chaise , which is concealed near the haunts of the herd . The proper time for killing a buck is the latter ...
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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
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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.