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... morning , and also late in the day , is suffi- ciently cold to be disagreeable with thin stockings ; and the thick stockings possess an advantage besides their warmth , in protecting the feet from being wrung or excoriated by the ...
... morning , and also late in the day , is suffi- ciently cold to be disagreeable with thin stockings ; and the thick stockings possess an advantage besides their warmth , in protecting the feet from being wrung or excoriated by the ...
Side 67
... morning , imme- diately before putting your stockings on , with either sweet oil , or with any kind of pomard ; it will also operate as a preventive against excoria- tion . To return from this digression on shooting boots to shooting ...
... morning , imme- diately before putting your stockings on , with either sweet oil , or with any kind of pomard ; it will also operate as a preventive against excoria- tion . To return from this digression on shooting boots to shooting ...
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... morning and afternoon , and rest a little in the middle of the day , but , generally speaking , it will be found more agreeable , and more conducive to sport , not to commence too early . During a long experience , I have never found ...
... morning and afternoon , and rest a little in the middle of the day , but , generally speaking , it will be found more agreeable , and more conducive to sport , not to commence too early . During a long experience , I have never found ...
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... morning and evening before the oats are carried , and as the seasons are generally late in Scotland , the stooks , i.e. sheaves , sometimes remain out till the middle of October ; upon and about these , black game may be seen in abun ...
... morning and evening before the oats are carried , and as the seasons are generally late in Scotland , the stooks , i.e. sheaves , sometimes remain out till the middle of October ; upon and about these , black game may be seen in abun ...
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... morning was very fine . As we were on ground abounding with game , we killed grouse and black game before reaching the mountain , and saw se- veral roebuck ; but as a climax to this commence- ment , on arriving at the base of the ...
... morning was very fine . As we were on ground abounding with game , we killed grouse and black game before reaching the mountain , and saw se- veral roebuck ; but as a climax to this commence- ment , on arriving at the base of the ...
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