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Side 52
The narrow deep water so dark from their shadow . drop a pebble into it , the
sound is so vivid and hollow , you shudder at the distance it must sink before
finding its bed . I rather think the sudden and great depth of the water is one
reason why ...
The narrow deep water so dark from their shadow . drop a pebble into it , the
sound is so vivid and hollow , you shudder at the distance it must sink before
finding its bed . I rather think the sudden and great depth of the water is one
reason why ...
Side 67
When the Hoopers come to the loch they are generally first observed at this part
of Inch Moan , but to get a shot is next to impossible , as they can sound the
bottom at the distance of several hundred yards from the land , and seldom feed ...
When the Hoopers come to the loch they are generally first observed at this part
of Inch Moan , but to get a shot is next to impossible , as they can sound the
bottom at the distance of several hundred yards from the land , and seldom feed ...
Side 106
The poacher refuses “ crank ” uncertain shots , hence he seldom excels in them ;
and , as the birds are always wild and difficult of access when his operations
begin , all his ingenuity is exerted to get within easy distance , and , no matter ...
The poacher refuses “ crank ” uncertain shots , hence he seldom excels in them ;
and , as the birds are always wild and difficult of access when his operations
begin , all his ingenuity is exerted to get within easy distance , and , no matter ...
Side 107
He then selects his watchers with great care ; if possible , men from a distance ,
and well known to himself . These watchers are all provided with a telescope and
pistol . They are expected , in a very short time , to know the gait and manner of ...
He then selects his watchers with great care ; if possible , men from a distance ,
and well known to himself . These watchers are all provided with a telescope and
pistol . They are expected , in a very short time , to know the gait and manner of ...
Side 157
their eyrie , beating with their wings , which made a hoarse , growling noise , like
( forgive the comparison ) the paddles of a steam - boat at a distance on a calm
day . Peter's great anxiety was to get me hid as quickly as possible , and a
speedy ...
their eyrie , beating with their wings , which made a hoarse , growling noise , like
( forgive the comparison ) the paddles of a steam - boat at a distance on a calm
day . Peter's great anxiety was to get me hid as quickly as possible , and a
speedy ...
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Side 1 - Fortunately for mankind, as some counterbalance to that wretched love of novelty which originates in selfishness, shallowness, and conceit, and which especially characterizes all vulgar minds, there is set in the deeper places of the heart such affection for the signs of age that the eye is delighted even by injuries which are the work of time...
Side i - THE MOOR AND THE LOCH. Containing Minute Instructions in all Highland Sports, with Wanderings over Crag and Correi, Flood and Fell. By JOHN COLQUHOUN, Esq. Third Edition. 8vo, with Illustrations, 12s. 6d. SALMON-CASTS AND STRAY SHOTS: Being Fly-Leaves from the Note-Book of JOHN COLQUHOUN, Esq., Author of * The Moor and the Loch,