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Back we ducked again , over the same ground , and , crawl . ing along the ridge ,
evaded the ravine . The critical moment of failure or success was now arrived .
left knee on the bank of moss , and my right foot planted against a rock , to
prevent ...
Back we ducked again , over the same ground , and , crawl . ing along the ridge ,
evaded the ravine . The critical moment of failure or success was now arrived .
left knee on the bank of moss , and my right foot planted against a rock , to
prevent ...
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ice gave way under my foot . They did not see me , so only ceased feeding , and
paddled out into the bay . I knew they would soon return , so kept my post .
Unfortunately , they neared the shore further down the bay ; and , as I saw they
would ...
ice gave way under my foot . They did not see me , so only ceased feeding , and
paddled out into the bay . I knew they would soon return , so kept my post .
Unfortunately , they neared the shore further down the bay ; and , as I saw they
would ...
Side 123
There are one or two more of these wells , from half a foot to three feet deep , with
soft oozy bottoms . They afford drink to a few sheep pastured upon the rock . At
the fall of last year , there were ten white - faced , seven - months ' old , lambs put
...
There are one or two more of these wells , from half a foot to three feet deep , with
soft oozy bottoms . They afford drink to a few sheep pastured upon the rock . At
the fall of last year , there were ten white - faced , seven - months ' old , lambs put
...
Side 152
... hands again acted gaff , and brought to bank a noble fifteen pounder . I was
now quite satisfied , and despatched the readyhanded son of the whip for our car
, which was put up opposite the place where I killed the first fish . At the very foot
of ...
... hands again acted gaff , and brought to bank a noble fifteen pounder . I was
now quite satisfied , and despatched the readyhanded son of the whip for our car
, which was put up opposite the place where I killed the first fish . At the very foot
of ...
Side 159
The gorcocks , in the full pride of their scarlet combs , strutted often within pistol
shot of the carriage , and at the foot of the strath , the larches which grew upon
the river's bank had their customary complement of black game , perched as
usual ...
The gorcocks , in the full pride of their scarlet combs , strutted often within pistol
shot of the carriage , and at the foot of the strath , the larches which grew upon
the river's bank had their customary complement of black game , perched as
usual ...
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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,
Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell" |
| Forfatter | John Colquhoun |
| Utgiver | John Murray, 1849 |
| Original fra | Princeton University |
| Digitalisert | 20. feb 2008 |
| Lengde | 185 sider |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |