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Sandy was also active ; he gave both oars to Johnny , and began , with his shaky
hands , to wind up the other rod out of the ... I picked up his hat with my left hand ,
and placed it on his head , poor Sandy all the time begging never to heed it .
Sandy was also active ; he gave both oars to Johnny , and began , with his shaky
hands , to wind up the other rod out of the ... I picked up his hat with my left hand ,
and placed it on his head , poor Sandy all the time begging never to heed it .
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I took the road at five next morning , to be in time for the Inverary steam - boat ,
which left at seven ; but , even at that early hour , poor Sandy , with his fragment
of a hat in his hand , was waiting at the “ brae - fit ” to wish me a gude journey .
I took the road at five next morning , to be in time for the Inverary steam - boat ,
which left at seven ; but , even at that early hour , poor Sandy , with his fragment
of a hat in his hand , was waiting at the “ brae - fit ” to wish me a gude journey .
Side 48
Keep the other rod in hand , now and then sinking the point in the water as it
grows deeper or the day calmer . Should the rod across the boat hook a fish ,
instantly throw the other to the boatman next you , who may wind it up out of your
way ...
Keep the other rod in hand , now and then sinking the point in the water as it
grows deeper or the day calmer . Should the rod across the boat hook a fish ,
instantly throw the other to the boatman next you , who may wind it up out of your
way ...
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Leaving gamekeeper in the house , I took a crouching stretch along the south
shore , and , as the ground was dry and hard , did not grudge a long hand and
knee crawl across the island . Neared the north shore without disturbing their ...
Leaving gamekeeper in the house , I took a crouching stretch along the south
shore , and , as the ground was dry and hard , did not grudge a long hand and
knee crawl across the island . Neared the north shore without disturbing their ...
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what she had no hand , or rather foot , in killing . On Leny Moor I wounded a
grouse , and marked the spot where it towered and fell . The scent was bad , and
my dogs could not find it . Two days after I was ranging the same ground , and a ...
what she had no hand , or rather foot , in killing . On Leny Moor I wounded a
grouse , and marked the spot where it towered and fell . The scent was bad , and
my dogs could not find it . Two days after I was ranging the same ground , and a ...
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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 |