Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell" |
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By the time we had discussed them , we were coasting the shingly beach of Loch
Long ; and having touched at Arden Tinny , and viewed the fairy land of
Glenfinert , its emerald lawn , and rampart of brown hill and tangled wood , we
struck into ...
By the time we had discussed them , we were coasting the shingly beach of Loch
Long ; and having touched at Arden Tinny , and viewed the fairy land of
Glenfinert , its emerald lawn , and rampart of brown hill and tangled wood , we
struck into ...
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I felt relieved to quit this dismal scene , and to descend the more sunny side of
the hill . We were now threading the waving woods of Sonachan and Rock Hill ,
where the blithe mavis was pouring its evening melody from the topmost bough
of ...
I felt relieved to quit this dismal scene , and to descend the more sunny side of
the hill . We were now threading the waving woods of Sonachan and Rock Hill ,
where the blithe mavis was pouring its evening melody from the topmost bough
of ...
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among the hills . While comfortably seated ... Their guns were loaded with swan
post , ” to make sure work ; and they were each placed under the ridge of the hill ,
to command the sky line , and thus have the deer between them and the light .
among the hills . While comfortably seated ... Their guns were loaded with swan
post , ” to make sure work ; and they were each placed under the ridge of the hill ,
to command the sky line , and thus have the deer between them and the light .
Side 135
about two hours before we came , had seen him slowly . limping up a hill . With
my attendant behind me , I immediately walked off in the direction they pointed
out . I had not long to look . Upon the pinnacle of the hill , which commanded a
view ...
about two hours before we came , had seen him slowly . limping up a hill . With
my attendant behind me , I immediately walked off in the direction they pointed
out . I had not long to look . Upon the pinnacle of the hill , which commanded a
view ...
Side 139
When stalking a herd , or between deer , down hill , the best way is to slide upon
the back with your feet foremost . This can be done by leaning upon the elbows ,
and using the heels of the shoes to draw on the body . The knees will thus be ...
When stalking a herd , or between deer , down hill , the best way is to slide upon
the back with your feet foremost . This can be done by leaning upon the elbows ,
and using the heels of the shoes to draw on the body . The knees will thus be ...
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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 |