Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell" |
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Side 33
But take both to a strange river and leave them to their unaided resources , and ,
if equal in other respects , the advantage ought to be on the side of the amateur ,
because , from the variety of rivers in his fishing tours , he gains twice the insight
...
But take both to a strange river and leave them to their unaided resources , and ,
if equal in other respects , the advantage ought to be on the side of the amateur ,
because , from the variety of rivers in his fishing tours , he gains twice the insight
...
Side 63
After a time the frogs all leave the pool , and little black eggs are formed in the
spawn , which gradually increase in size until little tadpoles emerge . But now a
more interesting visitor may sometimes be The first burst of spring has brought
into ...
After a time the frogs all leave the pool , and little black eggs are formed in the
spawn , which gradually increase in size until little tadpoles emerge . But now a
more interesting visitor may sometimes be The first burst of spring has brought
into ...
Side 108
Many of them , therefore , leave their gun at the nearest boothy to the ground .
This avails them little , as the watchers know well enough that when the poacher
leaves his house at a suspicious time , or bends his steps in a suspicious
direction ...
Many of them , therefore , leave their gun at the nearest boothy to the ground .
This avails them little , as the watchers know well enough that when the poacher
leaves his house at a suspicious time , or bends his steps in a suspicious
direction ...
Side 109
Whenever a gentleman sets about protecting in good earnest , they for the most
part leave his estate for that of his more careless neighbour . As to snaring ,
which is oftener practised either at night or during divine service , every expert
keeper ...
Whenever a gentleman sets about protecting in good earnest , they for the most
part leave his estate for that of his more careless neighbour . As to snaring ,
which is oftener practised either at night or during divine service , every expert
keeper ...
Side 114
Leave that deer , or I'll blow your harns aboot your lugs . " had neglected to ...
Quickly shewing the same startling apparition of a face and rifle , he commanded
his rival instantly to take himself off , but to leave his gun . The man was in the act
of ...
Leave that deer , or I'll blow your harns aboot your lugs . " had neglected to ...
Quickly shewing the same startling apparition of a face and rifle , he commanded
his rival instantly to take himself off , but to leave his gun . The man was in the act
of ...
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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 |