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Side 24
He was much older than his wife , who was a woman of immense muscular
power , and nearly six feet high . “ The puir body , ” said Sandy , “ had little peace
wi ' her . A perfect she - deevil was Kirsty ; I kent her weel . Mony a day after the
deed ...
He was much older than his wife , who was a woman of immense muscular
power , and nearly six feet high . “ The puir body , ” said Sandy , “ had little peace
wi ' her . A perfect she - deevil was Kirsty ; I kent her weel . Mony a day after the
deed ...
Side 64
I know it is often the case , especially with trout , and I have seen fish caught on a
mossy soil , nearly black , while those taken on a clear golden sand were bright
yellow , though in the same loch . But to return to my friends , the eels .
I know it is often the case , especially with trout , and I have seen fish caught on a
mossy soil , nearly black , while those taken on a clear golden sand were bright
yellow , though in the same loch . But to return to my friends , the eels .
Side 84
Every fine evening the industrious white owl was to be seen , skirting , with
noiseless wing , the lawns and fields about Rossdhu , though nearly a mile from
its island . I have often admired its expertness . Whenever it saw or heard a
mouse , it ...
Every fine evening the industrious white owl was to be seen , skirting , with
noiseless wing , the lawns and fields about Rossdhu , though nearly a mile from
its island . I have often admired its expertness . Whenever it saw or heard a
mouse , it ...
Side 102
It is well known , when they do resort to this method , that , by beginning at the
lowest bough , they may nearly clear the tree . But , should they stupidly shoot the
top bird first , the others are very apt to fly off when it comes rustling past them .
It is well known , when they do resort to this method , that , by beginning at the
lowest bough , they may nearly clear the tree . But , should they stupidly shoot the
top bird first , the others are very apt to fly off when it comes rustling past them .
Side 175
The head of the poor victim was nearly separated from the body . Gnats and
midges are , however , more commonly the food of the dragon - fly ; and I have
sometimes knocked one down with at least half a dozen in his raThe strength of
the ...
The head of the poor victim was nearly separated from the body . Gnats and
midges are , however , more commonly the food of the dragon - fly ; and I have
sometimes knocked one down with at least half a dozen in his raThe strength of
the ...
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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 |