Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell" |
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The shores of these lochs , if shores they may be called , which consist of an
occasional strip of yellow sand , are seldom trodden by any foot but that of the
wild deer or the otter . Jagged points of rock continually obtrude themselves
above the ...
The shores of these lochs , if shores they may be called , which consist of an
occasional strip of yellow sand , are seldom trodden by any foot but that of the
wild deer or the otter . Jagged points of rock continually obtrude themselves
above the ...
Side 102
The fowlingpiece , though always carried , in case of an encounter , is seldom
used upon game ; except , perhaps , with a quarter of a charge , to knock down
pheasants at roost , within pistol - shot . This makes little noise , but , of course ,
they ...
The fowlingpiece , though always carried , in case of an encounter , is seldom
used upon game ; except , perhaps , with a quarter of a charge , to knock down
pheasants at roost , within pistol - shot . This makes little noise , but , of course ,
they ...
Side 106
But they seldom shoot in good style , except at deer , and the best of them ,
though thought paragons in the neighbourhood , and boasting that , “ gie them a
bottle o ' whiskey in their pocket , they will walk and shoot against ony man in the
...
But they seldom shoot in good style , except at deer , and the best of them ,
though thought paragons in the neighbourhood , and boasting that , “ gie them a
bottle o ' whiskey in their pocket , they will walk and shoot against ony man in the
...
Side 126
They have seldom long to wait ere a gannet settles upon this point . It was called
“ Baird's shot , " from some steadyhanded Baird having frequently perforated his
goose . Upon looking steadily at the distance , I could not reckon it more than ...
They have seldom long to wait ere a gannet settles upon this point . It was called
“ Baird's shot , " from some steadyhanded Baird having frequently perforated his
goose . Upon looking steadily at the distance , I could not reckon it more than ...
Side 143
This sea - ground , of course , is seldom much affected by frost , and is the last
resource of the woodcock during a storm . In the severe winter of 1838–9 , hardly
a stray cock was to be found in the inland coverts after the first few weeks of hard
...
This sea - ground , of course , is seldom much affected by frost , and is the last
resource of the woodcock during a storm . In the severe winter of 1838–9 , hardly
a stray cock was to be found in the inland coverts after the first few weeks of hard
...
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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 |