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Side 55
Even thus you were almost sure of a weed at each endeavour . I did hook a fish ,
however , and , thanks to the goodness of my tackle , landed him in spite of them .
It was the shortest , thickest , and most silvery yellow trout I ever brought to the ...
Even thus you were almost sure of a weed at each endeavour . I did hook a fish ,
however , and , thanks to the goodness of my tackle , landed him in spite of them .
It was the shortest , thickest , and most silvery yellow trout I ever brought to the ...
Side 81
To be sure , it was a couple of ducks asleep ! We , therefore , determined to
sacrifice the dun - birds to the ducks . the isle worth two in the bay . Got to them in
the same way as before , for they were nearly in the same spot . Had to change
my ...
To be sure , it was a couple of ducks asleep ! We , therefore , determined to
sacrifice the dun - birds to the ducks . the isle worth two in the bay . Got to them in
the same way as before , for they were nearly in the same spot . Had to change
my ...
Side 84
When a boy , I never failed to search out their nest , and sometimes tamed one of
the young , which was pretty sure to be decoyed away by the parents as soon as
it was able to fly . I often saw both father and mother come to their young one in ...
When a boy , I never failed to search out their nest , and sometimes tamed one of
the young , which was pretty sure to be decoyed away by the parents as soon as
it was able to fly . I often saw both father and mother come to their young one in ...
Side 142
... found at one of the covert springs , about dusk in October , he is sure to be at
the same place in the daytime when the frost sets in . Each bird has its own
favourite evergreen retreat , which it does not abandon till the 142.
... found at one of the covert springs , about dusk in October , he is sure to be at
the same place in the daytime when the frost sets in . Each bird has its own
favourite evergreen retreat , which it does not abandon till the 142.
Side 153
It was a little while ere I could bring him within reach again , for the fright gave
him fresh vigour ; but the clutch at the root of the tail was more sure next me , and
we landed the finest fish as yet taken in the Urchay since the season opened ...
It was a little while ere I could bring him within reach again , for the fright gave
him fresh vigour ; but the clutch at the root of the tail was more sure next me , and
we landed the finest fish as yet taken in the Urchay since the season opened ...
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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 |