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Side 57
... of one shot by the gardener , evidently an old male , was far less pure than in
spring , and certainly not so fully pronounced . A pair had their nest on the crags
of Arthur's Seat , the summer before last , and I often watched them with interest .
... of one shot by the gardener , evidently an old male , was far less pure than in
spring , and certainly not so fully pronounced . A pair had their nest on the crags
of Arthur's Seat , the summer before last , and I often watched them with interest .
Side 63
I watched it for a quarter of an hour , when , contrary to its usual custom of darting
among the bushes at the opposite side for a hiding place , it sunk down among
the leaves and mud , head foremost , like an eel . LENNIE BURN . 63.
I watched it for a quarter of an hour , when , contrary to its usual custom of darting
among the bushes at the opposite side for a hiding place , it sunk down among
the leaves and mud , head foremost , like an eel . LENNIE BURN . 63.
Side 85
... which certainly are in direct opposition to my own . This gentleman resolved to
see whether some young white owls , in his barn , could remain without food
during the long summer day . He watched them for about twelve hours , and
avers ...
... which certainly are in direct opposition to my own . This gentleman resolved to
see whether some young white owls , in his barn , could remain without food
during the long summer day . He watched them for about twelve hours , and
avers ...
Side 109
He watched at night , and all proper times , but there was no appearance of any
one coming near the place . At last , one of them saw a woman apparently doing
some farm work in broad day . His suspicions were not much roused until he took
...
He watched at night , and all proper times , but there was no appearance of any
one coming near the place . At last , one of them saw a woman apparently doing
some farm work in broad day . His suspicions were not much roused until he took
...
Side 170
The eagle watched it long , but puss was too cunning for him , and never would
move so far from her hiding place as to be taken by surprise . At last her pursuer
got tired out , and flew away . The white hare has always a refuge of this kind ...
The eagle watched it long , but puss was too cunning for him , and never would
move so far from her hiding place as to be taken by surprise . At last her pursuer
got tired out , and flew away . The white hare has always a refuge of this kind ...
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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 |