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Side 60
I have several times been fairly cheated by the water ousel , and had a fruitless
stalk for ducks through its Seated at a ... small stone , it is often difficult , even with
one's glass , not to mistake it for the head , and the stone for the body of a duck .
I have several times been fairly cheated by the water ousel , and had a fruitless
stalk for ducks through its Seated at a ... small stone , it is often difficult , even with
one's glass , not to mistake it for the head , and the stone for the body of a duck .
Side 73
Watched their simultaneous dive . Made my run , and dropped both . Took boat
for Inch Moan , as the straits were now cleared of fowl for this day . Only three
moss ducks on a green point of the south side . A long stalk , and distant chance .
Watched their simultaneous dive . Made my run , and dropped both . Took boat
for Inch Moan , as the straits were now cleared of fowl for this day . Only three
moss ducks on a green point of the south side . A long stalk , and distant chance .
Side 75
4 shot , and that the dun - bird is nearly as large as a duck , and decidedly the
most bardy bird to carry away shot of all the anas tribe , any expert wild - fowl
shooter will at once perceive how rare a piece of good fortune a shot of this kind
is .
4 shot , and that the dun - bird is nearly as large as a duck , and decidedly the
most bardy bird to carry away shot of all the anas tribe , any expert wild - fowl
shooter will at once perceive how rare a piece of good fortune a shot of this kind
is .
Side 76
Wounded two ducks sitting with my first barrel , and had not my second slipped
off by accident , would have killed the mallard in all likelihood . Dick , the retriever
, secured one of the wounded , the other made away . The next chance was a ...
Wounded two ducks sitting with my first barrel , and had not my second slipped
off by accident , would have killed the mallard in all likelihood . Dick , the retriever
, secured one of the wounded , the other made away . The next chance was a ...
Side 81
In taking a passing glance at Galbraith , was surprised to see something like
ducks . Took out my telescope , thinking it most unlikely that fowl would be resting
there again , especially so late . To be sure , it was a couple of ducks asleep !
In taking a passing glance at Galbraith , was surprised to see something like
ducks . Took out my telescope , thinking it most unlikely that fowl would be resting
there again , especially so late . To be sure , it was a couple of ducks asleep !
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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 |