Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 77
... Thames has been variously assigned ; the dispute , however , is of little consequence , as none of these fountains in their origin differ materially from a common rivulet . The Thames is compounded of two rivers , namely , the Isis and ...
... Thames has been variously assigned ; the dispute , however , is of little consequence , as none of these fountains in their origin differ materially from a common rivulet . The Thames is compounded of two rivers , namely , the Isis and ...
Page 78
... Thames flows above Rich- mond , which is more than seventy miles from the sea , and the water continues fresh as low as Woolwich ; and from its mouth to Lech- lade ( where the Isis is first navigable ) , the distance is two hundred and ...
... Thames flows above Rich- mond , which is more than seventy miles from the sea , and the water continues fresh as low as Woolwich ; and from its mouth to Lech- lade ( where the Isis is first navigable ) , the distance is two hundred and ...
Page 79
... Thames in the fol- lowing lines : Thames ' gentle streams a various race supply ; The bright - ey'd Perch , with fins of Tyrian dye ; The silver Eel in shining volumes roll'd ; The yellow Carp , in scales bedropp'd with gold ; Swift ...
... Thames in the fol- lowing lines : Thames ' gentle streams a various race supply ; The bright - ey'd Perch , with fins of Tyrian dye ; The silver Eel in shining volumes roll'd ; The yellow Carp , in scales bedropp'd with gold ; Swift ...
Contents
TITLE PAGE | 1 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland and Ireland | 57 |
TABLE FOR BAITS | 199 |
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