Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 189
... clear day , is a sign of the continuation of fair weather . SKY : When those vapours which the heat of the day exhales from the earth , are precipitated by the cold night air , then the sky is clear in the morning ; but if they still ...
... clear day , is a sign of the continuation of fair weather . SKY : When those vapours which the heat of the day exhales from the earth , are precipitated by the cold night air , then the sky is clear in the morning ; but if they still ...
Page 191
... clear , of fair weather . Should the moon be rainy throughout her course , it will clear up at the ensuing change , and rain will pro- bably fall in a few days after , and continue ; if on the contrary , the moon has been fair , and at ...
... clear , of fair weather . Should the moon be rainy throughout her course , it will clear up at the ensuing change , and rain will pro- bably fall in a few days after , and continue ; if on the contrary , the moon has been fair , and at ...
Page 270
... clear upwards of an hundred pounds in a season by his gun ; the Wild Fowl were sold to the Higlers , & c . at two shillings a couple , one with the other : allowing his expences to be only thirty pounds , here were 2600 birds brought ...
... clear upwards of an hundred pounds in a season by his gun ; the Wild Fowl were sold to the Higlers , & c . at two shillings a couple , one with the other : allowing his expences to be only thirty pounds , here were 2600 birds brought ...
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