Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 86
... Fine Salmon are taken near Shrewsbury , and numbers of these fish run up the Severn quite into Wales . They are said to be sooner in season than those of any other river in England , though in some parts of Ireland and Scot- land the ...
... Fine Salmon are taken near Shrewsbury , and numbers of these fish run up the Severn quite into Wales . They are said to be sooner in season than those of any other river in England , though in some parts of Ireland and Scot- land the ...
Page 194
... fine morning , rain ; and the Chaffinch being loud in his call or note , is a pretty certain signal that wet is fast approaching . Dogs are by some said to be particularly sleepy , and to eat grass before rain ; but grass is a natural ...
... fine morning , rain ; and the Chaffinch being loud in his call or note , is a pretty certain signal that wet is fast approaching . Dogs are by some said to be particularly sleepy , and to eat grass before rain ; but grass is a natural ...
Page 195
... fine ; Bats flying more numerously and early in the evening , fine ; Glow - worms appearing in unusual numbers , fine . Most vegetables expand their flowers and down in fair weather , and close them again before rain ; this is visible ...
... fine ; Bats flying more numerously and early in the evening , fine ; Glow - worms appearing in unusual numbers , fine . Most vegetables expand their flowers and down in fair weather , and close them again before rain ; this is visible ...
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