Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 329
... kind . Some in fishing with gen- tles , have two or three hooks , and fish with them as with an artificial fly ; others recommend the bait , or at least the lead above it , to drag on the ground , as they will rather take it there ...
... kind . Some in fishing with gen- tles , have two or three hooks , and fish with them as with an artificial fly ; others recommend the bait , or at least the lead above it , to drag on the ground , as they will rather take it there ...
Page 120
... kind of bathing may also perhaps refresh the young bird , and give it additional strength to break its prison . It is said that the Partridge , bred under a Hen , retains through life the habit of calling when it hears the clucking of ...
... kind of bathing may also perhaps refresh the young bird , and give it additional strength to break its prison . It is said that the Partridge , bred under a Hen , retains through life the habit of calling when it hears the clucking of ...
Page 309
... kind . Soon the Rooks dared not to follow the ploughshare , and the whole race of Sparrows was exterminated in several villages . It was not long before the inhabitants felt the incon- venience of this payment ; caterpillars of every kind ...
... kind . Soon the Rooks dared not to follow the ploughshare , and the whole race of Sparrows was exterminated in several villages . It was not long before the inhabitants felt the incon- venience of this payment ; caterpillars of every kind ...
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