Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 286
... middle , pushing it above the shank of the hook upon the gut ; take a smaller one , beginning the same way , and bring its head up to the middle of the shank only , then draw the first worm down to the head of the latter , so that the ...
... middle , pushing it above the shank of the hook upon the gut ; take a smaller one , beginning the same way , and bring its head up to the middle of the shank only , then draw the first worm down to the head of the latter , so that the ...
Page 62
... middle , so that there may be a little appear- ance of a bag ; the net is then to be firmly fastened ( so that it stands from lead to cork , three or four feet deep ) to two ash pitchfork handles , shod with iron spikes at one end . In ...
... middle , so that there may be a little appear- ance of a bag ; the net is then to be firmly fastened ( so that it stands from lead to cork , three or four feet deep ) to two ash pitchfork handles , shod with iron spikes at one end . In ...
Page 260
... middle feathers of a fine green ; the tips black , the last striped with black and white ; the two middle feathers of the tail are longer than the others , black , and sharp pointed , the rest ash - coloured ; the belly white ; vent ...
... middle feathers of a fine green ; the tips black , the last striped with black and white ; the two middle feathers of the tail are longer than the others , black , and sharp pointed , the rest ash - coloured ; the belly white ; vent ...
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