Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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... numbers , by the means above men- tioned , are considerably lesssened , and thus two im- portant purposes are answered in the Economy of Nature ; by the extraordinary fruitfulness of fishes , amongst a Host of Foes it preserves the ...
... numbers , by the means above men- tioned , are considerably lesssened , and thus two im- portant purposes are answered in the Economy of Nature ; by the extraordinary fruitfulness of fishes , amongst a Host of Foes it preserves the ...
Page 50
... numbers that are taken at one shooting of the nets is astonishing . Upon the fifth of October 1767 , there were at ... number of men on the sea , thereby training them to naval affairs ; finds work for men , women , and children , on ...
... numbers that are taken at one shooting of the nets is astonishing . Upon the fifth of October 1767 , there were at ... number of men on the sea , thereby training them to naval affairs ; finds work for men , women , and children , on ...
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... 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 fish come in earlier . Salmon Trout , Pike ...
... 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 fish come in earlier . Salmon Trout , Pike ...
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abundance anal fins Angler angling bait Barbel barrel belly birds bite body bottom Bream breed brown called Carp caught Charr Cock colour Dace deep dorsal fin dusky Eels eggs fasten feathers feed feet fish fishery flies float four Fowl Game Gamekeeper gentle Gillaroo ground Gudgeon hackle hair half head holes hook II.-PART inches long justice of peace keep killed kind lake length lob-worms Loch middle miles Minnow mohair mountains mouth night numbers ounces Partridges Perch Pheasant piece Pike plenty pond pounds pounds weight Quadrupeds quantity quill rain rises river Roach runs Salmon season shank shooting shot side silk soon Spaniels spawn species spot spring streams summer tail taken Tench Trout weeds weighed wild wind wings winter wood Woodcocks worms yards young