Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 231
... scoured , intended " for the day's use , are to be put into linen thrums " ( or the ends of the warp , when the piece is finished ) , " well washed in spring water and squeezed ; the " thrums are then to be wetted in this composition ...
... scoured , intended " for the day's use , are to be put into linen thrums " ( or the ends of the warp , when the piece is finished ) , " well washed in spring water and squeezed ; the " thrums are then to be wetted in this composition ...
Page 317
... scoured ; the hook may be varied from No. 2 to 6 , being well whipt to a strong silk - worm gut , with a shot or two a foot from it : put the point of the hook in at the head of the worm , out again a little lower than the middle ...
... scoured ; the hook may be varied from No. 2 to 6 , being well whipt to a strong silk - worm gut , with a shot or two a foot from it : put the point of the hook in at the head of the worm , out again a little lower than the middle ...
Page 19
... scoured , and pull it above the shank ; then take a second , and put the hook in an inch below the tail , drawing it on the hook about three - fourths of the length ; the head of the worm being at its point , then draw down the first to ...
... scoured , and pull it above the shank ; then take a second , and put the hook in an inch below the tail , drawing it on the hook about three - fourths of the length ; the head of the worm being at its point , then draw down the first to ...
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TITLE PAGE | 1 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland and Ireland | 57 |
TABLE FOR BAITS | 199 |
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