Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 295
... sometimes found so great , that when weighed against the fish itself , the former has prepon- derated . According to the Elements of Natural His- tory , a fish of three pounds weight will produce 237,000 , and one of nine pounds upwards ...
... sometimes found so great , that when weighed against the fish itself , the former has prepon- derated . According to the Elements of Natural His- tory , a fish of three pounds weight will produce 237,000 , and one of nine pounds upwards ...
Page 88
... sometimes caught with Greyhounds , and the chase is said to afford excellent diversion . In Hungary this bird is so common as sometimes to be seen four or five hundred in a flock . The Compiler of this account , in returning out of the ...
... sometimes caught with Greyhounds , and the chase is said to afford excellent diversion . In Hungary this bird is so common as sometimes to be seen four or five hundred in a flock . The Compiler of this account , in returning out of the ...
Page 111
... sometimes laid hold of his tail feathers , which , from his rapid running , he left in their mouths ) did his Spaniels ever break or rumple their game . There are no fixed rules for beating coverts ; this however ought to be a standard ...
... sometimes laid hold of his tail feathers , which , from his rapid running , he left in their mouths ) did his Spaniels ever break or rumple their game . There are no fixed rules for beating coverts ; this however ought to be a standard ...
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