Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 196
... spring ; a rainy spring , a fine sum- mer ; a fine summer , a windy autumn ; but it is very rare that the seasons succeed each other in the same tenor for two years together : it has been remarked , that if at the beginning of the ...
... spring ; a rainy spring , a fine sum- mer ; a fine summer , a windy autumn ; but it is very rare that the seasons succeed each other in the same tenor for two years together : it has been remarked , that if at the beginning of the ...
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... spring with the line a yard out of the water , and that several times before they can be landed . The Gravling , Last - spring , Shedder , Gravel - Last - Spring , or Sampson , known by these names in different countries , are found in ...
... spring with the line a yard out of the water , and that several times before they can be landed . The Gravling , Last - spring , Shedder , Gravel - Last - Spring , or Sampson , known by these names in different countries , are found in ...
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... spring : if one bird springs , the rest of the covey are also sure to rise . This plan is perhaps the best for defeating the havock made by the Tunnel net ; the Poachers them- selves term it , taking an unfair advantage of them . The ...
... spring : if one bird springs , the rest of the covey are also sure to rise . This plan is perhaps the best for defeating the havock made by the Tunnel net ; the Poachers them- selves term it , taking an unfair advantage of them . The ...
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