Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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... tail alone , it then glides through the water with the swiftness of an arrow ; the other fins are too minute and flexible , compared with the animal's weight , to impel it so quickly ; their principal use is to adjust and moderate the ...
... tail alone , it then glides through the water with the swiftness of an arrow ; the other fins are too minute and flexible , compared with the animal's weight , to impel it so quickly ; their principal use is to adjust and moderate the ...
Page 262
... tail , and having first tied him with white thread a little above the tail , and placed him in such a manner on the hook as he is likely to turn quick , his mouth was then sewed up to the line : should he not whirl so speedy as is ...
... tail , and having first tied him with white thread a little above the tail , and placed him in such a manner on the hook as he is likely to turn quick , his mouth was then sewed up to the line : should he not whirl so speedy as is ...
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... TAIL may be used either as stretcher or dropper ; Has no wings ; the body , sable fur , a little mohair of a gold colour , with a feather from the tail of a Wren ; is thus made : — Let the hook be No. 5 or 6 , with a short shank , and ...
... TAIL may be used either as stretcher or dropper ; Has no wings ; the body , sable fur , a little mohair of a gold colour , with a feather from the tail of a Wren ; is thus made : — Let the hook be No. 5 or 6 , with a short shank , and ...
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