Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 177
... wind the attempt to angle is absurd ; the fish indeed may not take so freely for a day or two at the commencement of ... wind , and fishing near to the side he stands on . Of this opi- nion was WALTON , who ( quoting SOLOMON , " that he ...
... wind the attempt to angle is absurd ; the fish indeed may not take so freely for a day or two at the commencement of ... wind , and fishing near to the side he stands on . Of this opi- nion was WALTON , who ( quoting SOLOMON , " that he ...
Page 187
... winds above ; and the consequence will soon be a wind below , and probably rain with it . Small and white clouds , high and light , and when mountains are free from clouds , are both symptoms of fine weather . WIND : Whirlwind , settled ...
... winds above ; and the consequence will soon be a wind below , and probably rain with it . Small and white clouds , high and light , and when mountains are free from clouds , are both symptoms of fine weather . WIND : Whirlwind , settled ...
Page 188
... Wind from North - West to North - East , fair ; from South - East to South - West , rainy . A week's fair weather , with a Southerly wind , drought ; an Easterly wind the fore part of summer , dry summer ; Westerly the lat- ter part of ...
... Wind from North - West to North - East , fair ; from South - East to South - West , rainy . A week's fair weather , with a Southerly wind , drought ; an Easterly wind the fore part of summer , dry summer ; Westerly the lat- ter part of ...
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