Rocks and Rivers: Or Highland Wanderings Over Crag and Correi, "flood and Fell.".John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... Inverary , and I was in the act of superintending the embarkation of my chattels , when a bustling official assured me that he would see them all safe . I put faith in him , and immediately began a discussion with two fellow ...
... Inverary , and I was in the act of superintending the embarkation of my chattels , when a bustling official assured me that he would see them all safe . I put faith in him , and immediately began a discussion with two fellow ...
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... Inverary steam - boat , which left at seven ; but , even at that early hour , poor Sandy , with his fragment of a hat in his hand , was waiting at the " brae - fit " to wish me a " gude journey . " Having shaken him heartily by the hand ...
... Inverary steam - boat , which left at seven ; but , even at that early hour , poor Sandy , with his fragment of a hat in his hand , was waiting at the " brae - fit " to wish me a " gude journey . " Having shaken him heartily by the hand ...
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... Inverary for a short sojourn there . Caution : -Always weigh the large fish yourself , or see them weighed , when at a fishing inn , otherwise they will probably weigh two pounds heavier down stairs than up .. • There are a number of ...
... Inverary for a short sojourn there . Caution : -Always weigh the large fish yourself , or see them weighed , when at a fishing inn , otherwise they will probably weigh two pounds heavier down stairs than up .. • There are a number of ...
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... Inverary , most of them well stocked . A chain of lochans , about eight miles over the hills , are well worth the fly - fisher's attention . I climbed to them , one balmy day , with my fly - trouting rod , and a few casts round my hat ...
... Inverary , most of them well stocked . A chain of lochans , about eight miles over the hills , are well worth the fly - fisher's attention . I climbed to them , one balmy day , with my fly - trouting rod , and a few casts round my hat ...
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... Inverary , I took advantage of the first favourable day to give it a trial , both with fly and bait , for one of these monsters . I thought my guide was joking when he pointed to a shallow hole , no bigger than an English duck - pond ...
... Inverary , I took advantage of the first favourable day to give it a trial , both with fly and bait , for one of these monsters . I thought my guide was joking when he pointed to a shallow hole , no bigger than an English duck - pond ...
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