Rocks and Rivers: Or Highland Wanderings Over Crag and Correi, "flood and Fell.".John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... Sandy M'Kenzie and his man Johnnie . - Castle Connal.- A Highland chief stabbed by a penknife ! A fifty year old badger . - Anecdotes of badgers . - Hooking a fine ferox opposite the Gled's nest . - Johnnie's government grievances ...
... Sandy M'Kenzie and his man Johnnie . - Castle Connal.- A Highland chief stabbed by a penknife ! A fifty year old badger . - Anecdotes of badgers . - Hooking a fine ferox opposite the Gled's nest . - Johnnie's government grievances ...
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... Sandy Bell had walked twenty - seven miles a day for thirty years of his life , and at his dismissal was fresh as May . He bitterly complained that he lost , first his bread , " by they new - fangled nonsense , " and then his health ...
... Sandy Bell had walked twenty - seven miles a day for thirty years of his life , and at his dismissal was fresh as May . He bitterly complained that he lost , first his bread , " by they new - fangled nonsense , " and then his health ...
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... Sandy McKenzie , " wha kens whar the big fish lie as weel as ony man on Loch Ow side . " Sandy , being appointed skipper , begged to be allowed to choose his own crew , which consisted of a stout , good - natured " callant " of about ...
... Sandy McKenzie , " wha kens whar the big fish lie as weel as ony man on Loch Ow side . " Sandy , being appointed skipper , begged to be allowed to choose his own crew , which consisted of a stout , good - natured " callant " of about ...
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... Sandy says , by the Danes , but were obliged to defer it till next day . The bay which this castle commands is a famous resort of the largest size of the ferox . When we fish it , Sandy always tells a story of one of the Lochiels , who ...
... Sandy says , by the Danes , but were obliged to defer it till next day . The bay which this castle commands is a famous resort of the largest size of the ferox . When we fish it , Sandy always tells a story of one of the Lochiels , who ...
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... Sandy and Johnny appeared at some distance , slowly propelling their clumsy boat . I question if I gained much time by my manoeuvre , though Sandy ap- peared quite satisfied with the rate of their progress . I was soon seated in the ...
... Sandy and Johnny appeared at some distance , slowly propelling their clumsy boat . I question if I gained much time by my manoeuvre , though Sandy ap- peared quite satisfied with the rate of their progress . I was soon seated in the ...
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