Rural Sports, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1807 |
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Page 154
... becomes a placid stream soon after it leaves its native hills , and continues so as it flows by the remains of Strata Florida Abbey : as it approaches Newcastle , it gradually confines it- self within steep banks fringed with wood soon ...
... becomes a placid stream soon after it leaves its native hills , and continues so as it flows by the remains of Strata Florida Abbey : as it approaches Newcastle , it gradually confines it- self within steep banks fringed with wood soon ...
Page 157
... become Estuaries from mere rivulets , of which there are many , forming the main basin ) rises near the vil- lage of St. Catharine , in the north - west part of Pembrokeshire , not far from Fisgard , and passing Haverford - West , it ...
... become Estuaries from mere rivulets , of which there are many , forming the main basin ) rises near the vil- lage of St. Catharine , in the north - west part of Pembrokeshire , not far from Fisgard , and passing Haverford - West , it ...
Page 500
... becomes a Salmon in as short a time as a Gosling becomes a Goose . " All fishermen agree that they never find any food in the stomach of the salmon , which is certainly a fish of Prey , having teeth in his mouth as other fish of prey ...
... becomes a Salmon in as short a time as a Gosling becomes a Goose . " All fishermen agree that they never find any food in the stomach of the salmon , which is certainly a fish of Prey , having teeth in his mouth as other fish of prey ...
Contents
Fishing and Anecdotes respecting the Natural | 37 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland | 77 |
Angling | 219 |
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