Rural Sports, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1807 |
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Page 268
... rain , rain ; cold in Sum- mer , rain ; warm in Winter , rain ; sultry in Sum- mer , thunder ; heavy , fair ; light , rain ; moist , rain ; dry , fair . RAIN . - Sudden , seldom lasts long ; coming on gradually , and when the air grows ...
... rain , rain ; cold in Sum- mer , rain ; warm in Winter , rain ; sultry in Sum- mer , thunder ; heavy , fair ; light , rain ; moist , rain ; dry , fair . RAIN . - Sudden , seldom lasts long ; coming on gradually , and when the air grows ...
Page 269
... rain . A white frost , rain within three days ; the more than usual sinking of rivers , presages rain . The speedy drying of the surface of the earth denotes a northerly wind and fair wea- ther , and its becoming moist , southerly wind ...
... rain . A white frost , rain within three days ; the more than usual sinking of rivers , presages rain . The speedy drying of the surface of the earth denotes a northerly wind and fair wea- ther , and its becoming moist , southerly wind ...
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William Barker Daniel. it is allowed that they cease to bite freely when rain is depending . All sorts of insects are more stirring than ordinary against rain . Bees are in fullest em- ploy , but if likely to rain , confine their ...
William Barker Daniel. it is allowed that they cease to bite freely when rain is depending . All sorts of insects are more stirring than ordinary against rain . Bees are in fullest em- ploy , but if likely to rain , confine their ...
Contents
Fishing and Anecdotes respecting the Natural | 37 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland | 77 |
Angling | 219 |
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