Rural Sports, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1807 |
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Page 264
... summer , dry summer ; Westerly the latter part of summer , dry autumn . DEW . - A heavy dew , fair . If it vanishes sud- denly or early , rain . When the dew lies plenti- fully upon the grass after a fine day , another fine one may be ...
... summer , dry summer ; Westerly the latter part of summer , dry autumn . DEW . - A heavy dew , fair . If it vanishes sud- denly or early , rain . When the dew lies plenti- fully upon the grass after a fine day , another fine one may be ...
Page 273
... summer , frost in winter : a disagreeable Languor is generally felt before Thunder . A serene Autumn denotes a windy Winter ; a windy winter , a rainy Spring ; a rainy Spring , a fine Summer ; VOL . 11 . T a fine Summer , a windy Autumn ...
... summer , frost in winter : a disagreeable Languor is generally felt before Thunder . A serene Autumn denotes a windy Winter ; a windy winter , a rainy Spring ; a rainy Spring , a fine Summer ; VOL . 11 . T a fine Summer , a windy Autumn ...
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... Summer moist and cool , a hard Winter : if Walls that used to be damp are peculiarly dry at the commencement of Winter , a hard winter may be predicted , for it shews a dry air , which in Winter is always joined with frost . The early ...
... Summer moist and cool , a hard Winter : if Walls that used to be damp are peculiarly dry at the commencement of Winter , a hard winter may be predicted , for it shews a dry air , which in Winter is always joined with frost . The early ...
Contents
Fishing and Anecdotes respecting the Natural | 155 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland | 527 |
Angling | 539 |
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