Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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... falls human contrivance ; for all the larger fishes can not only overtake the fastest sailing vessel , but play around it without any apparent extraordinary effort .. The Tail is the principal instrument from whence this velocity of the ...
... falls human contrivance ; for all the larger fishes can not only overtake the fastest sailing vessel , but play around it without any apparent extraordinary effort .. The Tail is the principal instrument from whence this velocity of the ...
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... falls a victim to the indiscriminate voracity of one or other of the fishes . Insects , Worms , or the Spawn of other tenants of the Waters , sustain the smaller tribes , which in their turn , are pursued by Millions larger and more ...
... falls a victim to the indiscriminate voracity of one or other of the fishes . Insects , Worms , or the Spawn of other tenants of the Waters , sustain the smaller tribes , which in their turn , are pursued by Millions larger and more ...
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... fall before it was brought to Mr. H. the enveloping skin in which the Eggs were Contained , was broke , which made it difficult to determine some circumstances relating to this fish ; it had however the number of Eggs here set down , at ...
... fall before it was brought to Mr. H. the enveloping skin in which the Eggs were Contained , was broke , which made it difficult to determine some circumstances relating to this fish ; it had however the number of Eggs here set down , at ...
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... fall below than exceed the truth . That in every fish mentioned in the Table , he has been scrupulously exact in all par- ticulars , excepting the weight of the fish in the second column , where the utmost nicety was not necessary ...
... fall below than exceed the truth . That in every fish mentioned in the Table , he has been scrupulously exact in all par- ticulars , excepting the weight of the fish in the second column , where the utmost nicety was not necessary ...
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... fall of which , he commonly began his fishing . Herrings are in full roe the end of June , and continue in perfection until the beginning of Winter , when they drop their spawn . The young Herrings approach the shores the July and ...
... fall of which , he commonly began his fishing . Herrings are in full roe the end of June , and continue in perfection until the beginning of Winter , when they drop their spawn . The young Herrings approach the shores the July and ...
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