Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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... feet , he scarcely hears a musquet discharged over his head ; hence it is probable , that Nature having for ever con- signed Fishes to an Element , which must in a great measure have defeated its purpose , has formed no Organic ...
... feet , he scarcely hears a musquet discharged over his head ; hence it is probable , that Nature having for ever con- signed Fishes to an Element , which must in a great measure have defeated its purpose , has formed no Organic ...
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... feet deep upon the shores for many miles in extent . It is universally credited among those conversant in the herring fishery , that no other fish will go into the middle of a shoal . The Whale , to whom they are a favourite repast ...
... feet deep upon the shores for many miles in extent . It is universally credited among those conversant in the herring fishery , that no other fish will go into the middle of a shoal . The Whale , to whom they are a favourite repast ...
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... feet eight inches ; and the girth , round the shoulders , five feet . It was sold for one shilling . The general weight of these fish in the Yorkshire seas , is from fourteen to forty pounds . The Hadock , one of the commonest fish in ...
... feet eight inches ; and the girth , round the shoulders , five feet . It was sold for one shilling . The general weight of these fish in the Yorkshire seas , is from fourteen to forty pounds . The Hadock , one of the commonest fish in ...
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... feet , and rises at its centre one hundred feet above high water mark . The TYNE will be noticed in the county of Northumberland ; besides the above are the Derwent , Laden - hude , Bander , Lune , and Skern ; the former has a short ...
... feet , and rises at its centre one hundred feet above high water mark . The TYNE will be noticed in the county of Northumberland ; besides the above are the Derwent , Laden - hude , Bander , Lune , and Skern ; the former has a short ...
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... feet high , and carries . every thing before it , and the river growing suddenly narrow , the channel is filled at once ; another singular circumstance is , that the tides are highest one year at the full Moon , and the next year at the ...
... feet high , and carries . every thing before it , and the river growing suddenly narrow , the channel is filled at once ; another singular circumstance is , that the tides are highest one year at the full Moon , and the next year at the ...
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