Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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Page 29
... four hundred pounds . The increase of Shipping that resorts to these fertile banks is now astonishing , supplying all Europe with a considerable share of provision ; our own country yet enjoys the largest share , a pre - eminence that ...
... four hundred pounds . The increase of Shipping that resorts to these fertile banks is now astonishing , supplying all Europe with a considerable share of provision ; our own country yet enjoys the largest share , a pre - eminence that ...
Page 33
... four broad , while the water before them ripples , as if forced out of its bed ; some- times they sink for ten or fifteen minutes , then rise again to the surface , on which , in bright weather , they reflect a variety of splendid ...
... four broad , while the water before them ripples , as if forced out of its bed ; some- times they sink for ten or fifteen minutes , then rise again to the surface , on which , in bright weather , they reflect a variety of splendid ...
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... four or five miles above Dorchester , the Trout are extremely plentiful . Durham . The TEES rises in that part of Cumberland called Stanemore ; the mountains from which the Tees derives its origin are gigantic , and Teesdale presents a ...
... four or five miles above Dorchester , the Trout are extremely plentiful . Durham . The TEES rises in that part of Cumberland called Stanemore ; the mountains from which the Tees derives its origin are gigantic , and Teesdale presents a ...
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... four and five pounds weight , the Eels are also of a great size and abundant . Kent . The MEDWAY rises in Sussex and enters Kent near Penshurst , and joined by many rivulets from the Weald , crosses this county by Maidstone and ...
... four and five pounds weight , the Eels are also of a great size and abundant . Kent . The MEDWAY rises in Sussex and enters Kent near Penshurst , and joined by many rivulets from the Weald , crosses this county by Maidstone and ...
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... four miles below Shrewsbury ; it is famous for its Perch , which are so large as to weigh from two to four pounds a Perch . In Lee Brook , about two miles from Wem , there is fine angling , as it produces good Pike , Perch , Eels , & c ...
... four miles below Shrewsbury ; it is famous for its Perch , which are so large as to weigh from two to four pounds a Perch . In Lee Brook , about two miles from Wem , there is fine angling , as it produces good Pike , Perch , Eels , & c ...
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