Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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... ground , and was made by forming a bank all round , with a Shrubbery close to it ; whilst lying on the bank seeing the fish , I desired a Gentleman who was my companion , to go behind the Shrubs ( that there might be no reflection of ...
... ground , and was made by forming a bank all round , with a Shrubbery close to it ; whilst lying on the bank seeing the fish , I desired a Gentleman who was my companion , to go behind the Shrubs ( that there might be no reflection of ...
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... ground , among rocks . They recover quicker after spawning , than any other fish . When out of season , they are thin tailed , and have a kind of Lice , which chiefly fix themselves on the insides of their mouths . The middle sized fish ...
... ground , among rocks . They recover quicker after spawning , than any other fish . When out of season , they are thin tailed , and have a kind of Lice , which chiefly fix themselves on the insides of their mouths . The middle sized fish ...
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... ground ; issuing from thence it passes through the middle of Denbighshire , runs by Wrexham , and after half encompassing the walls of the city , reaches St. George's Channel 16 miles below CHESter . The Dee is a most beautiful river ...
... ground ; issuing from thence it passes through the middle of Denbighshire , runs by Wrexham , and after half encompassing the walls of the city , reaches St. George's Channel 16 miles below CHESter . The Dee is a most beautiful river ...
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... ground encompasses it on every side , as it becomes a Sea , and prevents the Solway Firth from equalling some of the lesser Estuaries in beauty . Except while it continues within its native moors , the Eden is by no means a rapid stream ...
... ground encompasses it on every side , as it becomes a Sea , and prevents the Solway Firth from equalling some of the lesser Estuaries in beauty . Except while it continues within its native moors , the Eden is by no means a rapid stream ...
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... ground in this county is in the neighbourhood of Da- ventry , where the NYNE , the LEAM , and the CHERWELL , rise very near each other , but they pursue very different courses . The Nyne or Nen runs eastward to Northampton , by ...
... ground in this county is in the neighbourhood of Da- ventry , where the NYNE , the LEAM , and the CHERWELL , rise very near each other , but they pursue very different courses . The Nyne or Nen runs eastward to Northampton , by ...
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