Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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Page 26
... inches , and in their native place are said to equal the size of the largest Herring , and perhaps from the observations made upon these , when kept in a glass bowl , much information respecting the various actions of fish in the water ...
... inches , and in their native place are said to equal the size of the largest Herring , and perhaps from the observations made upon these , when kept in a glass bowl , much information respecting the various actions of fish in the water ...
Page 30
... 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 the London ...
... 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 the London ...
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... inch to two inches long , and are called in Yorkshire Herring Sile . As very few young ones are found in our seas during winter , it is most probable they return to their parental parental haunts beneath the Ice ; a few of the 35.
... inch to two inches long , and are called in Yorkshire Herring Sile . As very few young ones are found in our seas during winter , it is most probable they return to their parental parental haunts beneath the Ice ; a few of the 35.
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... inches in length , and Tench as high as 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 ...
... inches in length , and Tench as high as 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 ...
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... inches long , a penny each , Eels ten a penny in Summer , three in Winter . The LEE rises in the mountains near the village of Inchigeela , and about a mile from it opens itself into a fine lake , called Lough Allua , it afterwards has ...
... inches long , a penny each , Eels ten a penny in Summer , three in Winter . The LEE rises in the mountains near the village of Inchigeela , and about a mile from it opens itself into a fine lake , called Lough Allua , it afterwards has ...
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