Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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... 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 , and who swallows a thousand at once ...
... 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 , and who swallows a thousand at once ...
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... miles long , and near three hundred broad , and that the approach to it is known by the great swell of the Sea , and the thick mists that impend over it . In our Seas , the Cod fish begin to spawn in January , and leave their Eggs on ...
... miles long , and near three hundred broad , and that the approach to it is known by the great swell of the Sea , and the thick mists that impend over it . In our Seas , the Cod fish begin to spawn in January , and leave their Eggs on ...
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... miles in breadth , and in length from Flamborough Head to Tinmouth Castle , and perhaps much farther , Northwards . The following fact will give an idea of their numbers . Three fishermen , within the distance of a mile from Scarbo ...
... miles in breadth , and in length from Flamborough Head to Tinmouth Castle , and perhaps much farther , Northwards . The following fact will give an idea of their numbers . Three fishermen , within the distance of a mile from Scarbo ...
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... miles long , and three or 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 ...
... miles long , and three or 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 ...
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... miles extent is enclosed with their nets , called Seines . By the first of JAMES I. c . 23 , fishermen are empowered to go on the grounds of others to hue , without being liable to actions of trespass , which before occasioned frequent ...
... miles extent is enclosed with their nets , called Seines . By the first of JAMES I. c . 23 , fishermen are empowered to go on the grounds of others to hue , without being liable to actions of trespass , which before occasioned frequent ...
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