Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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... never been found to be in better condition , than those in the rear , which , had they fed on small fry , or drawn their subsistence from any other solid sub- stances that floated on the water , must have been the case ; nor has it been ...
... never been found to be in better condition , than those in the rear , which , had they fed on small fry , or drawn their subsistence from any other solid sub- stances that floated on the water , must have been the case ; nor has it been ...
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... never brought by Land Carriage until the year 1761 . It is remarkable that only three kinds of fish have been transported from foreign parts into GREAT BRITAIN ; the CARP , the TENCH , and the GOLD FISH ; but if the transplacement of ...
... never brought by Land Carriage until the year 1761 . It is remarkable that only three kinds of fish have been transported from foreign parts into GREAT BRITAIN ; the CARP , the TENCH , and the GOLD FISH ; but if the transplacement of ...
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... never- theless , certain species found near the Canary Islands , and which , according to the report of the unfortunate Captain Glass , are better tasted than those of Newfoundland ; upon the banks of which , and the other sand banks ...
... never- theless , certain species found near the Canary Islands , and which , according to the report of the unfortunate Captain Glass , are better tasted than those of Newfoundland ; upon the banks of which , and the other sand banks ...
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... never found more Southerly . They are met with in vast shoals on the coast of America , as low as Carolina ; in Chesapeak Bay is an annual inun- dation , which covers the shores so as to become a nuisance . They are in the seas of ...
... never found more Southerly . They are met with in vast shoals on the coast of America , as low as Carolina ; in Chesapeak Bay is an annual inun- dation , which covers the shores so as to become a nuisance . They are in the seas of ...
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... never more to return . The first great bank for Herrings was along the coasts of Norway ; prior to the year 1584 , the number of European ships that resorted thither exceeded some thousands , the quantities of Herrings that were there ...
... never more to return . The first great bank for Herrings was along the coasts of Norway ; prior to the year 1584 , the number of European ships that resorted thither exceeded some thousands , the quantities of Herrings that were there ...
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abundance altho Angler angling animals appear bait Barrels belly birds bite body bottom Bream breed brown called Carp caught Charr Chub Cock colour Dace deep dorsal fin dusky Eels eggs fasten feathers feed feet fins fish fishery flies float four Game Gamekeeper gentle Gillaroo Grayling ground Gudgeon hackle hair half head holes hook inches justice of peace keep killed kind lake Lapwing length Loch manor middle miles Minnow mohair mountains mouth never night numbers ounces Partridges Perch person Pheasant Pike plenty pond pounds pounds weight Quadrupeds quantity quill rain rises river Roach runs Salmon season shank shooting shot side silk Snipes soon Spaniels spawn species spot spring streams summer tail taken Tench Trout weeds weighed Wild Fowl wind wings winter Woodcocks woods worms yards young