Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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... piece of a fish , or the flesh of some qua- druped , stuck on the hook in a bungling manner ; on the banks of Newfoundland , the hook , which is only hid by the entrails of the animal last taken , is dropt into the water , the Cod ...
... piece of a fish , or the flesh of some qua- druped , stuck on the hook in a bungling manner ; on the banks of Newfoundland , the hook , which is only hid by the entrails of the animal last taken , is dropt into the water , the Cod ...
Page 19
... piece weighing twenty , thirty , or forty grains , as was most convenient ; and after weighing that parcel accurately , and giving the turn of the Scale to the Eggs , to tell them very carefully over , and then by dividing the number of ...
... piece weighing twenty , thirty , or forty grains , as was most convenient ; and after weighing that parcel accurately , and giving the turn of the Scale to the Eggs , to tell them very carefully over , and then by dividing the number of ...
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... piece of Money . " What a mine of wealth had our own Coasts presented , which had been little resorted to , and it is something singular , that Fish for the supply of the London Market , was never brought by Land Carriage until the year ...
... piece of Money . " What a mine of wealth had our own Coasts presented , which had been little resorted to , and it is something singular , that Fish for the supply of the London Market , was never brought by Land Carriage until the year ...
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... pieces of Mortar or Lime rubbish , when afflicted by disorders , occasioned by Worms in the body . It has been said that they feed on the Oniscus Marinus , a crustaceous insect , and on their own young ; and Mr. Low , a Gentleman in the ...
... pieces of Mortar or Lime rubbish , when afflicted by disorders , occasioned by Worms in the body . It has been said that they feed on the Oniscus Marinus , a crustaceous insect , and on their own young ; and Mr. Low , a Gentleman in the ...
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... Pieces of Water , and for the Breeding , Preserving , and Feeding , of Fish , together with the Acts . passed for their Preservation , and the adjudged Cases upon those Laws , ' will conclude this department of the Work . As a guide to ...
... Pieces of Water , and for the Breeding , Preserving , and Feeding , of Fish , together with the Acts . passed for their Preservation , and the adjudged Cases upon those Laws , ' will conclude this department of the Work . As a guide to ...
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