Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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Page 9
... sometimes oblong like an Egg . A general idea of this may be formed from the glasses used by near - sighted people ; those whose Chrystalline humour is too conver , or in other words , too round , are always very near - sighted , and ...
... sometimes oblong like an Egg . A general idea of this may be formed from the glasses used by near - sighted people ; those whose Chrystalline humour is too conver , or in other words , too round , are always very near - sighted , and ...
Page 15
... sometimes known so to fill the Air as to obscure the light of the Sun , and cover with their bodies every terrestrial object they met with in their course ; yet , no other resemblance can be found between the Shoals of Herrings and the ...
... sometimes known so to fill the Air as to obscure the light of the Sun , and cover with their bodies every terrestrial object they met with in their course ; yet , no other resemblance can be found between the Shoals of Herrings and the ...
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... sometimes catch an individual fish of more than double the weight of what is deemed a full sized fish of that species , especially in those situations where they have been strictly guarded from danger . Carp and Eels of very large ...
... sometimes catch an individual fish of more than double the weight of what is deemed a full sized fish of that species , especially in those situations where they have been strictly guarded from danger . Carp and Eels of very large ...
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... . The best of these Hadocks were sold from eight - pence to a shilling per score , and the poor had a smaller sort at a penny , and sometimes a halfpenny per score . . Fishermen assert , that when the sea is rough , 30.
... . The best of these Hadocks were sold from eight - pence to a shilling per score , and the poor had a smaller sort at a penny , and sometimes a halfpenny per score . . Fishermen assert , that when the sea is rough , 30.
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... sometimes above two Thousand Barrels at a single draught . After this check from the Shetland Isles , which divide this army into two parts , one wing takes to the Eastern shores of Great Britain , and fills every Bay and Creek with its ...
... sometimes above two Thousand Barrels at a single draught . After this check from the Shetland Isles , which divide this army into two parts , one wing takes to the Eastern shores of Great Britain , and fills every Bay and Creek with its ...
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