Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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Page 18
... Spring , Mackerel about Midsummer , Herrings in the Autumn , Cod in the Winter , & c . Secondly , by the amazing fertility which he has conferred on this class of beings . The fecundity of fishes far surpasses that of any other animals ...
... Spring , Mackerel about Midsummer , Herrings in the Autumn , Cod in the Winter , & c . Secondly , by the amazing fertility which he has conferred on this class of beings . The fecundity of fishes far surpasses that of any other animals ...
Page 31
... ( as Bees in their hive , ) compel them to leave it . This mighty army begins to put itself in motion from the Icy sea early in the Spring ; this vast body is distinguished by that name , for the word Herring is derived 31.
... ( as Bees in their hive , ) compel them to leave it . This mighty army begins to put itself in motion from the Icy sea early in the Spring ; this vast body is distinguished by that name , for the word Herring is derived 31.
Page 42
... spring head , distance , windings , and confluxes of each particular river ; it will be sufficient for the Angler's information , to have those described where the objects of his amusement most abound , and in this descrip- tion some of ...
... spring head , distance , windings , and confluxes of each particular river ; it will be sufficient for the Angler's information , to have those described where the objects of his amusement most abound , and in this descrip- tion some of ...
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... springs in two branches , not far from Coleshill , in War- wickshire , and flows westward to its junction with the ... spring , add greatly to the fertility of the soil ; it is famous for its Trouts . and Graylings , which are faid to ...
... springs in two branches , not far from Coleshill , in War- wickshire , and flows westward to its junction with the ... spring , add greatly to the fertility of the soil ; it is famous for its Trouts . and Graylings , which are faid to ...
Page 63
... spring time , with Smelts . The LUNE rises in the Westmoreland Moors , not far from Kirby Stephen , and in its course finely intersects the district of Lonsdale ; from below Hornby its approach to Lancaster is very striking , in sight ...
... spring time , with Smelts . The LUNE rises in the Westmoreland Moors , not far from Kirby Stephen , and in its course finely intersects the district of Lonsdale ; from below Hornby its approach to Lancaster is very striking , in sight ...
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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