Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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Page vii
... deer 94 101 THOMAS A'THING THE BASS ROCK . Its effect when first seen . Numerous varieties of sea - fowl.- Raven and peregrine . - Martyrs ' cells . -The look down . - A ponderous son of Vulcan floored . - A pithy smuggler . Cliff- men ...
... deer 94 101 THOMAS A'THING THE BASS ROCK . Its effect when first seen . Numerous varieties of sea - fowl.- Raven and peregrine . - Martyrs ' cells . -The look down . - A ponderous son of Vulcan floored . - A pithy smuggler . Cliff- men ...
Page viii
... the nightingale and other small birds . -Adders . Norway rats.- Stoats . - Weasels . - White Pheasants . - White Deer . - Stalking Alpine hares . The Nightjar • 170 ROCKS AND RIVERS . CORRACH - BAH ; OR , viii TABLE OF CONTENTS .
... the nightingale and other small birds . -Adders . Norway rats.- Stoats . - Weasels . - White Pheasants . - White Deer . - Stalking Alpine hares . The Nightjar • 170 ROCKS AND RIVERS . CORRACH - BAH ; OR , viii TABLE OF CONTENTS .
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... deer or the otter . Jagged points of rock continually obtrude themselves above the blue - grey water , and the eyrie of the sea - eagle fixed upon the top of an old birch , on a rugged heathery islet of Loch Bah , while another eyrie ...
... deer or the otter . Jagged points of rock continually obtrude themselves above the blue - grey water , and the eyrie of the sea - eagle fixed upon the top of an old birch , on a rugged heathery islet of Loch Bah , while another eyrie ...
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... deer ; and the hill - fox , the wild - cat , and the marten are not yet banished from those desolate precipices . It is not to be inferred , however , that the deer - forest is also a preserve for vermin . There is many a splendid hunt ...
... deer ; and the hill - fox , the wild - cat , and the marten are not yet banished from those desolate precipices . It is not to be inferred , however , that the deer - forest is also a preserve for vermin . There is many a splendid hunt ...
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... deer , and then retired to my dormitory . Day was just breaking when I crossed the river Tulla , on my way to Peter Robertson's cottage . He was standing before his door , consoling himself for his early start by a pipe of very strong ...
... deer , and then retired to my dormitory . Day was just breaking when I crossed the river Tulla , on my way to Peter Robertson's cottage . He was standing before his door , consoling himself for his early start by a pipe of very strong ...
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