Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... eggs , but this was impossible without ropes , which we had neglected to bring . Peter , however , offered to send them to Cladich the next day . I was now impatient to secure my prize . We had to descend the sloping ridge , and come ...
... eggs , but this was impossible without ropes , which we had neglected to bring . Peter , however , offered to send them to Cladich the next day . I was now impatient to secure my prize . We had to descend the sloping ridge , and come ...
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... eggs , " Now , landlord , out with the ' shan - dra - dam . ' 66 My jolting drive to Cladich in my chariot " was not over till towards two o'clock , but the keen air of the moun- • The name given by a rural minister of the kirk , who ...
... eggs , " Now , landlord , out with the ' shan - dra - dam . ' 66 My jolting drive to Cladich in my chariot " was not over till towards two o'clock , but the keen air of the moun- • The name given by a rural minister of the kirk , who ...
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... eggs yet , but all was ready for them , plenty of soft warm odds and ends for the lining . The two birds , balancing themselves at a great height above , kept strict watch over our movements . It is a great pity that the kite has become ...
... eggs yet , but all was ready for them , plenty of soft warm odds and ends for the lining . The two birds , balancing themselves at a great height above , kept strict watch over our movements . It is a great pity that the kite has become ...
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... eggs are formed in the spawn , which gradually increase in size until little tadpoles emerge . But now a more interesting visitor may sometimes be seen . The first burst of spring has brought into life the earlier insects , and with ...
... eggs are formed in the spawn , which gradually increase in size until little tadpoles emerge . But now a more interesting visitor may sometimes be seen . The first burst of spring has brought into life the earlier insects , and with ...
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... eggs , the male did not take up his quarters so near , for I have frequently seen him , in the dusk , fly across the bay from the opposite oak wood , and settle upon an aged plane tree , uttering a low tremulous hoot . This was ...
... eggs , the male did not take up his quarters so near , for I have frequently seen him , in the dusk , fly across the bay from the opposite oak wood , and settle upon an aged plane tree , uttering a low tremulous hoot . This was ...
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Page i - THE MOOR AND THE LOCH. Containing Minute Instructions in all Highland Sports, with Wanderings over Crag and Correi, Flood and Fell. By JOHN COLQUHOUN, Esq. Third Edition. 8vo, with Illustrations, 12s. 6d. SALMON-CASTS AND STRAY SHOTS: Being Fly-Leaves from the Note-Book of JOHN COLQUHOUN, Esq., Author of * The Moor and the Loch,