Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... MOOR AND THE LOCH . " " There the light of evening lies Longer than in Southern skies ; There the dreary dark pine woods Frown o'er watery solitudes . " LONDON : JOHN MURRAY , ALBEMARLE STREET . 1849 . ( RECAP ) Rockey 148312 .461 262 ...
... MOOR AND THE LOCH . " " There the light of evening lies Longer than in Southern skies ; There the dreary dark pine woods Frown o'er watery solitudes . " LONDON : JOHN MURRAY , ALBEMARLE STREET . 1849 . ( RECAP ) Rockey 148312 .461 262 ...
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... moor loch . - Comes down in winter to larger streams . Congregate at that time . - Sometimes feed on very minute substances . - Cream - coloured water ouzel . - Sing in hard frost · 57 LENNIE BURN . Its romantic beauty and waterfall ...
... moor loch . - Comes down in winter to larger streams . Congregate at that time . - Sometimes feed on very minute substances . - Cream - coloured water ouzel . - Sing in hard frost · 57 LENNIE BURN . Its romantic beauty and waterfall ...
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... moor which once only served for pasture to the hardy black cattle , the unhoused hirsel of the hills . Thriving fields of yellow grain , and glancing sickles , and merry voices , swelling the autumn gale , now enliven those wastes once ...
... moor which once only served for pasture to the hardy black cattle , the unhoused hirsel of the hills . Thriving fields of yellow grain , and glancing sickles , and merry voices , swelling the autumn gale , now enliven those wastes once ...
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... moor - loch , and above all the eyrie of * The white - tailed eagle , or erne , not unfrequently hatches on the overhanging rocks of the sea , and by her gallant swoops and screams , when her territory is invaded , adds much to the ...
... moor - loch , and above all the eyrie of * The white - tailed eagle , or erne , not unfrequently hatches on the overhanging rocks of the sea , and by her gallant swoops and screams , when her territory is invaded , adds much to the ...
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... moor and moss , I made him repeat his forest tales . I found that the " extraordi- nary feat " he had so minutely described , belonged to the night - jar , which bird , however , is rarer in the forest than in more cultivated localities ...
... moor and moss , I made him repeat his forest tales . I found that the " extraordi- nary feat " he had so minutely described , belonged to the night - jar , which bird , however , is rarer in the forest than in more cultivated localities ...
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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,