Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... morning , and paddled merrily down the Clyde . The fat rosy steward , with his quaint face of good - nature , was in high feather , and frequent in his assurances that we might expect " a pleesant sail . " Under his auspices we were ...
... morning , and paddled merrily down the Clyde . The fat rosy steward , with his quaint face of good - nature , was in high feather , and frequent in his assurances that we might expect " a pleesant sail . " Under his auspices we were ...
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... morning for the eagle's eyrie , partook of Highland cheer in a snug little Cyclops of a parlour orna- mented with the horns of the red - deer , and then retired to my dormitory . Day was just breaking when I crossed the river Tulla , on ...
... morning for the eagle's eyrie , partook of Highland cheer in a snug little Cyclops of a parlour orna- mented with the horns of the red - deer , and then retired to my dormitory . Day was just breaking when I crossed the river Tulla , on ...
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... shoulder more round than any I have ever taken ; on which account he is now stuffed , and may be seen at Fenton's , in George Street , Edinburgh . C I took the road at five next morning , to A PLEA FOR THE WASTES . 25.
... shoulder more round than any I have ever taken ; on which account he is now stuffed , and may be seen at Fenton's , in George Street , Edinburgh . C I took the road at five next morning , to A PLEA FOR THE WASTES . 25.
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John Colquhoun. I took the road at five next morning , to be in time for the Inverary steam - boat , which left at seven ; but , even at that early hour , poor Sandy , with his fragment of a hat in his hand , was waiting at the " brae ...
John Colquhoun. I took the road at five next morning , to be in time for the Inverary steam - boat , which left at seven ; but , even at that early hour , poor Sandy , with his fragment of a hat in his hand , was waiting at the " brae ...
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... morning , so I waited to see if the afternoon would clear up . There was no change , but as the wind was westerly I ordered out the boat about four o'clock . Trolled down three miles , when I had " a rug . " Landed the trout in a few ...
... morning , so I waited to see if the afternoon would clear up . There was no change , but as the wind was westerly I ordered out the boat about four o'clock . Trolled down three miles , when I had " a rug . " Landed the trout in a few ...
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Alpine hare angler appeared bait bank barn owl bird boat cast Castle chance Cladich colour Crap-na-Gower deer distance diving ducks dun-birds eagle eggs eyrie favourite feed fish flew flies flock foot forest frequent frost gamekeeper ground grouse gulls hatched head heard Highland hill hook Inch Moan Inverary island keeper killed Kilmun land legs Loch Awe Loch Goil Loch Lomond Loch Long look mallard miles moors morillon morning nearly nest never night numbers once otter pair perched Peter pheasants poacher pool poor pounds prey ring-dove river rock rose Rossarden salmon Sandy scarcely sea-trout seen seized seldom shallow shoot shore shot side snipe sometimes soon sport spring stalking stoat stream summer tawny owl took tree trolling trout walk watched watchers weather white owl wigeon wind wing winter woodcock yards young
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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,