Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... nest . - Johnnie's government grievances . The mur- dered Tinker's Cairn .--- His savage wife . - Well meant endeavours to set Johnnie and the government at one again . -Logical reason- ing to that effect . - Adieu to poor Sandy and ...
... nest . - Johnnie's government grievances . The mur- dered Tinker's Cairn .--- His savage wife . - Well meant endeavours to set Johnnie and the government at one again . -Logical reason- ing to that effect . - Adieu to poor Sandy and ...
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... nest , and how Robertson . had discovered " she was on " I was a good deal puzzled to find out . But he told me to keep my eye upon the east side of the nest , and I should see a black ball which would seem higher at some times than ...
... nest , and how Robertson . had discovered " she was on " I was a good deal puzzled to find out . But he told me to keep my eye upon the east side of the nest , and I should see a black ball which would seem higher at some times than ...
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... nest , and pointed to a rock close to us , where lay a grouse nearly de- voured , and a ptarmigan beautifully picked , but with the skin unbroken . Our attack upon the eagle began by plundering her storehouse ; for Peter , rolling up ...
... nest , and pointed to a rock close to us , where lay a grouse nearly de- voured , and a ptarmigan beautifully picked , but with the skin unbroken . Our attack upon the eagle began by plundering her storehouse ; for Peter , rolling up ...
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... nest . The eyrie was a little way from the top of the cliff . Peter descended to it by a rope , one of the shepherds was a little above him , and the other , who had a very weak head , stipulated for a secure berth at the top . Peter ...
... nest . The eyrie was a little way from the top of the cliff . Peter descended to it by a rope , one of the shepherds was a little above him , and the other , who had a very weak head , stipulated for a secure berth at the top . Peter ...
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... nest held a prominent place near the top of one of the finest old oaks , when a pull , that bent my rod's top to the water , and spun round my large wooden pirn , brought me to my legs at a spring . To seize the rod and place the butt ...
... nest held a prominent place near the top of one of the finest old oaks , when a pull , that bent my rod's top to the water , and spun round my large wooden pirn , brought me to my legs at a spring . To seize the rod and place the butt ...
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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,