Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... seemed formed to call up feelings and recollections long gone by . Our citizen , however , returned vastly delighted at having rather called up so good an appetite for dinner . After having satisfied his craving , he abruptly broke out ...
... seemed formed to call up feelings and recollections long gone by . Our citizen , however , returned vastly delighted at having rather called up so good an appetite for dinner . After having satisfied his craving , he abruptly broke out ...
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... seemed as steep as the side of a house from top to bottom . For the first time I felt a slight misgiving , lest the shot might be crank and difficult , when the bird flew out of such a rugged mass . What if I should miss ! However , I ...
... seemed as steep as the side of a house from top to bottom . For the first time I felt a slight misgiving , lest the shot might be crank and difficult , when the bird flew out of such a rugged mass . What if I should miss ! However , I ...
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... seemed " moored " not " in the rifted " but solid " rock . " When I at length detected the eyrie , it appeared no bigger than a rook's nest , and how Robertson . had discovered " she was on " I was a good deal puzzled to find out . But ...
... seemed " moored " not " in the rifted " but solid " rock . " When I at length detected the eyrie , it appeared no bigger than a rook's nest , and how Robertson . had discovered " she was on " I was a good deal puzzled to find out . But ...
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... seemed very loud to me . Pat - pat - pat , louder and louder . I was now getting very nervous . " Throw a stone at her ! " Peter had too much generalship for that . He selected a small pebble , and threw it on the steep , di- rectly ...
... seemed very loud to me . Pat - pat - pat , louder and louder . I was now getting very nervous . " Throw a stone at her ! " Peter had too much generalship for that . He selected a small pebble , and threw it on the steep , di- rectly ...
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... a shot . One lay , but the other being only wing - broken , ran into 66 99 the water with so light and graceful a step , it seemed as if walking on glass . The rods were soon baited , the evening was perfect 16 CORRACH - BAH ; OR ,
... a shot . One lay , but the other being only wing - broken , ran into 66 99 the water with so light and graceful a step , it seemed as if walking on glass . The rods were soon baited , the evening was perfect 16 CORRACH - BAH ; OR ,
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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,