Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... seldom trodden by any foot but that of the wild deer or the otter . Jagged points of rock continually obtrude themselves above the blue - grey water , and the eyrie of the sea - eagle fixed upon the top of an old birch , on a rugged ...
... seldom trodden by any foot but that of the wild deer or the otter . Jagged points of rock continually obtrude themselves above the blue - grey water , and the eyrie of the sea - eagle fixed upon the top of an old birch , on a rugged ...
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John Colquhoun. disturbed possession of their throne . Seldom any collision took place , each having her favourite hunting - ground . There was the mountain for the nobler bird , and the morass for her more vulture - shaped neighbour ...
John Colquhoun. disturbed possession of their throne . Seldom any collision took place , each having her favourite hunting - ground . There was the mountain for the nobler bird , and the morass for her more vulture - shaped neighbour ...
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... seldom shines , and on others never a ray penetrates , summer or winter . The whole hill was studded with jagged rock and stone , and a more dreary path could hardly be imagined . Gloomy without grandeur . Slowly we plodded to ...
... seldom shines , and on others never a ray penetrates , summer or winter . The whole hill was studded with jagged rock and stone , and a more dreary path could hardly be imagined . Gloomy without grandeur . Slowly we plodded to ...
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... seldom be deficient in all the prerequisites of fixing him ; while the rising man who has only fished preserved waters , where all is clear and open , should he hook a salmon in a difficult place , will most likely find that he has got ...
... seldom be deficient in all the prerequisites of fixing him ; while the rising man who has only fished preserved waters , where all is clear and open , should he hook a salmon in a difficult place , will most likely find that he has got ...
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... seldom aware what sized fish has risen . It often appears much smaller than it actually is , from the fore - shortening caused by the salmon coming straight up , seizing the fly , then descending head fore- most ; which last motion ...
... seldom aware what sized fish has risen . It often appears much smaller than it actually is , from the fore - shortening caused by the salmon coming straight up , seizing the fly , then descending head fore- most ; which last motion ...
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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,