Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... shot might be crank and difficult , when the bird flew out of such a rugged mass . What if I should miss ! However , I banished these craven thoughts , and marched on merrily We were still a long mile from our rocks ,. as before . в 3 A ...
... shot might be crank and difficult , when the bird flew out of such a rugged mass . What if I should miss ! However , I banished these craven thoughts , and marched on merrily We were still a long mile from our rocks ,. as before . в 3 A ...
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... shot . We now struck off to the left , as if walking away from the eyrie . Having taken a long circuit , we edged in , till we got a slope of the mountain between us and our quarry . This achieved , we walked rapidly round till we came ...
... shot . We now struck off to the left , as if walking away from the eyrie . Having taken a long circuit , we edged in , till we got a slope of the mountain between us and our quarry . This achieved , we walked rapidly round till we came ...
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... shot was not difficult . I may say , that my aim was cool and determined . She reeled round and round , and fell headlong into the yawning abyss , quite dead . I now took a long breath , and but for Peter's delighted face , could ...
... shot was not difficult . I may say , that my aim was cool and determined . She reeled round and round , and fell headlong into the yawning abyss , quite dead . I now took a long breath , and but for Peter's delighted face , could ...
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... shot . One lay , but the other being only wing - broken , ran into 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 ,
... shot . One lay , but the other being only wing - broken , ran into 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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... shot several , which he brought to me . The ring of the males was very dusky , and in some there were brown feathers interspersed . The females had no white ring at all . They were shy birds , much more so than the thrushes and ...
... shot several , which he brought to me . The ring of the males was very dusky , and in some there were brown feathers interspersed . The females had no white ring at all . They were shy birds , much more so than the thrushes and ...
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