Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... walks from ten to fifteen miles and back again in a day , with the mail - bag slung at his back . The first time one of these primitive posts was dignified with a little gig equipage , he came in late , and made excuse that " he was ...
... walks from ten to fifteen miles and back again in a day , with the mail - bag slung at his back . The first time one of these primitive posts was dignified with a little gig equipage , he came in late , and made excuse that " he was ...
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... walk . Occasionally we saw their profiles on the crests of the mountains , or at feed , dotted along some distant correi , in appearance no bigger than roes . Peter had been entertaining me with many a hunting anecdote , or with the ...
... walk . Occasionally we saw their profiles on the crests of the mountains , or at feed , dotted along some distant correi , in appearance no bigger than roes . Peter had been entertaining me with many a hunting anecdote , or with the ...
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... 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 10 CORRACH - BAH ; OR ,
... 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 10 CORRACH - BAH ; OR ,
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... walk steadily , and do not shake him roughly , the eagle will remain still , and make no effort to escape . But , if you stumble , or turn sharply round , it is ten to one that he fixes his talons to the bone in your thigh . Robertson ...
... walk steadily , and do not shake him roughly , the eagle will remain still , and make no effort to escape . But , if you stumble , or turn sharply round , it is ten to one that he fixes his talons to the bone in your thigh . Robertson ...
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... walk for many a day . 66 Another story of a prisoned eagle vindicating his dignity has so much of the comic about it , that we forgive the savage revenge . A raw - boned Highlandman came to Robertson's house : - " Is your faither at ...
... walk for many a day . 66 Another story of a prisoned eagle vindicating his dignity has so much of the comic about it , that we forgive the savage revenge . A raw - boned Highlandman came to Robertson's house : - " Is your faither at ...
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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,