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AUTHOR OF 200 " There the light of evening lies Longer than in Southern skies ; There the dreary dark pine woods Frown o'er watery solitudes . " LONDON : JOHN MURRAY , ALBEMARLE STREET . 1849 . ( RECAP ) Beskry 148312 461 1262 GEORGE ...
AUTHOR OF 200 " There the light of evening lies Longer than in Southern skies ; There the dreary dark pine woods Frown o'er watery solitudes . " LONDON : JOHN MURRAY , ALBEMARLE STREET . 1849 . ( RECAP ) Beskry 148312 461 1262 GEORGE ...
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In the distance may be discerned the dark forms of mountains belonging to that range called CorrachBah , a very favourite resort of the golden eagle . The correis which intersect them afford the richest pasture for the deer ; and the ...
In the distance may be discerned the dark forms of mountains belonging to that range called CorrachBah , a very favourite resort of the golden eagle . The correis which intersect them afford the richest pasture for the deer ; and the ...
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66 We were still a long mile from our rocks , when a dark bird rose in the midst of them , and winged his way to the opposite mountain . Was he a buzzard ? No , small as he appears , that determined flight , and free flap of the wing ...
66 We were still a long mile from our rocks , when a dark bird rose in the midst of them , and winged his way to the opposite mountain . Was he a buzzard ? No , small as he appears , that determined flight , and free flap of the wing ...
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The entrance to this burn is so intricate , that a man rowing in and out every day may be completely puzzled after dark . ' Johnny , " by some hieroglyphic shadowy marks of the trees upon the water , known only to himself , at last ...
The entrance to this burn is so intricate , that a man rowing in and out every day may be completely puzzled after dark . ' Johnny , " by some hieroglyphic shadowy marks of the trees upon the water , known only to himself , at last ...
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An excellent fly for some light summer waters is a ptarmigan wing , dull yellow , or dark green body , and a hackle half black and half red . This is first - rate for large sea - trout . the Echaig , a blue jay - wing is a standing ...
An excellent fly for some light summer waters is a ptarmigan wing , dull yellow , or dark green body , and a hackle half black and half red . This is first - rate for large sea - trout . the Echaig , a blue jay - wing is a standing ...
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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,