Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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Page 8
... heard in every dell , or seen poising himself upon some still leafless patriarchal thorn , and partly through the environs of the forest , I arrived at the solitary little inn of Inveruran . The Forester's house was within a short ...
... heard in every dell , or seen poising himself upon some still leafless patriarchal thorn , and partly through the environs of the forest , I arrived at the solitary little inn of Inveruran . The Forester's house was within a short ...
Page 18
... heard them hold one to bay for hours , in the inmost recesses of his earth . On one occasion , when a favourite terrier had teazed the poor animal for a long time , it slily followed , and when the dog was within a yard of the hole's en ...
... heard them hold one to bay for hours , in the inmost recesses of his earth . On one occasion , when a favourite terrier had teazed the poor animal for a long time , it slily followed , and when the dog was within a yard of the hole's en ...
Page 19
... heard the growl within a couple of yards , they were unable to dislodge her . Whenever we struck into the wide cell , they dashed in upon her , and inflicted such injury that she soon died . There were two cubs , about a week old ...
... heard the growl within a couple of yards , they were unable to dislodge her . Whenever we struck into the wide cell , they dashed in upon her , and inflicted such injury that she soon died . There were two cubs , about a week old ...
Page 25
... heard gentlemen speak slightingly of the best trout when compared with salmon ; but let them have one of these Loch Awe monsters on their hooks , in as good condition as mine was , and I venture to say they will not complain of the want ...
... heard gentlemen speak slightingly of the best trout when compared with salmon ; but let them have one of these Loch Awe monsters on their hooks , in as good condition as mine was , and I venture to say they will not complain of the want ...
Page 28
... heard it said by some pseudo salmon - anglers , that the only pleasure was the hooking of the fish ; and some have even declared they would not mind breaking every salmon directly after fastening him . Such men , to be consistent ...
... heard it said by some pseudo salmon - anglers , that the only pleasure was the hooking of the fish ; and some have even declared they would not mind breaking every salmon directly after fastening him . Such men , to be consistent ...
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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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