Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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Page 11
... nearly devoured , and a ptarmigan beautifully picked , but with the skin unbroken . Our attack upon the eagle began by plundering her storehouse ; for Peter , rolling up the ptarmigan in his handkerchief , pocketed it as a bonne bouche ...
... nearly devoured , and a ptarmigan beautifully picked , but with the skin unbroken . Our attack upon the eagle began by plundering her storehouse ; for Peter , rolling up the ptarmigan in his handkerchief , pocketed it as a bonne bouche ...
Page 23
... nearly gained the summit , from which there is a distant view of the loch , when Johnny , who had sauntered on a few paces before , stopped suddenly , and pointing to a little bing of stones : " This is the Tinkler's Cairn . " " ' Deed ...
... nearly gained the summit , from which there is a distant view of the loch , when Johnny , who had sauntered on a few paces before , stopped suddenly , and pointing to a little bing of stones : " This is the Tinkler's Cairn . " " ' Deed ...
Page 24
... nearly six feet high . " The puir body , " said Sandy , " had little peace wi ' her . A perfect she - deevil was Kirsty ; I kent her weel . Mony a day after the deed was done she travelled the country , and her sons are to the fore yet ...
... nearly six feet high . " The puir body , " said Sandy , " had little peace wi ' her . A perfect she - deevil was Kirsty ; I kent her weel . Mony a day after the deed was done she travelled the country , and her sons are to the fore yet ...
Page 25
... nearly sixteen when taken out of the water . I had killed in Loch Vennacher , the year before , with single gut , a clean salmon which weighed seventeen pounds when brought home . This salmon did not make near so fierce a run as the ...
... nearly sixteen when taken out of the water . I had killed in Loch Vennacher , the year before , with single gut , a clean salmon which weighed seventeen pounds when brought home . This salmon did not make near so fierce a run as the ...
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... nearly as good a chance with one as with two , although sometimes the fish may be a little longer in stirring . Don't be too certain that you have detected the most killing fly because fish take it well one day , as salmon , in some ...
... nearly as good a chance with one as with two , although sometimes the fish may be a little longer in stirring . Don't be too certain that you have detected the most killing fly because fish take it well one day , as salmon , in some ...
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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,
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| Title | Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell" |
| Author | John Colquhoun |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1849 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | 20 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 185 pages |
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