Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... poor Sandy and Loch Awe . SALMON ANGLING . • Its fascination to men of genius . - Stately rivers . - Highland salmon streams . - Rivers in flood . - When fallen low . - General directions as to the size and colour of the fly to suit the ...
... poor Sandy and Loch Awe . SALMON ANGLING . • Its fascination to men of genius . - Stately rivers . - Highland salmon streams . - Rivers in flood . - When fallen low . - General directions as to the size and colour of the fly to suit the ...
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... friend was safe on the opposite shore , and my poor rods lying within tide - water mark ! The landlord of the Argyle Arms , however , obligingly offered to send the ferry - boat and forward them next morning by the A PLEA FOR THE WASTES .
... friend was safe on the opposite shore , and my poor rods lying within tide - water mark ! The landlord of the Argyle Arms , however , obligingly offered to send the ferry - boat and forward them next morning by the A PLEA FOR THE WASTES .
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... Poor Sandy Bell had walked twenty - seven miles a day for thirty years of his life , and at his dismissal was fresh as May . He bitterly complained that he lost , first his bread , “ by they new - fangled nonsense , ” and then his ...
... Poor Sandy Bell had walked twenty - seven miles a day for thirty years of his life , and at his dismissal was fresh as May . He bitterly complained that he lost , first his bread , “ by they new - fangled nonsense , ” and then his ...
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... poor Peter's predicament , that he only stared in blank dismay . Toot , man , tak ' my knife oot o ' my pocket , and cut open this beast's claw . " This was done with some difficulty . " Noo gang round on the ither side an ' ye'll fin ...
... poor Peter's predicament , that he only stared in blank dismay . Toot , man , tak ' my knife oot o ' my pocket , and cut open this beast's claw . " This was done with some difficulty . " Noo gang round on the ither side an ' ye'll fin ...
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... poor , ragged , woe - begone old man shall com- mand my boat so long as he is able to do it . Having satisfied myself that the " cobbles " were not more leaky than they generally are , I returned to the inn . Monzie's keeper had been ...
... poor , ragged , woe - begone old man shall com- mand my boat so long as he is able to do it . Having satisfied myself that the " cobbles " were not more leaky than they generally are , I returned to the inn . Monzie's keeper had been ...
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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 1 - Fortunately for mankind, as some counterbalance to that wretched love of novelty which originates in selfishness, shallowness, and conceit, and which especially characterizes all vulgar minds, there is set in the deeper places of the heart such affection for the signs of age that the eye is delighted even by injuries which are the work of time...
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,