Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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Page v
... returned by a post . - Inveruran . - Peter Robertson . - Forest scenes.- -Male golden eagle . The eyrie . - Stalking the female . - Strength and ferocity of eagles . - The author in " his chariot " drives to Loch Awe . Sandy M'Kenzie ...
... returned by a post . - Inveruran . - Peter Robertson . - Forest scenes.- -Male golden eagle . The eyrie . - Stalking the female . - Strength and ferocity of eagles . - The author in " his chariot " drives to Loch Awe . Sandy M'Kenzie ...
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... returned vastly delighted at having rather called up so good an appetite for dinner . After having satisfied his craving , he abruptly broke out , " Would it be pothible to fill up Loch Lomond ? " His own genius anticipated the reply ...
... returned vastly delighted at having rather called up so good an appetite for dinner . After having satisfied his craving , he abruptly broke out , " Would it be pothible to fill up Loch Lomond ? " His own genius anticipated the reply ...
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... returned ; I saw that the eyrie was about thirty yards down in the cliff , that my footing would not be firm , and that if the bird were so inclined , she might dash into the abyss with the speed of the wind . Peter , however , was ...
... returned ; I saw that the eyrie was about thirty yards down in the cliff , that my footing would not be firm , and that if the bird were so inclined , she might dash into the abyss with the speed of the wind . Peter , however , was ...
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... returned empty - handed . My appetite also warns me that it is past nine ; so , having appeased it by a subsoil of " ' halesome parritch , " and a top - dressing of fresh eggs , " Now , landlord , out with the ' shan - dra - dam . ' 66 ...
... returned empty - handed . My appetite also warns me that it is past nine ; so , having appeased it by a subsoil of " ' halesome parritch , " and a top - dressing of fresh eggs , " Now , landlord , out with the ' shan - dra - dam . ' 66 ...
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... returned to the inn . Monzie's keeper had been there to see my eagle , so I asked his leave to shoot a couple of ring dotterels which were tippeting on a green bank close to the boats . This he at once civilly agreed to . All was now ...
... returned to the inn . Monzie's keeper had been there to see my eagle , so I asked his leave to shoot a couple of ring dotterels which were tippeting on a green bank close to the boats . This he at once civilly agreed to . All was now ...
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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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