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Upon landing at Inverary my trolling - rods were missing , and no " satisfaction to be had , as my officious friend was safe on the opposite shore , and my poor rods lying within tide - water mark ! The landlord of the Argyle Arms ...
Upon landing at Inverary my trolling - rods were missing , and no " satisfaction to be had , as my officious friend was safe on the opposite shore , and my poor rods lying within tide - water mark ! The landlord of the Argyle Arms ...
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I therefore ordered a mutton - chop , and went to the shore to examine my craft . I had already bespoken the services of old Sandy McKenzie , " wha kens whar the big fish lie as weel as ony man on Loch Ow side .
I therefore ordered a mutton - chop , and went to the shore to examine my craft . I had already bespoken the services of old Sandy McKenzie , " wha kens whar the big fish lie as weel as ony man on Loch Ow side .
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I sauntered dreamily along , admiring the views as they unfolded themselves , and had sat for some time on Port Sonachan shore , listening to a chorus of cuckoos , before the measured . stroke of Sandy and Johnny appeared at some ...
I sauntered dreamily along , admiring the views as they unfolded themselves , and had sat for some time on Port Sonachan shore , listening to a chorus of cuckoos , before the measured . stroke of Sandy and Johnny appeared at some ...
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Two roes were also looking at us from the shore , and another a little further on . They seemed not the least afraid , as we pulled slowly past . I was admiring the beautiful hanging wood , in which the kite's nest held a prominent ...
Two roes were also looking at us from the shore , and another a little further on . They seemed not the least afraid , as we pulled slowly past . I was admiring the beautiful hanging wood , in which the kite's nest held a prominent ...
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He now began really to fail , and I felt I could lead him , so , directing Sandy to a shingly part of the shore , where there were no rocks , I determined to land him there . The beach was very shallow , and , in spite of my ...
He now began really to fail , and I felt I could lead him , so , directing Sandy to a shingly part of the shore , where there were no rocks , I determined to land him there . The beach was very shallow , and , in spite of my ...
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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,