The Sportsman's Dictionary; Or, The Gentleman's Companion: for Town and Country: Containing Full and Particular Instructions for Riding, Hunting, Fowling ... Hawking, &c. With the Various Methods to be Observed in Breeding and Dieting of Horses Both for the Road and Turf; Also, the Management of Dogs, Gamecocks, Dunghill-fowls, Turkies, Geese, Ducks, Pigeons, Singing-birds, &c. And the Manner of Curing Their Various Diseases and AccidentsG.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1785 - 548 pages |
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... stand fo far from the bank - fide that you can but difcern the float ; for fifh are timorous , and fearful of every thing they fee . The next thing to be obferved is the floating for fcale fish , in either pond or river . First , take ...
... stand fo far from the bank - fide that you can but difcern the float ; for fifh are timorous , and fearful of every thing they fee . The next thing to be obferved is the floating for fcale fish , in either pond or river . First , take ...
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... stand as near as he will , and neither his own fhadow , nor the nearness of the tackle , will hinder his sport . The third way of angling by hand with a ground bait , and much the best of all others , is with a line full as long , or a ...
... stand as near as he will , and neither his own fhadow , nor the nearness of the tackle , will hinder his sport . The third way of angling by hand with a ground bait , and much the best of all others , is with a line full as long , or a ...
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... stand that they cannot ftir ; then behind the head at the root of the ear , you will fee a great deal of empty , wrinkled skin , which you must pull up with your finger and thumb , and clip away with a fharp pair of fciffars clofe by ...
... stand that they cannot ftir ; then behind the head at the root of the ear , you will fee a great deal of empty , wrinkled skin , which you must pull up with your finger and thumb , and clip away with a fharp pair of fciffars clofe by ...
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... stand not at a bay as the boar , but fly wallowing ; but if the hounds ftick in , they will fight valiantly in their own defence ; fometimes they will stand up straight on the hinder feet , which you may take as a fign of fear and cow ...
... stand not at a bay as the boar , but fly wallowing ; but if the hounds ftick in , they will fight valiantly in their own defence ; fometimes they will stand up straight on the hinder feet , which you may take as a fign of fear and cow ...
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... stand behind the middle of the net , and the third must beat the bufhes on the other fide of the hedge , and drive the birds towards the light , he must lay on ftoutly with his pole ; the birds fuppofing it to be day will make towards ...
... stand behind the middle of the net , and the third must beat the bufhes on the other fide of the hedge , and drive the birds towards the light , he must lay on ftoutly with his pole ; the birds fuppofing it to be day will make towards ...
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