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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... best observations that have been made on each article ; we have confulted all authors on this occafion , and have selected every particular from them , that we thought would contribute to plea- fure and improvement ; and , as we were ...
... best observations that have been made on each article ; we have confulted all authors on this occafion , and have selected every particular from them , that we thought would contribute to plea- fure and improvement ; and , as we were ...
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... best way of all is to try with your hands , by a gentle and deliberate racking and thrusting of the horfe forward , by helping him in the weak part of the mouth with your fnaffle , which must be fmooth , big , and full ; and correcting ...
... best way of all is to try with your hands , by a gentle and deliberate racking and thrusting of the horfe forward , by helping him in the weak part of the mouth with your fnaffle , which must be fmooth , big , and full ; and correcting ...
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... best way of angling with a fly , is down the river , and not up ; neither need you ever to make above fix trials in a place , either with fly or ground bait , when you angle for trout , for by that time he will either offer or take , or ...
... best way of angling with a fly , is down the river , and not up ; neither need you ever to make above fix trials in a place , either with fly or ground bait , when you angle for trout , for by that time he will either offer or take , or ...
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... best yellow you can use . The ule of a bag is attended with many inconveniences , of which , the mixing and wafting your materials are not the leait : to prevent which the following method is recommended : take a piece of fine grained ...
... best yellow you can use . The ule of a bag is attended with many inconveniences , of which , the mixing and wafting your materials are not the leait : to prevent which the following method is recommended : take a piece of fine grained ...
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... best mate- rial for the purpofe yet known , especially ifordered in the following manner : Take as many of the fincft you can get , as you please , put them into a veffel , and pour therein the fcummed fat of a pot wherein fresh , but ...
... best mate- rial for the purpofe yet known , especially ifordered in the following manner : Take as many of the fincft you can get , as you please , put them into a veffel , and pour therein the fcummed fat of a pot wherein fresh , but ...
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