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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... ftrong ; through which put a small , but very neat and fharp pair of fciffars . You may , on another fingle leaf , make four or five cross - bars of long ftiches , through which , as well on the back as the forefide , you may put large ...
... ftrong ; through which put a small , but very neat and fharp pair of fciffars . You may , on another fingle leaf , make four or five cross - bars of long ftiches , through which , as well on the back as the forefide , you may put large ...
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... ftrong as poffible ; let him leave a flap to one of the boards , and fasten it to a yard of - ribband to tie it . The usefulness and manifold conveniencies of a book are apparent ; and whoever will be at the pains of making fuch a one ...
... ftrong as poffible ; let him leave a flap to one of the boards , and fasten it to a yard of - ribband to tie it . The usefulness and manifold conveniencies of a book are apparent ; and whoever will be at the pains of making fuch a one ...
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... ftrong gimp must be faftened by a staple , and two links of chain ; the fhank must be barbed like a dart , and the lead a quarter of an inch fquare : the barb of the fhank muft ftand like the fluke of an anchor , which is placed in a ...
... ftrong gimp must be faftened by a staple , and two links of chain ; the fhank must be barbed like a dart , and the lead a quarter of an inch fquare : the barb of the fhank muft ftand like the fluke of an anchor , which is placed in a ...
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... ftrong bold hackle , with fibres about half an inch long , ftraiten the ftem very carefully , and holding the fmall end between the fore- finger and thumb of your left hand , with thofe of the right , ftroke the fibres the con- trary ...
... ftrong bold hackle , with fibres about half an inch long , ftraiten the ftem very carefully , and holding the fmall end between the fore- finger and thumb of your left hand , with thofe of the right , ftroke the fibres the con- trary ...
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... ftrong glafs bottle . When you go to angle , take what quantity of worms you intend to ufe that day , ( they be- ing first well fcoured in mofs ) put them up- on a china faucer , and pour a little of this water upon them ; then put them ...
... ftrong glafs bottle . When you go to angle , take what quantity of worms you intend to ufe that day , ( they be- ing first well fcoured in mofs ) put them up- on a china faucer , and pour a little of this water upon them ; then put them ...
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