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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... warm , and they refort thither in great fhoals , and there they will bite freely ; but take great care how you caft in the hook , and how you ftrike a bite , for the leaft rafhnefs lofes hook and line . And if the hook happens to be ...
... warm , and they refort thither in great fhoals , and there they will bite freely ; but take great care how you caft in the hook , and how you ftrike a bite , for the leaft rafhnefs lofes hook and line . And if the hook happens to be ...
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... warm day , for then they will bite fafter : but all the fummer time mornings , even- ings , and cool cloudy weather , are the best times for angling . Here take notice , that you will find that fifh rife beft at the fly after a fhower ...
... warm day , for then they will bite fafter : but all the fummer time mornings , even- ings , and cool cloudy weather , are the best times for angling . Here take notice , that you will find that fifh rife beft at the fly after a fhower ...
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... warm and good for antient people , who are troubled with paralytic dif- tempers . BAG IN ANGLING . A line is faid to bag , when one hair , ( after it is twifted ) runs up more than any of the rest . BAG IN FARRIERY , is when , in order ...
... warm and good for antient people , who are troubled with paralytic dif- tempers . BAG IN ANGLING . A line is faid to bag , when one hair , ( after it is twifted ) runs up more than any of the rest . BAG IN FARRIERY , is when , in order ...
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... warm , when they are near half boiled , put in three or four ounces of honey , according to the quantity of the beans , and two or three grains of mufk ; let them boil a little , and use them in this manner : Seek out a clean place ...
... warm , when they are near half boiled , put in three or four ounces of honey , according to the quantity of the beans , and two or three grains of mufk ; let them boil a little , and use them in this manner : Seek out a clean place ...
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... warm and clear , no bait fo good for him as the fall fly at top of the water : which he will take at any time of the day , especially in the evening : and indeed there are no fish yield better fport to a young angler than thefe ; for ...
... warm and clear , no bait fo good for him as the fall fly at top of the water : which he will take at any time of the day , especially in the evening : and indeed there are no fish yield better fport to a young angler than thefe ; for ...
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