Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... bird rose in the midst of them , and winged his way to the opposite mountain . Was he a buzzard ? No , small as he appears , that determined flight , and free flap of the wing , can belong to no bird but the eagle . Peter looked ...
... bird rose in the midst of them , and winged his way to the opposite mountain . Was he a buzzard ? No , small as he appears , that determined flight , and free flap of the wing , can belong to no bird but the eagle . Peter looked ...
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... bird was sitting in perfect security and peace . Peter now climbed slowly up , continuing his stories to most inattentive ears . I had some faint recollection , afterwards , of a curious bird with extraordinary feet , which frequented ...
... bird was sitting in perfect security and peace . Peter now climbed slowly up , continuing his stories to most inattentive ears . I had some faint recollection , afterwards , of a curious bird with extraordinary feet , which frequented ...
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... bird . A couple , cock and hen , were trapped at the same bait by Robertson . As they were not seriously injured ... birds in this manner , and , having come a long way , his arms became cramped , and he was trying to relieve them by ...
... bird . A couple , cock and hen , were trapped at the same bait by Robertson . As they were not seriously injured ... birds in this manner , and , having come a long way , his arms became cramped , and he was trying to relieve them by ...
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... bird , and she immediately repeated the attack on his other thigh . He was now fairly pinioned , and the pain scarcely bearable . At last the pedlar came up , but his horror was so great at poor Peter's predicament , that he only stared ...
... bird , and she immediately repeated the attack on his other thigh . He was now fairly pinioned , and the pain scarcely bearable . At last the pedlar came up , but his horror was so great at poor Peter's predicament , that he only stared ...
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... warm odds and ends for the lining . The two birds , balancing themselves at a great height above , kept strict watch over our movements . It is a great pity that the kite has become so rare , for it always gives 22 CORRACH - BAH ; OR ,
... warm odds and ends for the lining . The two birds , balancing themselves at a great height above , kept strict watch over our movements . It is a great pity that the kite has become so rare , for it always gives 22 CORRACH - BAH ; OR ,
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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,