Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... lands in those days , and soon little was said or thought about the poor lost tinker or his tyrant mate . of I felt relieved to quit this dismal scene , and to descend the more sunny side of the hill . We were now threading the waving ...
... lands in those days , and soon little was said or thought about the poor lost tinker or his tyrant mate . of I felt relieved to quit this dismal scene , and to descend the more sunny side of the hill . We were now threading the waving ...
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... land , half in water , when his hold broke . I rushed down , but had the morti- fication to see him waddle into the deeps again . With my crest a little lowered , I descended to my quondam friend in the first pool ; a fifth time he rose ...
... land , half in water , when his hold broke . I rushed down , but had the morti- fication to see him waddle into the deeps again . With my crest a little lowered , I descended to my quondam friend in the first pool ; a fifth time he rose ...
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... land the fish without throwing back my rod too far , I snapped the top , though I secured my prey . Nothing daunted , I mended my rod with a bit of twine , and killed five more fine trout . I question if , either day , I should have had ...
... land the fish without throwing back my rod too far , I snapped the top , though I secured my prey . Nothing daunted , I mended my rod with a bit of twine , and killed five more fine trout . I question if , either day , I should have had ...
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... land and kill him from shore . While sitting in the stern , be always on the look out for weeds , and give the alarm . Your boatmen will immediately turn rapidly into the deep ; and you , raising a rod in each hand , as high as possible ...
... land and kill him from shore . While sitting in the stern , be always on the look out for weeds , and give the alarm . Your boatmen will immediately turn rapidly into the deep ; and you , raising a rod in each hand , as high as possible ...
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... land , or the Heather Island . The castle of Fruich - land is a picturesque ruin . Sir James McNaughton was once governor of it , and , when Ben Cruachan was a deer- forest , Alexander the Third sojourned in the castle to enjoy forest ...
... land , or the Heather Island . The castle of Fruich - land is a picturesque ruin . Sir James McNaughton was once governor of it , and , when Ben Cruachan was a deer- forest , Alexander the Third sojourned in the castle to enjoy forest ...
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