Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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... never to heed it . " Sandy's whole heart was in the capture of the fish . His rod was by this time wound up , he was again at the oar , and I had fair play . The ferox bored like a harpooned whale ; sometimes he would change his course ...
... never to heed it . " Sandy's whole heart was in the capture of the fish . His rod was by this time wound up , he was again at the oar , and I had fair play . The ferox bored like a harpooned whale ; sometimes he would change his course ...
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... never like to see his sorrowful face then , or even to hear his joke ; it seems as if uttered in bitterness of heart . I could not resist having a peep into the kite's nest . She had no eggs yet , but all was ready for them , plenty of ...
... never like to see his sorrowful face then , or even to hear his joke ; it seems as if uttered in bitterness of heart . I could not resist having a peep into the kite's nest . She had no eggs yet , but all was ready for them , plenty of ...
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... never a ray penetrates , summer or winter . The whole hill was studded with jagged rock and stone , and a more dreary path could hardly be imagined . Gloomy without grandeur . Slowly we plodded to accommodate poor old Sandy , whose ...
... never a ray penetrates , summer or winter . The whole hill was studded with jagged rock and stone , and a more dreary path could hardly be imagined . Gloomy without grandeur . Slowly we plodded to accommodate poor old Sandy , whose ...
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... never see a glass of whiskey more : that if he objected to pay soldiers in this way , he must e'en go and be a " soger " himself for nothing , to prevent the aforesaid French inroad . This last piece of logic evidently had some effect ...
... never see a glass of whiskey more : that if he objected to pay soldiers in this way , he must e'en go and be a " soger " himself for nothing , to prevent the aforesaid French inroad . This last piece of logic evidently had some effect ...
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... never considered it , like shooting , a mere art . At all events , it has certainly not yet been brought to perfection ; and the more able the angler , the more willingly will he admit , that not a season passes without his acquiring ...
... never considered it , like shooting , a mere art . At all events , it has certainly not yet been brought to perfection ; and the more able the angler , the more willingly will he admit , that not a season passes without his acquiring ...
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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,