Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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Page 96
... reach , and are generally its staple food in winter . I rather think these doves never devour the turnip itself , although wild geese do , and even ducks , when pinched with hunger . In a country where there are few turnip - fields ...
... reach , and are generally its staple food in winter . I rather think these doves never devour the turnip itself , although wild geese do , and even ducks , when pinched with hunger . In a country where there are few turnip - fields ...
Page 107
... reach ; for , although he may often be troubled with others from a distance , yet those on the spot do the chief mischief . He then selects his watchers with great care ; if possible , men from a distance , and well known to himself ...
... reach ; for , although he may often be troubled with others from a distance , yet those on the spot do the chief mischief . He then selects his watchers with great care ; if possible , men from a distance , and well known to himself ...
Page 108
... reach them . With the advantage of a thoroughly trained head - keeper , and the expense only of the day's wages of a few watchers , most Highland properties might be comparatively safe from poachers , who would very soon cease to molest ...
... reach them . With the advantage of a thoroughly trained head - keeper , and the expense only of the day's wages of a few watchers , most Highland properties might be comparatively safe from poachers , who would very soon cease to molest ...
Page 118
... reach the shore where the boat was . But his faithful allies , thinking it prudent to throw a sop to this terrible Cerberus , had left their companion and pulled away . The printer's heart now completely failed , so , wading into the ...
... reach the shore where the boat was . But his faithful allies , thinking it prudent to throw a sop to this terrible Cerberus , had left their companion and pulled away . The printer's heart now completely failed , so , wading into the ...
Page 131
... reach the waist . We were constantly kept upon the alert , for this heather often concealed holes that it would have been no joke to have stumbled into ; and were also annoyed by the sunk rocks , which are often covered as effectually ...
... reach the waist . We were constantly kept upon the alert , for this heather often concealed holes that it would have been no joke to have stumbled into ; and were also annoyed by the sunk rocks , which are often covered as effectually ...
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