Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell"John Murray, 1849 - 185 pages |
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Page 44
... rose , and was fixed , just under a perpendicular bank . Not being able to 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 ...
... rose , and was fixed , just under a perpendicular bank . Not being able to 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 ...
Page 54
... rose from , all my ingenuity could not discover her young . She flew about , appearing quite unconcerned so long as I kept near this place ; but when I walked away , she always pitched down , making a great fuss , as much as to say ...
... rose from , all my ingenuity could not discover her young . She flew about , appearing quite unconcerned so long as I kept near this place ; but when I walked away , she always pitched down , making a great fuss , as much as to say ...
Page 56
... rose and hooked at the same spot as the former one , but in straining to prevent his entanglement in the weeds his hold broke . The " weedy loch " is a novelty to most anglers , and well worth a visit on that account . 66 * Various ...
... rose and hooked at the same spot as the former one , but in straining to prevent his entanglement in the weeds his hold broke . The " weedy loch " is a novelty to most anglers , and well worth a visit on that account . 66 * Various ...
Page 58
... a handful of grain . It was so intent on its repast , that I was not perceived for a few seconds , but on peeping up to see if the coast was clear , it saw me at once through the water , rose to the 58 ROCK AND RIVER OUSELS .
... a handful of grain . It was so intent on its repast , that I was not perceived for a few seconds , but on peeping up to see if the coast was clear , it saw me at once through the water , rose to the 58 ROCK AND RIVER OUSELS .
Page 59
John Colquhoun. me at once through the water , rose to the surface , and flew away as with one and the same motion . Another winter , my notice was attracted by just such a ripple in a quiet stream , and again I detected the ousel at his ...
John Colquhoun. me at once through the water , rose to the surface , and flew away as with one and the same motion . Another winter , my notice was attracted by just such a ripple in a quiet stream , and again I detected the ousel at his ...
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Page 1 - Fortunately for mankind, as some counterbalance to that wretched love of novelty which originates in selfishness, shallowness, and conceit, and which especially characterizes all vulgar minds, there is set in the deeper places of the heart such affection for the signs of age that the eye is delighted even by injuries which are the work of time...
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,