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As for the little hawk , although I marked the very spot she 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 ...
As for the little hawk , although I marked the very spot she 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 ...
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It st to Seper their first , for rose She kept ays say , alse ies the ta ise WO _d , 1l it A fisherman in the neighbourhood gave me a strange account of a moss - hole - for it deserves no more dignified name - which breeds trout of ...
It st to Seper their first , for rose She kept ays say , alse ies the ta ise WO _d , 1l it A fisherman in the neighbourhood gave me a strange account of a moss - hole - for it deserves no more dignified name - which breeds trout of ...
Page 56
... indulged in dirt , " which luxury , however , he strictly prohibited in his boat . 66 It was now time to take to my rod again and go over all the open places with the fly . Another trout actually rose and hooked at the same ...
... indulged in dirt , " which luxury , however , he strictly prohibited in his boat . 66 It was now time to take to my rod again and go over all the open places with the fly . Another trout actually rose and hooked at the same ...
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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 .
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 .
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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 secret meal .
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 secret meal .
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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,