Sporting Adventures in the New World, Or, Days and Nights of Moose-hunting in the Pine Forests of Acadia, Том 2Hurst and Blackett, 1855 |
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... whole distance . The blue tint on the calm water was of the most delicate azure , imparted to it by the general tone of the cloudless , though hazy , atmosphere of one of the hottest days of a Nova Scotian summer 34 SPORTING ADVENTURES .
... whole distance . The blue tint on the calm water was of the most delicate azure , imparted to it by the general tone of the cloudless , though hazy , atmosphere of one of the hottest days of a Nova Scotian summer 34 SPORTING ADVENTURES .
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... ? Well then , clamber down cautiously to that broad rock , where you will be able to command the whole pool ; and if there's a fish in the river , I'll warrant you that you will rise one before many minutes 52 SPORTING ADVENTURES .
... ? Well then , clamber down cautiously to that broad rock , where you will be able to command the whole pool ; and if there's a fish in the river , I'll warrant you that you will rise one before many minutes 52 SPORTING ADVENTURES .
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... ) is removed , the whole mass , with its superincumbent weight of water , is swept down with immense violence . Seeing the logs safely down the stream , is called " river - driving ; " and , from 60 SPORTING ADVENTURES .
... ) is removed , the whole mass , with its superincumbent weight of water , is swept down with immense violence . Seeing the logs safely down the stream , is called " river - driving ; " and , from 60 SPORTING ADVENTURES .
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... with their whole weight against the poles , which are planted on the river bed , they make the canoe shoot forward under them , till you fancy that they must lose their balance and fall backwards . A 70 SPORTING ADVENTURES .
... with their whole weight against the poles , which are planted on the river bed , they make the canoe shoot forward under them , till you fancy that they must lose their balance and fall backwards . A 70 SPORTING ADVENTURES .
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... whole scene appeared more fraught with a dismal grandeur than any I had yet seen . In front were were the Falls . On either side , precipitous cliffs of rugged slate towered over us , topped with the forest . The light of the heavens ...
... whole scene appeared more fraught with a dismal grandeur than any I had yet seen . In front were were the Falls . On either side , precipitous cliffs of rugged slate towered over us , topped with the forest . The light of the heavens ...
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