Fishing: Pike and other coarse fishLongmans, Green, and Company, 1885 |
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Стр. 255 - ... spines, which on these occasions are projected. I have witnessed a battle of this sort which lasted several minutes before either would give way ; and when one does submit, imagination can hardly conceive the vindictive fury of the conqueror ; who, in the most persevering and unrelenting way, chases his rival from one part of the tub to another, until fairly exhausted with fatigue.
Стр. 270 - Of all the fish that swim the wat'ry mead Not one in cunning can the carp exceed: Sometimes, when nets enclose the stream, she flies To hollow rocks, and there in secret lies. Sometimes the surface of the water skims, And, springing o'er the net, undaunted swims; Now motionless she lies beneath the flood, Holds by a weed, or sinks into the mud ; brought hither by one Mr.
Стр. 129 - Fine day for riding," said he to Orelia; "uncommon fine — never saw a finer. Southerly wind and a cloudy sky. They say, you know, that when the wind is in the south, it blows the bait into the fish's mouth.
Стр. vii - PREFACE. A FEW LINES only are necessary to explain the object with which these volumes are put forth. There is no modern encyclopaedia to which the inexperienced man, who seeks guidance in the practice of the various British Sports and Pastimes, can turn for information. Some books there are on Hunting, some on Racing, some on Lawn Tennis, some on Fishing, and so on ; but one Library, or succession of volumes, which treats of the Sports and Pastimes indulged in by Englishmen — and women — is...
Стр. v - October 1885. HAVING received permission to dedicate these volumes, the BADMINTON LIBRARY of SPORTS and PASTIMES, to His ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES, I do so feeling that I am dedicating them to one of the best and keenest sportsmen of our time. I can say, from personal observation, that there is no man who can extricate himself from a bustling and pushing crowd of horsemen, when a fox breaks covert, more dexterously and quickly than His...
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Стр. 48 - And on the land there stood a fisherman on the look out, and he held in his hands a casting-net for fish, being like to a man about to hurl it from him.' Or as it has been versified — On the crag a fisher sat Observant ; in his grasp he held a net, Like one that poising rises to the throw.