The Rod and the Gun: Being Two Treatises on Angling and ShootingA. and C. Black, 1840 - Всего страниц: 439 |
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... Lake Trout , 246 The Char , 258 The Grayling , 266 269 Eels , LIST OF WORKS ON ANGLING . SHOOTING . ADVERTISEMENT , INTRODUCTION , 277 279 · A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE WEAPONS OF THE CHASE ; AND OF SOME OF THE SPORTS AND PASTIMES THAT ...
... Lake Trout , 246 The Char , 258 The Grayling , 266 269 Eels , LIST OF WORKS ON ANGLING . SHOOTING . ADVERTISEMENT , INTRODUCTION , 277 279 · A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE WEAPONS OF THE CHASE ; AND OF SOME OF THE SPORTS AND PASTIMES THAT ...
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... lakes and rivers ; and the composition of a perfect landscape , whether in nature or art , is incomplete without the accessory of either tranquil or flowing waters . The pursuits of the artist and the angler are therefore peculiarly ...
... lakes and rivers ; and the composition of a perfect landscape , whether in nature or art , is incomplete without the accessory of either tranquil or flowing waters . The pursuits of the artist and the angler are therefore peculiarly ...
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... lake or river , and ever and anon the stilly air reverberates with a splashing sound , and golden sands grow dim by comparison with lustrous broad - finned forms which lash the " indig- nant shore , " so potent is the rod of this ...
... lake or river , and ever and anon the stilly air reverberates with a splashing sound , and golden sands grow dim by comparison with lustrous broad - finned forms which lash the " indig- nant shore , " so potent is the rod of this ...
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... lake , or the still stretches of some goodly river , when a sudden lull of wind has fallen upon the waters , and every grey gigantic stone , or craggy rock , or old fantastic tree with silvery stem , was seen reflected in the liquid ...
... lake , or the still stretches of some goodly river , when a sudden lull of wind has fallen upon the waters , and every grey gigantic stone , or craggy rock , or old fantastic tree with silvery stem , was seen reflected in the liquid ...
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... lake - ward , as if he really thought of crossing over . Now this freak wont suit you if you are wishing only to wade , have no boat , and can't swim ; so ( but not ungently ) try to check his speed , or wheel him round , and as one ...
... lake - ward , as if he really thought of crossing over . Now this freak wont suit you if you are wishing only to wade , have no boat , and can't swim ; so ( but not ungently ) try to check his speed , or wheel him round , and as one ...
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Стр. 258 - From the lone shieling of the misty island Mountains divide us, and the waste of seas — Yet still the blood is strong, the heart is Highland, And we in dreams behold the Hebrides : Fair these broad meads, &c.
Стр. 154 - A TROUBLE, not of clouds, or weeping rain, Nor of the setting sun's pathetic light Engendered, hangs o'er Eildon's triple height : Spirits of Power, assembled there, complain For kindred Power departing from their sight ; While Tweed, best pleased in chanting a blithe strain, Saddens his voice again, and yet again.
Стр. 5 - For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
Стр. 276 - TC The British Angler's Manual; or, The Art of Angling in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. With some Account of the Principal Rivers, Lakes and Trout Streams in the United Kingdom, with Instructions in Fly-Fishing, Trolling and Angling at the Bottom, and more Particularly for the Trout.
Стр. 299 - See ! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings : Short is his joy ; he feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground. Ah ! what avail his glossy, varying dyes, His purple crest, and scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his shining plumes unfold, His painted wings, and breast that flames with gold...
Стр. 279 - To disappointment, and fallacious hope : Rich in content, in Nature's bounty rich, In herbs and fruits; whatever greens the Spring, When heaven descends in showers; or bends the bough, When Summer reddens, and when Autumn beams; Or in the wintry glebe whatever lies Conceal'd, and fattens with the richest sap...
Стр. 296 - In a legal sense, a forest is a certain territory of woody grounds and fruitful pastures, privileged for wild beasts and fowls of forest, chase, and warren, to rest and abide there in the safe protection of the king, for his delight and pleasure...
Стр. 316 - With fifteen hundred bowmen bold, All chosen men of might, Who knew full well in time of need To aim their shafts aright.
Стр. 290 - Hawks use that most, and it yields us most recreation ; it stops not the high soaring of my noble generous Falcon ; in it she ascends to such an height, as the dull eyes of beasts and fish are not able to reach to...
Стр. 276 - Northern Memoirs, calculated for the Meridian of Scotland. Wherein most or all of the cities, citadels, sea-ports, castles, forts, fortresses, rivers, and rivulets, are compendiously described.