The Rod and the Gun: Being Two Treatises on Angling and ShootingA. and C. Black, 1840 - Всего страниц: 439 |
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... tail , one of the most killing lures for large trout , the bait consists of the nether half of a small fish , mangled and mis - shapen , and in every point of view divested of its natural form . Fly - fishing has been compared , though ...
... tail , one of the most killing lures for large trout , the bait consists of the nether half of a small fish , mangled and mis - shapen , and in every point of view divested of its natural form . Fly - fishing has been compared , though ...
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... tails , bear no resem- blance to winged insects instinct with life , and composed , in their own slight way , of flesh and blood ( without bones ) , we cannot conceive why our beloved brethren of the angle should persist in the belief ...
... tails , bear no resem- blance to winged insects instinct with life , and composed , in their own slight way , of flesh and blood ( without bones ) , we cannot conceive why our beloved brethren of the angle should persist in the belief ...
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... tail ! Now he may cer- tainly do what he likes with his own , but gentle reader , the tackle is either yours or mine . For the sake of illustration let us suppose it yours . Up then with the tip of your rod , which , owing to the dream ...
... tail ! Now he may cer- tainly do what he likes with his own , but gentle reader , the tackle is either yours or mine . For the sake of illustration let us suppose it yours . Up then with the tip of your rod , which , owing to the dream ...
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... tail , and , in another moment , you are sitting together on the green sward , as if you had known each other all your lives . Sic transit gloria trutta . Now , of the noted flies above named , ( and we have performed the same feat with ...
... tail , and , in another moment , you are sitting together on the green sward , as if you had known each other all your lives . Sic transit gloria trutta . Now , of the noted flies above named , ( and we have performed the same feat with ...
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... tail of the fish , so as not to drag the fly from its mouth ) , in such a manner as to draw out a few inches of the line ; for if the reel is not allowed to run , this operation is apt to snap the gut , or otherwise injure the tackle ...
... tail of the fish , so as not to drag the fly from its mouth ) , in such a manner as to draw out a few inches of the line ; for if the reel is not allowed to run , this operation is apt to snap the gut , or otherwise injure the tackle ...
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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.
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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...
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