The Rod and the Gun: Being Two Treatises on Angling and ShootingA. and C. Black, 1840 - Всего страниц: 439 |
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... woods , the forests wide and long , Adorn'd with leaves and branches fresh and green , In whose cool bowers the birds with many a song Do welcome with their quire the summer's queen ; The meadows fair , where Flora's gifts among Are ...
... woods , the forests wide and long , Adorn'd with leaves and branches fresh and green , In whose cool bowers the birds with many a song Do welcome with their quire the summer's queen ; The meadows fair , where Flora's gifts among Are ...
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... wood , agglutinated together , and made heavier or lighter according to circumstances , that they may the more easily sink or swim . They are open at either end , and the worm crawls along the stones and gravel , by protruding its legs ...
... wood , agglutinated together , and made heavier or lighter according to circumstances , that they may the more easily sink or swim . They are open at either end , and the worm crawls along the stones and gravel , by protruding its legs ...
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... wood should be cut about Christmas , and allowed to season for a twelvemonth . Hazel is very generally used , especially that from the cob - nut , which grows to a great length , and is for the most part very straight and taper . The ...
... wood should be cut about Christmas , and allowed to season for a twelvemonth . Hazel is very generally used , especially that from the cob - nut , which grows to a great length , and is for the most part very straight and taper . The ...
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... wood for the top - joints . If real bamboo can be procured of good quality , it is preferable to lance- wood . Rosewood and partridgewood from the Brazils may also be used for the top - pieces . The extreme length of the top - piece is ...
... wood for the top - joints . If real bamboo can be procured of good quality , it is preferable to lance- wood . Rosewood and partridgewood from the Brazils may also be used for the top - pieces . The extreme length of the top - piece is ...
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... woods already named , elder , holly , yew , mountain- ash , and briar , all of which are indigenous to this country , furnish materials to the makers of rods . In finishing a rod the usual varnish is copal varnish , or Indian rubber ...
... woods already named , elder , holly , yew , mountain- ash , and briar , all of which are indigenous to this country , furnish materials to the makers of rods . In finishing a rod the usual varnish is copal varnish , or Indian rubber ...
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