The Art of Angling

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T. Lowndes, 1781 - Всего страниц: 303
 

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Стр. 146 - I say, put your hook, I mean the arming- wire, through his mouth and out at his gills; and then with a fine needle and silk sew the upper part of his leg, with only one stitch, to the arming- wire of your hook; or tie the frog's leg, above the upper joint, to the arming-wire ; and, in so doing, use him as though you loved him, * that is, harm him, as little as you may possibly, that he may live the longer.
Стр. 142 - Pike had devoured all the fish, except one large Carp, that weighed between nine and ten pounds, and that was bitten in several places. The Pike was then put into the canal again, together with abundance of...
Стр. 33 - Claret well with salt, cloves, and mace, and the rinds of oranges and lemons : that done, cover your pot and set it on a quick fire, till it be sufficiently boiled; then take out the Carp, and lay it with the broth into the dish, and pour upon it a quarter of a pound of the best fresh butter, melted and beaten with half a dozen spoonfuls of the broth, the yolks of two or three eggs, and some of the herbs shred ; garnish your dish with lemons, and so serve it up, and much good do you.
Стр. 64 - ... directed, the feathers to your left hand and the roots in the bent of your hook, with that end of the silk which you...
Стр. 65 - ... fibres which you may have taken in, and make another turn ; then lay hold of the hackle with the third and fourth fingers of your left hand, with which you may extend it while you disengage the loose fibres as before.
Стр. 114 - That in case any person or persons shall take, kill or destroy, or attempt to take, kill or destroy, any fish in any river or stream, pond, pool, or other water (not being in any park or paddock, or in any garden, orchard or yard adjoining or belonging to any dwelling-house, but shall be in any other inclosed ground which shall be private property...
Стр. 115 - ... by action of debt, bill, plaint, or information, in any of his Majefty's courts of record at Weftminfter...
Стр. 61 - ... be fine ones got from near his tail; be careful that they are not too rank, which they are when the fibres are more than half an inch long, and for some purposes these are much too big : be provided with these of the following colours, viz.
Стр. 65 - In this manner proceed till you come within an eighth of an inch of the end of the shank, where you will find an end of silk hanging, and by which time you will find the fibres at the great end of the hackle something discomposed ; clip these oft...
Стр. 61 - Feathers are absolutely necessary for the wings and other parts of flies : get therefore feathers from the back and other parts of the wild mallard, or drake ; the feathers of a partridge, especially those red ones that are in the tail ; feathers from a cock -pheasant's breast...

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