The Rod and the Gun: Being Two Treatises on Angling and ShootingA. and C. Black, 1840 - 439 sider |
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... FISHES , 37 SECTION I. Introductory Observations , 37 SECTION IL . External Form and Attributes of Fishes , 40 SECTION III . Nutrition and Growth of Fishes , 44 • SECTION IV . The Osteology of Fishes , 48 SECTION V. The Muscular Movements ...
... FISHES , 37 SECTION I. Introductory Observations , 37 SECTION IL . External Form and Attributes of Fishes , 40 SECTION III . Nutrition and Growth of Fishes , 44 • SECTION IV . The Osteology of Fishes , 48 SECTION V. The Muscular Movements ...
Side x
... Fishes , 70 SECTION XI . Organs of Touch in Fishes , 71 SECTION XII . Things to be inferred from the preceding Premises , SECTION XIII . The circulating System of Fishes , SECTION XIV . The Respiration of Fishes , SECTION XV . 73 132 78 ...
... Fishes , 70 SECTION XI . Organs of Touch in Fishes , 71 SECTION XII . Things to be inferred from the preceding Premises , SECTION XIII . The circulating System of Fishes , SECTION XIV . The Respiration of Fishes , SECTION XV . 73 132 78 ...
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... fish may be deceived by the idea of a natural fly ; and it is on that account that the angler should throw his tackle lightly and with accuracy , and it is on that account also that we would advise the more frequent throwing of the line ...
... fish may be deceived by the idea of a natural fly ; and it is on that account that the angler should throw his tackle lightly and with accuracy , and it is on that account also that we would advise the more frequent throwing of the line ...
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... fish ; or that sullen and pulse- like tug , by which a still goodlier one , when hooked in a deep pool , frequently ... fishing are , to be most assiduous when the streams are somewhat disturbed and increased by rain , —when the day is ...
... fish ; or that sullen and pulse- like tug , by which a still goodlier one , when hooked in a deep pool , frequently ... fishing are , to be most assiduous when the streams are somewhat disturbed and increased by rain , —when the day is ...
Side 29
... fish . If a large trout rises in a deep pool , it may be of advan- tage so to do ; and this will be sufficiently accom- plished by inclining the rod quickly upwards or aside ( if in the latter direction , then towards the tail of the fish ...
... fish . If a large trout rises in a deep pool , it may be of advan- tage so to do ; and this will be sufficiently accom- plished by inclining the rod quickly upwards or aside ( if in the latter direction , then towards the tail of the fish ...
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Side 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.
Side 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.
Side 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.
Side 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.
Side 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...
Side 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...
Side 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...
Side 316 - With fifteen hundred bowmen bold, All chosen men of might, Who knew full well in time of need To aim their shafts aright.
Side 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...
Side 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.