Mountain, Meadow, & Mere: A Series of Outdoor Sketches of Sport, Scenery, Adventures, and Natural History ...Henry S. King & Company, 1873 - 226 páginas |
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... clothes very heavy . Even now I involun- tarily smiled at the comparison which suddenly occur- red to me , between myself in this plight and a mouse swimming round a bucket of water ; but the thought that I too , like it , might be ...
... clothes very heavy . Even now I involun- tarily smiled at the comparison which suddenly occur- red to me , between myself in this plight and a mouse swimming round a bucket of water ; but the thought that I too , like it , might be ...
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... clothing to swim , and with not a soul near to help . He was borne past the mud , but he made no effort to reach it ... clothes were dragging him down . He tried to pray , and re- signed himself to his fate , while a pair of laughing ...
... clothing to swim , and with not a soul near to help . He was borne past the mud , but he made no effort to reach it ... clothes were dragging him down . He tried to pray , and re- signed himself to his fate , while a pair of laughing ...
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... cloth and braces and the shoulder strap of his shot pouch . It appeared that he had drifted against the post when just on the point of sinking , and he had sufficient strength left to lash himself securely to it . He was cold and ...
... cloth and braces and the shoulder strap of his shot pouch . It appeared that he had drifted against the post when just on the point of sinking , and he had sufficient strength left to lash himself securely to it . He was cold and ...
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... clothes , took up a paper , and lit his pipe , to while away the time until the others came home . Two , after mature consideration and a consultation with Parker , resolved on " dibbing " for chub as the most likely way of filling his ...
... clothes , took up a paper , and lit his pipe , to while away the time until the others came home . Two , after mature consideration and a consultation with Parker , resolved on " dibbing " for chub as the most likely way of filling his ...
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... cloth . Illustrated . 145 . " Will be found interesting by those who take a pleasure either in sport or natural history . " - Athenæum . " The descriptions are clear and full of interest , while the book is prevented from degenerating ...
... cloth . Illustrated . 145 . " Will be found interesting by those who take a pleasure either in sport or natural history . " - Athenæum . " The descriptions are clear and full of interest , while the book is prevented from degenerating ...
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