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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... quietly pushing through the under- wood , we enter the water and wade through the flags , which reach as high as our heads ; then , fixing each foot firmly on a root , we drop the lines as gently as possible into the water . How quiet ...
... quietly pushing through the under- wood , we enter the water and wade through the flags , which reach as high as our heads ; then , fixing each foot firmly on a root , we drop the lines as gently as possible into the water . How quiet ...
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... while , a little more , and then walks off quietly along the surface . I tighten my line ; no need to strike hard . The carp is a soft , though leather - mouthed fish . Whizz ! What a dash ΙΟ Mountain , Meadow , and Mere.
... while , a little more , and then walks off quietly along the surface . I tighten my line ; no need to strike hard . The carp is a soft , though leather - mouthed fish . Whizz ! What a dash ΙΟ Mountain , Meadow , and Mere.
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... quiet beauty peculiarly its own . Situate in the north - west of Shropshire , Ellesmere , the starting - point of the mere district , is a pretty , quiet little town , having for its chief attractions the Mere par excellence ; a ...
... quiet beauty peculiarly its own . Situate in the north - west of Shropshire , Ellesmere , the starting - point of the mere district , is a pretty , quiet little town , having for its chief attractions the Mere par excellence ; a ...
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... quiet day . Steadying themselves with their tails , which are placed firmly against the trunk , they hammer away until a small piece of bark is dislodged , and then the long and slender tongues shoot out , returning each time with some ...
... quiet day . Steadying themselves with their tails , which are placed firmly against the trunk , they hammer away until a small piece of bark is dislodged , and then the long and slender tongues shoot out , returning each time with some ...
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... the Shropshire meres presents a rich field , both to the observer of natural history and to the lover of quiet woodland and lake scenery . CAUGHT AT LAST IV . PAN THEY told me Pan was dead ,. 22 Mountain , Meadow , and Mere CAUGHT AT LAST ...
... the Shropshire meres presents a rich field , both to the observer of natural history and to the lover of quiet woodland and lake scenery . CAUGHT AT LAST IV . PAN THEY told me Pan was dead ,. 22 Mountain , Meadow , and Mere CAUGHT AT LAST ...
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