Sporting scenes, and country characters by Martingale1840 |
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Frases i termes més freqüents
ALKEN amongst animal approach bait battue beautiful birds chace Cloth Lettered cock considerable distance course cover coveys danger deer delightful destruction DICKES diversion dogs ducks earth Edition effect enabled enjoyment escape especially extremely favourite feed feeling fieldfare fish float fishing fly-fisher Foolscap Octavo Volume fox hunter fox hunting gamekeeper greyhound ground grouse gunner habits hare haunts horse huntsman immediately invariably jack snipe keeper kennel killed knows labour landrail large number lover lurcher mole-catcher nature never night occasions otter owner pack partridge perfect pheasant pike poacher possesses pot-hunter present preserved Price purpose pursued pursuit qualities rabbit-catcher rabbits racter rat-catcher resolution resort Reynard ride rience scene scent season secure shooter shooting shot skill snipe spot stag hunting stoat stream tion Tom Moody traps trout true sportsman turn weasel weather whilst whipper-in whips whole woods young hounds
Passatges populars
Pàgina 158 - But, look, the morn in russet mantle clad, Walks o'er the dew of yon high eastern hill.
Pàgina 277 - Fly fishing may be a very pleasant amusement ; but angling or float fishing, I can only compare to a stick and a string, with a worm at one end, and a, fool at the other.
Pàgina 86 - My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind, So flewed, so sanded, and their heads are hung With ears that sweep away the morning dew ; Crook-kneed, and dewlapped like Thessalian bulls ; Slow in pursuit, but matched in mouth like bells, Each under each.
Pàgina 28 - Dispersed, how busily this way and that, They cross, examining with curious nose Each likely haunt. Hark! on the drag I hear Their doubtful notes, preluding to a cry More nobly full, and swelled with every mouth.