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... follow- ing what seemed to be a faint track , leading more directly than the course hitherto pursued towards what I had been told was our ultimate destina- tion . " This way , yer ' onner ! " shouted Larry ; " it's bad ground you're ...
... follow- ing what seemed to be a faint track , leading more directly than the course hitherto pursued towards what I had been told was our ultimate destina- tion . " This way , yer ' onner ! " shouted Larry ; " it's bad ground you're ...
Page 28
... too good a sportsman to follow his advice ; it was the novelty of the situation that perplexed me ; " Their tameness was shocking to me ; ' and when , immediately afterwards , Rap indicated the presence 28 GROUSE SHOOTING .
... too good a sportsman to follow his advice ; it was the novelty of the situation that perplexed me ; " Their tameness was shocking to me ; ' and when , immediately afterwards , Rap indicated the presence 28 GROUSE SHOOTING .
Page 47
... follow , sank helplessly in the bog , his tawny body quite covered , and only his head and the ridge of his back visible . I never saw such a change in the appearance of an animal in my life ; the lurid fire in his eye was quenched as ...
... follow , sank helplessly in the bog , his tawny body quite covered , and only his head and the ridge of his back visible . I never saw such a change in the appearance of an animal in my life ; the lurid fire in his eye was quenched as ...
Page 65
... honour , and as she pene- trates to the otter's stronghold , the others follow in single file . There is no room for two abreast , but F we hear beneath our feet a continuous snapping and snarling FOX AND OTTER HUNTING . 65.
... honour , and as she pene- trates to the otter's stronghold , the others follow in single file . There is no room for two abreast , but F we hear beneath our feet a continuous snapping and snarling FOX AND OTTER HUNTING . 65.
Page 68
... follow a boat for miles together , especially if there be music on board , now and again shading his eyes with one fin , just as a man shades his with his hand , that he may take a good look at the " monarchs of the deep , " that I ...
... follow a boat for miles together , especially if there be music on board , now and again shading his eyes with one fin , just as a man shades his with his hand , that he may take a good look at the " monarchs of the deep , " that I ...
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Page 115 - Yet," upon the river; Some jealousy of some one's heir, Some hopes of dying broken-hearted; A miniature, a lock of hair, The usual vows, — and then we parted. We parted: months and years rolled by; We met again four summers after. Our parting was all sob and sigh, — Our meeting was all mirth and laughter; For, in my heart's most secret cell, There had been many other lodgers; And she was not the ball-room's belle, But only Mrs. — Something — Rogers!