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Page xii
... Do not his descriptions almost lead away his readers in spite of themselves from the avowed subject of his book , and incite them to become Anglers more for the sake PREFACE . xiii of the accessories which he paints so.
... Do not his descriptions almost lead away his readers in spite of themselves from the avowed subject of his book , and incite them to become Anglers more for the sake PREFACE . xiii of the accessories which he paints so.
Page xviii
... become diseased - Artificial " Spate " for Salmon - Salmon passively following the line when hooked CHAPTER VII . Fishing from Steamers - Whiting near the surface — A day in the Linnhe Loch - off the Brambles - Lady- birds at sea - Boat ...
... become diseased - Artificial " Spate " for Salmon - Salmon passively following the line when hooked CHAPTER VII . Fishing from Steamers - Whiting near the surface — A day in the Linnhe Loch - off the Brambles - Lady- birds at sea - Boat ...
Page 9
... become reduced to about sixty or seventy yards , I generally lengthen the end next the reel by splicing and carefully whipping on an additional piece , by which means I still have my old line to throw with , and plenty to fall back upon ...
... become reduced to about sixty or seventy yards , I generally lengthen the end next the reel by splicing and carefully whipping on an additional piece , by which means I still have my old line to throw with , and plenty to fall back upon ...
Page 19
... becoming kinked , I ceased pulling in altogether whilst clearing it , at the same time raising my rod almost to the perpendicular , to keep my bait off the bottom . Having been in this position some little time - for the kink was rather ...
... becoming kinked , I ceased pulling in altogether whilst clearing it , at the same time raising my rod almost to the perpendicular , to keep my bait off the bottom . Having been in this position some little time - for the kink was rather ...
Page 36
... become nearly or quite as tame as barn - door fowls . I may instance those in the pond of the garden attached to the Kursaal at Wiesbaden , which are really a curious sight . Much more interest and amusement is to be derived from Carp ...
... become nearly or quite as tame as barn - door fowls . I may instance those in the pond of the garden attached to the Kursaal at Wiesbaden , which are really a curious sight . Much more interest and amusement is to be derived from Carp ...
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appear bait believe birds boat bob-fly Boilsfut breed BROOKE FOSS WESTCOTT Brown Trout Carp casting-line catch caterpillar caught cloth coast colour Common Pheasant Crown 8vo doubt eggs fancy fastened Fcap feed fisherman Flat-fish flies flight foxes gaff gimp Gulls hand head hooks inches induced insects instance Isle of Wight Jack keeper kill-devil killed knot La Hulpe larvæ leave length Loch Creran Loch Garry loop Maltby mentioned mouth Natural History nest never occasionally Partridges perfectly perhaps Pheasant pond pounds pounds weight probably pull quarters river Roach round Salmo ferox Salmon scarcely Scotch Sea Trout sea-fishing sea-loch seen shew Shooting shore shot side spawning species spinning sport spring Stock Dove stream sufficiently tackle tail taken throw tion told trailing unfrequently Versoix weather weight whilst fishing young
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Page xiii - But the Nightingale, another of my airy creatures, breathes such sweet loud music out of her little instrumental throat, that it might make mankind to think miracles are not ceased. He that at midnight, when the very labourer sleeps securely, should hear, as I have very often, the clear airs, the sweet descants, the natural rising and falling, the doubling and redoubling of her voice, might well be lifted above earth, and say, 'Lord, what music hast thou provided for the Saints in Heaven, when thou...