Mountain, Meadow, & Mere: A Series of Outdoor Sketches of Sport, Scenery, Adventure and Natural HistoryHenry S. King & Company, 1874 - 226 стор. |
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... killed an osprey here , and that another had been seen haunting one of the meres . Altogether the district of the Shropshire meres presents a rich field , both to the observer of natural history and to the lover of quiet woodland and ...
... killed an osprey here , and that another had been seen haunting one of the meres . Altogether the district of the Shropshire meres presents a rich field , both to the observer of natural history and to the lover of quiet woodland and ...
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... killed for the sake of eating , but now the eggs are taken instead , and are boiled and eaten cold , like lapwings ' eggs , to which they have a similar taste , but are not quite so good . They are sometimes palmed off upon an unwary ...
... killed for the sake of eating , but now the eggs are taken instead , and are boiled and eaten cold , like lapwings ' eggs , to which they have a similar taste , but are not quite so good . They are sometimes palmed off upon an unwary ...
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... kill a good five yards further than gunpowder . I have just 66 invested in a thousand of them . You will see what they can do to - morrow . " Now , I had heard but indifferent reports of these gun - cotton cartridges , so I said ...
... kill a good five yards further than gunpowder . I have just 66 invested in a thousand of them . You will see what they can do to - morrow . " Now , I had heard but indifferent reports of these gun - cotton cartridges , so I said ...
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... kill three or four . I would come with you , but I have some letters to write . " you Nothing loth , I started off across the paddock to the wood . It was composed of larch and fir - trees which grew rather wide apart , and permitted a ...
... kill three or four . I would come with you , but I have some letters to write . " you Nothing loth , I started off across the paddock to the wood . It was composed of larch and fir - trees which grew rather wide apart , and permitted a ...
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... kill- ing feræ naturæ unless some " law " is given them . Although I take the trouble to give this explanation , I do not expect anybody who is not a sportsman to agree with me in my reasoning . Certainly not Mr. Freeman . In the wood ...
... kill- ing feræ naturæ unless some " law " is given them . Although I take the trouble to give this explanation , I do not expect anybody who is not a sportsman to agree with me in my reasoning . Certainly not Mr. Freeman . In the wood ...
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