Blackwood's Magazine, Volumes 265-266W. Blackwood, 1949 - England |
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... archery enchants me . science of archery baffles me completely . The further back I delve into the history of archery the more I am interested and thrilled . The The deeper I thrust my imagina- tion into the bow's unrecorded history the ...
... archery enchants me . science of archery baffles me completely . The further back I delve into the history of archery the more I am interested and thrilled . The The deeper I thrust my imagina- tion into the bow's unrecorded history the ...
Page 18
... archery is no child's play . I hereby give warning that it is not safe to call archery a kid's game in my presence . A neighbour of mine recently did that very thing , so I gave his small son a real bow and some good arrows , and ...
... archery is no child's play . I hereby give warning that it is not safe to call archery a kid's game in my presence . A neighbour of mine recently did that very thing , so I gave his small son a real bow and some good arrows , and ...
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great archers ' battle . Thereafter the gun slowly murdered the bow . Archery died . In 1275 , in Edward I. of England's reign , the Statute of Winchester com- pelled all males to shoot in the bow from the age of seven , and merchants ...
great archers ' battle . Thereafter the gun slowly murdered the bow . Archery died . In 1275 , in Edward I. of England's reign , the Statute of Winchester com- pelled all males to shoot in the bow from the age of seven , and merchants ...
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