The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'., Volume 25John William Carleton 1851 |
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... wild fowl and migratory birds which only visit us in severe weather . There is no shooting in any part of the season to be compared to winter shooting — it is so wild and exciting , and so totally different to any other sport of the gun ...
... wild fowl and migratory birds which only visit us in severe weather . There is no shooting in any part of the season to be compared to winter shooting — it is so wild and exciting , and so totally different to any other sport of the gun ...
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John William Carleton. There is something so wild and exciting in the sport , as he describes it ! Imagine the excitement of creeping up to thousands of wild fowl of every sort , your generalship being brought into play , for without it ...
John William Carleton. There is something so wild and exciting in the sport , as he describes it ! Imagine the excitement of creeping up to thousands of wild fowl of every sort , your generalship being brought into play , for without it ...
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... wild- fowl shooting , " it must be very disagreeable to crawl on the mud , especially at night ; " and hereupon he looks down with evident satis- faction at his well - strapped trousers and polished boots , which are hardly soiled by ...
... wild- fowl shooting , " it must be very disagreeable to crawl on the mud , especially at night ; " and hereupon he looks down with evident satis- faction at his well - strapped trousers and polished boots , which are hardly soiled by ...
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... wild duck . The best time to seek them is in foggy weather ; they will then not fly far when sprung , but will pitch soon again ; consequently , repeated shots may be obtained at a flight of teal - in this so different to the wild duck ...
... wild duck . The best time to seek them is in foggy weather ; they will then not fly far when sprung , but will pitch soon again ; consequently , repeated shots may be obtained at a flight of teal - in this so different to the wild duck ...
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... wild duck , the swan , the teal , the widgeon , and the diver ; secondly , the coot , the curlew , and many others , all of which visit our shores in severe weather , driven from northern latitudes when winter commences , to seek a ...
... wild duck , the swan , the teal , the widgeon , and the diver ; secondly , the coot , the curlew , and many others , all of which visit our shores in severe weather , driven from northern latitudes when winter commences , to seek a ...
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Page 210 - The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil soul, producing holy witness, Is like a villain with a smiling cheek ; A goodly apple rotten at the heart: O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath ! Shy.
Page 376 - While the Cock, with lively din, Scatters the rear of darkness thin, And to the stack, or the...
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Page 63 - Vegetable fibrine and animal fibrine, vegetable albumen and animal albumen, hardly differ, even in form ; if these principles be wanting in the food, the nutrition of the animal is arrested; and when they are present, the graminivorous animal obtains in its food the very same principles on the presence of which the nutrition of the carnivora entirely depends.
Page 83 - In estimating the value of any prize no deduction shall be made, except of the winner's own stake and of any sum or sums required by the conditions to be paid out of the stakes to the owners of any other horse or horses in the race— the entrance for a plate not to be deducted.
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Page 161 - The person appointed to start the horses shall mark in his list the time when the horses in each race actually started ; and if there have been any false starts, the first of them shall be considered as the time of starting for that race. And he shall make a report thereof to the Keeper of the Match-book in the afternoon of the day the races are run.
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