A Dictionary of Sports: Or, Companion to the Field, the Forest, and the Riverside. Containing Explanations of Every Term Applicable to Racing, Shooting, Hunting, Fishing, Hawking, Archery, Etc. ... With Essays Upon All National Amusements |
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... Lord Portmore's White- nose ( a son of the Godolphin Ara- bian ) out of Diana , by Whitefoot . This extraordinary horse generally measured under fourteen hands . See LITTLE DRIVER . ABATE . A horse is said to abate , or take down , his ...
... Lord Portmore's White- nose ( a son of the Godolphin Ara- bian ) out of Diana , by Whitefoot . This extraordinary horse generally measured under fourteen hands . See LITTLE DRIVER . ABATE . A horse is said to abate , or take down , his ...
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... lord or supe- rior , in contradistinction to feudal . There are no allodial lands in this country , all being held either me - natural evacuations . The following diately or immediately of the king . Lords paramount of manors were ...
... lord or supe- rior , in contradistinction to feudal . There are no allodial lands in this country , all being held either me - natural evacuations . The following diately or immediately of the king . Lords paramount of manors were ...
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... Lord . And let the blessing of St. Peter's Master be with mine and upon all lovers of vir- tue , who dare trust in Providence , and be quiet and go an ANGLING ! " Angling has been thought of suf- ficient importance to be protected by ...
... Lord . And let the blessing of St. Peter's Master be with mine and upon all lovers of vir- tue , who dare trust in Providence , and be quiet and go an ANGLING ! " Angling has been thought of suf- ficient importance to be protected by ...
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... lord of the manor has the soil on both sides of a river , as in the case of the Severn , the right of fishing goes with it ; and he who intrudes thereon must prove his claim of a free fishery ; but when the tide ebbs and flows , and the ...
... lord of the manor has the soil on both sides of a river , as in the case of the Severn , the right of fishing goes with it ; and he who intrudes thereon must prove his claim of a free fishery ; but when the tide ebbs and flows , and the ...
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... Lord Percie's archers did withal deliver their deadlie arrows Iso lively , so courageous , so griev- ously , that they ranne through the men at armes , bored their helmets , pierced their very swords , beat their lances to the earth ...
... Lord Percie's archers did withal deliver their deadlie arrows Iso lively , so courageous , so griev- ously , that they ranne through the men at armes , bored their helmets , pierced their very swords , beat their lances to the earth ...
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