Sporting scenes, and country characters by Martingale1840 |
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Página 27
... perfect . It is too much the practice of timid and inconsiderate persons to select some old and experienced rider , who is known to be well acquainted with the country , as a pilot , and ride in his wake , regardless of all consequences ...
... perfect . It is too much the practice of timid and inconsiderate persons to select some old and experienced rider , who is known to be well acquainted with the country , as a pilot , and ride in his wake , regardless of all consequences ...
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... perfect comfort ; otherwise their physical powers will be so injured , by exposure to the inclemencies of the weather , as to render them any- thing but a complete and effective pack . Cleanliness , too , is an important object ; and in ...
... perfect comfort ; otherwise their physical powers will be so injured , by exposure to the inclemencies of the weather , as to render them any- thing but a complete and effective pack . Cleanliness , too , is an important object ; and in ...
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... perfect a command over all the hounds , that not one of the pack should dare to HALKEN , move unless at his bidding . By strict attention to this part of his business , he becomes more thoroughly ac- quainted with the hounds , and they ...
... perfect a command over all the hounds , that not one of the pack should dare to HALKEN , move unless at his bidding . By strict attention to this part of his business , he becomes more thoroughly ac- quainted with the hounds , and they ...
Página 36
... perfect master of the business of the kennel , and adds to the due performance of those duties the most perfect com- mand over all the pack , as well as skill and perseverance in the cover , and in getting across the country , is the ...
... perfect master of the business of the kennel , and adds to the due performance of those duties the most perfect com- mand over all the pack , as well as skill and perseverance in the cover , and in getting across the country , is the ...
Página 46
... perfect at all other points , taste not this essential requisite , they will run riot , and be totally unfit for a day's effectual run in the pursuit of a resolute old fox . There is often some difficulty in getting young hounds out of ...
... perfect at all other points , taste not this essential requisite , they will run riot , and be totally unfit for a day's effectual run in the pursuit of a resolute old fox . There is often some difficulty in getting young hounds out of ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
ALKEN amongst animal approach bait battue beautiful birds chace Cloth Lettered cock considerable distance course cover coveys danger deer delightful destruction DICKES diversion dogs ducks earth Edition effect enabled enjoyment escape especially extremely favourite feed feeling fieldfare fish float fishing fly-fisher Foolscap Octavo Volume fox hunter fox hunting gamekeeper greyhound ground grouse gunner habits hare haunts horse huntsman immediately invariably jack snipe keeper kennel killed knows labour landrail large number lover lurcher mole-catcher nature never night occasions otter owner pack partridge perfect pheasant pike poacher possesses pot-hunter present preserved Price purpose pursued pursuit qualities rabbit-catcher rabbits racter rat-catcher resolution resort Reynard ride rience scene scent season secure shooter shooting shot skill snipe spot stag hunting stoat stream tion Tom Moody traps trout true sportsman turn weasel weather whilst whipper-in whips whole woods young hounds
Passagens conhecidas
Página 158 - But, look, the morn in russet mantle clad, Walks o'er the dew of yon high eastern hill.
Página 277 - Fly fishing may be a very pleasant amusement ; but angling or float fishing, I can only compare to a stick and a string, with a worm at one end, and a, fool at the other.
Página 86 - My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind, So flewed, so sanded, and their heads are hung With ears that sweep away the morning dew ; Crook-kneed, and dewlapped like Thessalian bulls ; Slow in pursuit, but matched in mouth like bells, Each under each.
Página 28 - Dispersed, how busily this way and that, They cross, examining with curious nose Each likely haunt. Hark! on the drag I hear Their doubtful notes, preluding to a cry More nobly full, and swelled with every mouth.