Sporting scenes, and country characters by Martingale1840 |
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Página 18
... scent will lie badly , or that the pack will come to any perplexing check . The sun is shining unclouded in the heavens . There is a degree of freshness and elasticity in the atmosphere , which pro- duces a corresponding feeling in the ...
... scent will lie badly , or that the pack will come to any perplexing check . The sun is shining unclouded in the heavens . There is a degree of freshness and elasticity in the atmosphere , which pro- duces a corresponding feeling in the ...
Página 23
... scent of which they have been suddenly and unexpectedly deprived . At length , closely pressed , away flies the unkennelled fox as swift as the winds ; and the hounds stream out of the cover in hot pursuit . The huntsman is with them ...
... scent of which they have been suddenly and unexpectedly deprived . At length , closely pressed , away flies the unkennelled fox as swift as the winds ; and the hounds stream out of the cover in hot pursuit . The huntsman is with them ...
Página 24
... scent breast high . He skirts the cover , in front of the beautiful Dianas in the carriages , where the hounds were first cast off ; all have a fair view of him ; he enters the cover ; he seeks for safety in his earths , -but will be ...
... scent breast high . He skirts the cover , in front of the beautiful Dianas in the carriages , where the hounds were first cast off ; all have a fair view of him ; he enters the cover ; he seeks for safety in his earths , -but will be ...
Página 28
... scent has been regained . The leading hound opens . " Hector has it ! " says the huntsman : " Trueman follows him : excellent dog ! Vanquish has hit the scent also , - so has Victor , -good dogs ! " He receives the just praise of the ...
... scent has been regained . The leading hound opens . " Hector has it ! " says the huntsman : " Trueman follows him : excellent dog ! Vanquish has hit the scent also , - so has Victor , -good dogs ! " He receives the just praise of the ...
Página 42
... scent , too , lies better at that early hour , -a circumstance which is all in favour of the young hounds . The cubs are very reluctant to leave the cover , and , when that is the case , they will generally make a double , if pursued ...
... scent , too , lies better at that early hour , -a circumstance which is all in favour of the young hounds . The cubs are very reluctant to leave the cover , and , when that is the case , they will generally make a double , if pursued ...
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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.