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 AmusementsT. Tegg and son, 1835 - 365 pages |
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... close and indissoluble , requiring an ac- quaintance with the habits of a considerable tribe of created beings , fishes and the animals they prey upon ; with a knowledge of the na- ture of water and of the atmosphere , of the signs and ...
... close and indissoluble , requiring an ac- quaintance with the habits of a considerable tribe of created beings , fishes and the animals they prey upon ; with a knowledge of the na- ture of water and of the atmosphere , of the signs and ...
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... close to the ground as to be almost imperceptible even to the party . The antelope had raised his head to look at them , but the moment he again put it down to feed , the chittah rapidly advanced twenty yards and crouched again , and so ...
... close to the ground as to be almost imperceptible even to the party . The antelope had raised his head to look at them , but the moment he again put it down to feed , the chittah rapidly advanced twenty yards and crouched again , and so ...
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... close to an ele- phant , and so gentle and docile that he eats bread out of my hand , and has almost as much attachment and coaxing ways as a dog . This seems the general character of the Arab horses , to judge from what I have silver ...
... close to an ele- phant , and so gentle and docile that he eats bread out of my hand , and has almost as much attachment and coaxing ways as a dog . This seems the general character of the Arab horses , to judge from what I have silver ...
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... close to his breast . and dexterity . Within seven miles 6 ASSART . which possess a power of making the. be well boiled or brased , and hard- ened at the points with steel . Ar- rows were usually reckoned by sheaves ; a sheaf consisting ...
... close to his breast . and dexterity . Within seven miles 6 ASSART . which possess a power of making the. be well boiled or brased , and hard- ened at the points with steel . Ar- rows were usually reckoned by sheaves ; a sheaf consisting ...
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... close , and upon a clear wind ; otherwise the badger will discover him , and immediately fly some other way into his burrow . But if the dogs can encounter him before he can take his sanctuary , he will then stand at bay like a boar ...
... close , and upon a clear wind ; otherwise the badger will discover him , and immediately fly some other way into his burrow . But if the dogs can encounter him before he can take his sanctuary , he will then stand at bay like a boar ...
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Page 158 - Act and the special matter in evidence at any trial to be had thereupon ; and no plaintiff shall recover in any such action, if tender of sufficient amends shall have been made before such action brought, or if a sufficient sum of money shall have been paid into court after such action brought, by or on behalf of the defendant...
Page 157 - That all Actions and Prosecutions to be commenced against any Person for any thing done in pursuance of this Act shall be laid and tried in the County where the Fact was committed, and shall be commenced within...
Page 157 - Justice before whom the same shall be entered into shall liberate such person, if in custody; and the Court at such Sessions shall hear and determine the matter of the Appeal, and shall make such order therein, with or without costs to either party, as to the Court shall seem meet ; and in case of the dismissal of the Appeal, or the affirmance of the Conviction, shall order and adjudge the offender to be dealt with and punished according to the conviction, and to pay such costs as shall be awarded,...
Page 12 - I would beget content," says Izaak Walton, "and increase confidence in the power and wisdom and providence of Almighty God, I will walk the meadows by some gliding stream, and there contemplate the lilies that take no care, and those very many other little living creatures that are not only created but fed, (man knows not how) by the goodness of the God of nature, and therefore trust in him.
Page 157 - Peace, conditioned personally to appear at the said Sessions, and to try such Appeal, and to abide the Judgment of the Court thereupon, and to pay such Costs as shall be by the Court awarded; and upon such Notice being given, and such Recognizance being entered into...
Page 12 - Complete Angler; or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation : being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds. Fish and Fishing, written by IZAAK WALTON ; and Instructions how to Angle for a Trout or Grayling in a clear Stream, by CHARLES COTTON.
Page 157 - Majesty's superior Courts of Record ; and no Warrant of Commitment shall be held void by reason of any Defect therein, provided it be therein alleged that the Party has been convicted, and there be a good and valid Conviction to sustain the same.
Page 157 - ... notice in writing of such appeal, and of the cause and matter thereof, within three days after such conviction, and seven clear days at the least before such sessions, and shall also either remain in custody until the sessions, or enter into a recognizance with two sufficient sureties...
Page 10 - ... of the bank perfumed by the violet, and enamelled, as it were, with the primrose and the daisy; to wander upon the fresh turf below the shade of trees, whose bright blossoms are filled with the music of the bee; and on the surface of the waters to view the gaudy flies sparkling like animated gems in the sunbeams, whilst the bright and beautiful trout is watching them from below...
Page 158 - Township] of by virtue of an Act passed in the Second Year of the Reign of King William the Fourth, intituled " An Act to amend the Representation of the People in England and Wales.