Pictures of Sporting Life and Character, Volumen 2Hurst, 1860 |
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... cutter of eight - and - forty tons - the Loadstar - as nice a craft as ever floated , and that official letter con- tains a cheque for the amount of her . I sold her last week to the Board of Admiralty as a survey- ing vessel ; she is ...
... cutter of eight - and - forty tons - the Loadstar - as nice a craft as ever floated , and that official letter con- tains a cheque for the amount of her . I sold her last week to the Board of Admiralty as a survey- ing vessel ; she is ...
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... cutter excepted , had struck adrift or dragged . Westerham and myself , having engaged the services of a sturdy porter , landed , and " walked the gauntlet " of the assembled crowd who lined both sides of the pier , leaving a very ...
... cutter excepted , had struck adrift or dragged . Westerham and myself , having engaged the services of a sturdy porter , landed , and " walked the gauntlet " of the assembled crowd who lined both sides of the pier , leaving a very ...
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... cutter rigged , from 25 to 30 tons o.m. Apply to W. P. L. , 23 , Bolton Street , London . " No sooner had the above appeared than I was inundated with applications from almost every yacht - owner and ship - builder in England , Ireland ...
... cutter rigged , from 25 to 30 tons o.m. Apply to W. P. L. , 23 , Bolton Street , London . " No sooner had the above appeared than I was inundated with applications from almost every yacht - owner and ship - builder in England , Ireland ...
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... cutter of six and twenty tons , which was described , not alone as a clipper , but as one of the most wholesome vessels afloat . The inventory of stores included every- thing a man who studied comfort could require ; the price asked was ...
... cutter of six and twenty tons , which was described , not alone as a clipper , but as one of the most wholesome vessels afloat . The inventory of stores included every- thing a man who studied comfort could require ; the price asked was ...
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... I had entered , and paid the entry of my cutter . Many , however , are the slips between cups and lips . I had promised to take a party of ladies with me to Southampton ; and greatly did I feel exalted at AND CHARACTER . 59.
... I had entered , and paid the entry of my cutter . Many , however , are the slips between cups and lips . I had promised to take a party of ladies with me to Southampton ; and greatly did I feel exalted at AND CHARACTER . 59.
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Página 257 - To frame the little animal, provide All the gay hues that wait on female pride: Let Nature guide thee; sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require: The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor the dear purchase of the sable's tail. Each gaudy bird some slender tribute brings, And lends the growing insect proper wings : Silks of all colours must their aid impart, And every fur promote the fisher's art.
Página 288 - ... as a snail moves, to that chub you intend to catch ; let your bait fall gently upon the water three or four inches before him, and he will infallibly take the bait.
Página 49 - Oh, who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried, And danced in triumph o'er the waters wide, The exulting sense - the pulse's maddening play, That thrills the wanderer of that trackless way?
Página 121 - Vessels, when under Steam, shall, between sunset and sunrise, exhibit the following Lights : 1. A bright White Light at the Foremast Head. A Green Light on the Starboard side. A Red Light on the Port side.
Página 71 - ... violence, cruelty, profusion, rapacity, injustice, obstinacy, arrogance, bigotry, presumption, caprice : but neither was he subject to all these vices in the most extreme degree, nor was he at intervals altogether destitute of virtue : he was sincere, open, gallant, liberal, and capable at least of a temporary friendship and attachment.
Página 226 - Ah, what was then Llewellyn's pain ! For now the truth was clear : The gallant hound the wolf had slain, To save Llewellyn's heir. Vain, vain was all Llewellyn's woe : " Best of thy kind, adieu ! The frantic deed which laid thee low, This heart shall ever rue.
Página 105 - ... rather than a planters' question, and that the former were deeply interested in purchasing a pure article. This, however, is by no means the case : the whole business of a merchant is to buy in the cheapest, and sell in the dearest market...
Página 317 - The head of the pond should be at the lowest part of the ground, and the trench of the floodgate or sluice should have a pretty swift fall, that the water may not be too long in running out when it is to be emptied. If more ponds than one are to be made at a time, it will be...
Página 110 - England was all safely arrived at La Hogue, the king leaped on shore first; but by accident he fell, and with such violence that the blood gushed out at his nose : the knights that were near him said, " Dear sir, let us entreat you to return to your ship, and not think of landing to-day, for this is an unfortunate omen." The king instantly replied, " For why ? I look upon it as very favourable, and a sign that the land is desirous of me.
Página 264 - ... rippling that will frighten the fish away. The time of the trout's biting is from sunrise till nearly eleven in the morning, and then from two in the afternoon until sunset ; and yet the most certain times are nine in the morning and three in the afternoon, especially if the wind be south. At that time, if you angle with a loach, about a quarter of a yard deep in the stream, you are sure of catching fish. As the trout may be deceived almost by any fly at the top, so he seldom refuses any worm...