The Book of the Salmon: In Two Parts... Usefully Illustrated with Numerous Coloured Engravings of Salmon-flies, and Salmon-fry |
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Page 7
... less time , than a man of five feet six , with a seventeen or sixteen foot rod . In all other respects I suppose them equal ; that the tall man is as expert an angler as the short one , that their flies and tackle are equally good ...
... less time , than a man of five feet six , with a seventeen or sixteen foot rod . In all other respects I suppose them equal ; that the tall man is as expert an angler as the short one , that their flies and tackle are equally good ...
Page 8
... less snaffle , so will a salmon more readily feel the influence the severer leverage of the - - The consequence is lengthy and strong rod . inability instinctively - felt inutility , if I may say soon the part of quadruped or of fish ...
... less snaffle , so will a salmon more readily feel the influence the severer leverage of the - - The consequence is lengthy and strong rod . inability instinctively - felt inutility , if I may say soon the part of quadruped or of fish ...
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... less snaffle , so will a salmon more readily feel the influence the severer leverage of the - - lengthy and strong rod . The consequence is inability — instinctively - felt inutility , if I may say soon the part of quadruped or of fish ...
... less snaffle , so will a salmon more readily feel the influence the severer leverage of the - - lengthy and strong rod . The consequence is inability — instinctively - felt inutility , if I may say soon the part of quadruped or of fish ...
Page 8
... less snaffle , so will a salmon more the influence the severer levere — lengthy and strong rod . - The c inability instinctively - felt inuti " say soon the part of quadrup struggle lastingly against palpab ' With a powerful rod one is ...
... less snaffle , so will a salmon more the influence the severer levere — lengthy and strong rod . - The c inability instinctively - felt inuti " say soon the part of quadrup struggle lastingly against palpab ' With a powerful rod one is ...
Page 13
... less of their employers ' reputation , that , although they discover , in the working , some flaw in the wood , they will hide it , if they can , by varnish or other means , rather than recommence the joint on flawless material , and ...
... less of their employers ' reputation , that , although they discover , in the working , some flaw in the wood , they will hide it , if they can , by varnish or other means , rather than recommence the joint on flawless material , and ...
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