Sporting Days and Sporting WaysDuckworth & Company, 1910 - Broj stranica: 317 |
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Stranica 40
... pheasants which had strayed from the preserves of Wimbledon Park were secured by City sportsmen . Whilst the neighbourhood of London abounded in sportsmen who had little claim to such an appella- tion , there were also some really good ...
... pheasants which had strayed from the preserves of Wimbledon Park were secured by City sportsmen . Whilst the neighbourhood of London abounded in sportsmen who had little claim to such an appella- tion , there were also some really good ...
Stranica 128
... pheasants and partridges by four o'clock in the afternoon . They began two miles from Watford , Herts , the Captain taking his course toward Wycomb , and Strong a course between Barnet and St. Albans . It was a challenge of the ...
... pheasants and partridges by four o'clock in the afternoon . They began two miles from Watford , Herts , the Captain taking his course toward Wycomb , and Strong a course between Barnet and St. Albans . It was a challenge of the ...
Stranica 129
... pheasants , and eleven partridges ; and Captain Thornhill killed sixteen partridges , five pheasants , and six hares , making a tie . Each competitor had a pony and a brace of dogs . A renewal of the match between the same parties took ...
... pheasants , and eleven partridges ; and Captain Thornhill killed sixteen partridges , five pheasants , and six hares , making a tie . Each competitor had a pony and a brace of dogs . A renewal of the match between the same parties took ...
Stranica 236
... pheasants annually sent to hospitals is very large . As a matter of fact , the abolition of the Game Laws would be anything but a benefit to the populace generally . In Norway such laws have recently been adopted , not for the pleasure ...
... pheasants annually sent to hospitals is very large . As a matter of fact , the abolition of the Game Laws would be anything but a benefit to the populace generally . In Norway such laws have recently been adopted , not for the pleasure ...
Stranica 238
... pheasant shooting , from its shining beauty , on the first of October , to its happiest variety in Novem- ber ; woodcock , till frost had driven both the sports- man and the birds from the woods ; snipe , while the bogs were wet , and ...
... pheasant shooting , from its shining beauty , on the first of October , to its happiest variety in Novem- ber ; woodcock , till frost had driven both the sports- man and the birds from the woods ; snipe , while the bogs were wet , and ...
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Stranica 77 - Who sleeps on brambles till he kills his man, Some frolic drunkard, reeling from a feast, Provokes a broil, and stabs you for a jest. Yet ev'n these heroes, mischievously gay, Lords of the street, and terrors of the way, Flush'd as they are with folly, youth, and wine, Their prudent insults to the poor confine; Afar they mark the flambeau's bright approach, And shun the shining train, and golden coach.
Stranica 18 - In town let me live then, in town let me die, For in truth I can't relish the country, not I ! If one must have a villa in summer to dwell, Oh give me the sweet shady side of Pall Mall ! HANNAH MORE.
Stranica 148 - She was a professed enemy to flattery, and was seldom known to praise or commend; But The talents in which she principally excelled Were difference of opinion and discovering flaws and Imperfections.
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