A month in Mayo. With miscellaneous papers1876 |
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George Rooper. hospitality . Shutting my eyes , perforce , for the rising fumes were very potent , I swallowed the con- tents , which tasted , to my unaccustomed palate , like liquid fire ; I returned the primitive drinking vessel to ...
George Rooper. hospitality . Shutting my eyes , perforce , for the rising fumes were very potent , I swallowed the con- tents , which tasted , to my unaccustomed palate , like liquid fire ; I returned the primitive drinking vessel to ...
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... rise and proceed on his course , indifferent apparently to the result of the shot , and undoubtedly so as to any wishes of mine on the subject , or he would remain unmoved in the same position ; in the latter case , the old hen , or ...
... rise and proceed on his course , indifferent apparently to the result of the shot , and undoubtedly so as to any wishes of mine on the subject , or he would remain unmoved in the same position ; in the latter case , the old hen , or ...
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... She'll fish fine now , Miss Honor ; and I saw a salmon rise just now , under the rock beyant there , in the ripple . " The long springy rod was speedily spliced , the reel attached , and run through the rings , a 36 MY FIRST FISH .
... She'll fish fine now , Miss Honor ; and I saw a salmon rise just now , under the rock beyant there , in the ripple . " The long springy rod was speedily spliced , the reel attached , and run through the rings , a 36 MY FIRST FISH .
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... yards from where I stood and fell light as thistle- down a few feet above the spot where the fish had been seen to rise . As it touched the surface a sort of wave , self - formed apparently , advanced towards 38 MY FIRST FISH .
... yards from where I stood and fell light as thistle- down a few feet above the spot where the fish had been seen to rise . As it touched the surface a sort of wave , self - formed apparently , advanced towards 38 MY FIRST FISH .
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... rising to the occasion , he sought by one wild plunge and a leap into the air , to rid himself of the tenacious " tartar " he had so rashly " catched . " My heart was in my mouth , to use a homely phrase , my nerve was gone , my hands ...
... rising to the occasion , he sought by one wild plunge and a leap into the air , to rid himself of the tenacious " tartar " he had so rashly " catched . " My heart was in my mouth , to use a homely phrase , my nerve was gone , my hands ...
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amusing animal appearance bank Barretts beast beautiful better beyant Biddy birds blaggard Blake bless Bogleeze Bolsover bright buck bull carrion crow Charlie course craythur deep doubt Dublin eyes Faith favour Fcap feet fish Forest fox hunters fresh gintleman Green grouse Half-Hours hand hare head heard horse hounds Hour hunt Ireland Irish Jemmy Jim Barrett keeper kill lady Larry Larry's least little pill lobsters look Mick mighty miles Miss Honor Miss O'Hara morning mountain nature nest never object once otter oysters passed perhaps Phalim pleasant pool poor poteen priest purchaser R. A. PROCTOR river Rivirince rock Rooper rope rushes Salmo Salar salmon sand eel shooting shot Shure side sort sport sportsman stone stream Tattersall's Thady Thames and Tweed tide tion Tony turf uncon walked whisky wild yards yer onner young
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Página 115 - Yet," upon the river; Some jealousy of some one's heir, Some hopes of dying broken-hearted; A miniature, a lock of hair, The usual vows, — and then we parted. We parted: months and years rolled by; We met again four summers after. Our parting was all sob and sigh, — Our meeting was all mirth and laughter; For, in my heart's most secret cell, There had been many other lodgers; And she was not the ball-room's belle, But only Mrs. — Something — Rogers!