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Page 154
Joseph Arthur Gibbs. thinks it very contrary of the fly that it should invariably come up " strong " on the one day in the week on which the trout are usually allowed a rest . " ' Tis a most comical job , but it always comes up thickest ...
Joseph Arthur Gibbs. thinks it very contrary of the fly that it should invariably come up " strong " on the one day in the week on which the trout are usually allowed a rest . " ' Tis a most comical job , but it always comes up thickest ...
Page 160
... come into a new world - rather , I should say , a paradise ; for he comes when meadows are green and trees are at their prime . Though the glory of the lilac has passed away , the buttercup still gilds the landscape ; barley fields are ...
... come into a new world - rather , I should say , a paradise ; for he comes when meadows are green and trees are at their prime . Though the glory of the lilac has passed away , the buttercup still gilds the landscape ; barley fields are ...
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... come away , so fascinated were they by this relic of antiquity , illustrating the ancient though simple annals of their ... comes in , and after a great deal of bragging he fights the " most dreadful battle that ever was known , " his ...
... come away , so fascinated were they by this relic of antiquity , illustrating the ancient though simple annals of their ... comes in , and after a great deal of bragging he fights the " most dreadful battle that ever was known , " his ...
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