 | Magné de Marolles - 1789 - 334 pages
...inexperienced fportfinen ; for there are many birds more difficult to fhoot flying. When once the fhooter can accuftom himfelf to let the fnipe fly away, without...better to let him fly to fome diftance, becaufe the fmalleil grain of fhot will kill him, and he will fall to the ground if flruck ever fo flightly. Among... | |
 | Magné de Marolles - 1789 - 394 pages
...inexperienced IporUmen ; for there are many birds more difficult to moot flying. When once the (hooter can accuftom himfelf to let the fnipe fly away, without...better to let him fly to fome diftance, becaufe the ImaHeO grain of mot will kill him, and he will fall to the ground, if ftruck evt r ip flight ly. Among... | |
 | 1800 - 594 pages
...inexperienced fportfmen ; for there are many birds more difficult to fhoot flying. When once the fhooter can accuftom himfelf to let the fnipe fly away, without...the flight is not more difficult to follow than that that of the quail ; and it is better to let him fly to Come difhnce, bccaufe the fmalleft grain of... | |
 | 1800 - 596 pages
...inexperienced fportfmen; tor there aré many birds more difficult to fhoot flying. When once the fhooter can accuftom himfelf to let the fnipe fly away, without his being in hafte, or alarme-", he will find that the flight is not more difficult со follow than SHO that of the quail... | |
 | Henry James Pye - 1807 - 608 pages
...inexperienced fportfmen ; for there are many birds more difficult to (hoot flying. When once the (hooter can accuftom himfelf to let the fnipe fly away, without...the quail; and it .is better to let him fly to fome diftince, becaufe the fmalleit grain of (hot will kill him, and he will fallto the ground if (truck... | |
 | Alexander Mackintosh - 1815 - 262 pages
...the snipe fly away, without his being in haste or alarmed, he will find that the flight is not much more difficult to follow than that of the quail; and it is better to let him fly some distance, because the smallest grain of shot will kill him, and he will fall to the ground if... | |
 | Alexander Mackintosh - 1821 - 264 pages
...the snipe fly away, without bis being in haste or alarmed, he will find that the flight is not much more difficult. to follow than that of the quail; and it is better to let him fly some distance, because the smallest grain of shot will kill him, and he will fall to the ground if... | |
 | Pierce Egan - 1832 - 426 pages
...difficult to shoot flying. If the shooter can accustom himself to let the snipe fly away, without his being alarmed, he will find that the flight is not more...of the quail : and it is better to let him fly to some distance, because the smallest grain of shot will kill him, and he will fall to the ground if... | |
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When once the fhooter can accuftom himfelf to let the fnipe fly away, without his being in hafte or alarmed, he will find that the flight is not more difficult to follow, than that of the quail ; and it is better to let him fly to... 