 | Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte - 1831 - 344 Seiten
...such a manner that the weight of the frame sinks the figures to their proper depth ; the skiff is theu dressed with sedge or coarse grass in an artful manner, as low as the water's edge ; and undo- cover of this, which appears like a party of ducks swimming by a small island, the gunner floats... | |
 | 1834 - 306 Seiten
...projecting before it in such a manner that the weight of the frame sinks the figures to their proper depth ; the skiff" is then dressed with sedge or coarse...edge ; and under cover of this, which appears like a covey of Ducks swimming by a small island, the gunner floats down sometimes to the very skirts of a... | |
 | John George Wood - 1855 - 478 Seiten
...skiff, projecting before it in such a way that the weight of the frame sinks the figures to their proper depth; the skiff is then dressed •with sedge or...island, the gunner floats down sometimes to the very skirt of a whole congregated multitude, and pours in a destructive and repeated fire of shot among... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1856 - 596 Seiten
...the weight 393 BIRDS; OR, RECREATIONS IN ORNITHOLOGY. of the frame sinks the figures to their proper depth ; the skiff is then dressed with sedge, or coarse...edge ; and under cover of this, which appears like a covey of ducks swimming by a small island, the gunner floats down, sometimes to the very skirta of... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 826 Seiten
...before it in such a manner that the weight of the frame sinks the figures to their proper deptli ; the skiff is then dressed with sedge or coarse grass,...edge; and under cover of this, which appears like a covey of duclu swimming by a small island, the gunner floats down sometimes to the very skirts of a... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1856 - 588 Seiten
...an artful manner, as low as the water's edge ; and under cover of this, which appears like a covey of ducks swimming by a small island, the gunner floats down, sometimes to the very skirts of a congregated multitude, and speedily pours in a destructive and repeated fire of shot among them. In... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1857 - 712 Seiten
...projecting before it in such a manner that the weight of the frame sinks the figures to their proper depth ; the skiff is then dressed with sedge or coarse...edge ; and under cover of this, which appears like a covey of ducks swimming by a small island, the gunner floats down sometimes to the very skirts of a... | |
 | 1857 - 526 Seiten
...projecting before it in snch a. manner that the weight of the frame sinks the figures to their proper depth ;. the skiff is then dressed with sedge or coarse grass in an artful manner, aa low as the water's edge ; and under cover of this, which appears like a party Of Ducks, swimming... | |
 | 1857 - 528 Seiten
...projecting before it in such a manner that the weight of the frame sinks the figures to their proper depth ;. the skiff is then dressed with sedge or coarse grass in an artfnl manner, as low as the water's edge ; and under cover of this; which appears like a party of... | |
 | 1859 - 396 Seiten
...and projected before it in such a way that the weight of the frame sinks the figures to their proper depth. The skiff is then dressed with sedge or coarse...island, the gunner floats down sometimes to the very skirt of a whole congregated multitude, and pours in a destructive and repeated fire of shot among... | |
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... that the weight of the frame sinks the figures to their proper depth; the skiff is then dressed •with sedge or coarse grass, in an artful manner, as low as the water's edge; and under cover of this, which appears like a party of ducks swimming by... 
