Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 207William Blackwood, 1920 - England |
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Page 108
... boar is. - But to most of us it is much more . To the ordinary youngster of the sort who , nurtured on a diet of ... boar . But whatever the vari- we speak it is burnt to a uniform yellow , and as dry as tinder , and through each and ...
... boar is. - But to most of us it is much more . To the ordinary youngster of the sort who , nurtured on a diet of ... boar . But whatever the vari- we speak it is burnt to a uniform yellow , and as dry as tinder , and through each and ...
Page 109
... boar ; so the strategy of the beat and the taotios of the spears during the hunt- both alike must aim at forcing the boar away from his point , and in this battle of wits lies much of the delight of pig- sticking . Here and there out of ...
... boar ; so the strategy of the beat and the taotios of the spears during the hunt- both alike must aim at forcing the boar away from his point , and in this battle of wits lies much of the delight of pig- sticking . Here and there out of ...
Page 110
... boar through a patch of tree - jhow of any extent is a quite hopeless proposition - a fact the writer has learnt to his cost , after being lured by sundry over - optimistic spirits into spending many a profane and wasted hour in coverts ...
... boar through a patch of tree - jhow of any extent is a quite hopeless proposition - a fact the writer has learnt to his cost , after being lured by sundry over - optimistic spirits into spending many a profane and wasted hour in coverts ...
Page 111
... boar jinks like lightning ; and unless you can follow suit , either the pig is lost alto- gether , or your friend - who has been hanging behind for just this chance - nips in and takes up the running , and you are out of the hunt . Too ...
... boar jinks like lightning ; and unless you can follow suit , either the pig is lost alto- gether , or your friend - who has been hanging behind for just this chance - nips in and takes up the running , and you are out of the hunt . Too ...
Page 112
... boar breaks , the nearest heat to him hunts him ; and not more than one heat hunts each boar . The honour and glory and the pig in every hunt go to him who is first to spear ; but , though much of the supreme joy in pig - sticking lies ...
... boar breaks , the nearest heat to him hunts him ; and not more than one heat hunts each boar . The honour and glory and the pig in every hunt go to him who is first to spear ; but , though much of the supreme joy in pig - sticking lies ...
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