. A book of the snipe. Snipe shooting; Snipes. Some Haunts 0/ the Snipe. 67 he is still in the heavens. He hasn't had much of a chance all day, but in the beauty of his departure he takes a glorious red revenge on the very clouds which have shut him in, and his prison-bars flash like jewelled gold. We return home in the many-coloured glow, tired and silent, but happy, for to-morrow we are to sally forth armed with something better than precepts ; and has not the great dim moor, which is sinking to its misty sleep behind, promised us nothing less than twenty couple apiece as a reward for our tr
. A book of the snipe. Snipe shooting; Snipes. Some Haunts 0/ the Snipe. 67 he is still in the heavens. He hasn't had much of a chance all day, but in the beauty of his departure he takes a glorious red revenge on the very clouds which have shut him in, and his prison-bars flash like jewelled gold. We return home in the many-coloured glow, tired and silent, but happy, for to-morrow we are to sally forth armed with something better than precepts ; and has not the great dim moor, which is sinking to its misty sleep behind, promised us nothing less than twenty couple apiece as a reward for our trouble to-day ?. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Scolopax, pseud. Edinburgh ; London : William Blackwood
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