 | 1821 - 438 pages
...of a dead frog, he suffered him to proceet on his voyage of discovery. As had been anticipated this bait soon caught the eye of a greedy pike, which swallowing...progress of the astonished gander, but forced him to ptrform halt a dozen of sommersets un the surfaced the water! For some time the struggle was most amuking—... | |
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...dead frog, he suffered him to proceed upon his voyage of discover}'. As had been anticipated, this bait soon caught the eye of a greedy pike, which swallowing...of the astonished gander, but forced him to perform half a dozen somersets on the surface of the water! For some time the struggle was most amusing —... | |
 | American periodicals - 1821 - 370 pages
...a dead frog, he suffered him to proceed upon his voyage of discovery. As bad been anticipated, this bait soon caught the eye of a greedy pike, which swallowing the deadly book, not only arrested the progress of the astonished gander, but forced him to perform half a dozen... | |
 | James Rennie - Bait fishing - 1833 - 164 pages
...a dead frog, he suffered him to proceed upon his voyage of discovery. As had been anticipated, this bait soon caught the eye of a greedy pike, which,...astonished gander, but forced him to perform half-adozen of somersets on the face of the water ! For some time the struggle was most amusing, the fish pulling,... | |
 | Children's periodicals - 1833 - 438 pages
...upon his voyage of discovery. As had been expected, this bait soon caught the eye of a greedy fish, which swallowing the deadly hook, not only arrested...of the astonished gander, but forced him to perform half a dozen somersets on the surface of the water! For some time (he struggle was most amusing —... | |
 | Thomas Boosey - Fishing - 1835 - 328 pages
...of a dead frog, he suffered him to proceed on his voyage of discovery. As had been anticipated, this bait soon caught the eye of a greedy pike, which,...of the astonished gander, but forced him to perform half a dozen somersets on the surface of the water ! For some time the struggle was most amusing, —... | |
 | Thomas Boosey - Fishing - 1835 - 328 pages
...of a dead frog, he suffered him to proceed on his voyage of discovery. As had been anticipated, this bait soon caught the eye of a greedy pike, which,...of the astonished gander, but forced him to perform half a dozen somersets on the surface of the water ! For some time the struggle was most amusing, —... | |
 | 1839 - 320 pages
...a dead frog, he suffered him to proceed upon his voyage of discovery. As had been anticipated, this bait soon caught the eye of a greedy pike, which swallowing...of the astonished gander, but forced him to perform half a dozen somersets on the surface of the water ! For some time the struggle was most amusing—... | |
 | Fishing - 1840 - 108 pages
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 | 1848 - 530 pages
...a dead frog, he suffered him to proceed upon his voyage of discovery. As had been anticipated, this bait soon caught the eye of a greedy pike, which,...of the astonished gander, but forced him to perform half a dozen somersets on the surface of the water. For some time the struggle was most amusing, the... | |
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... part of a dead frog, he suffered him to proceed upon his voyage of discovery. As had been anticipated, this bait soon caught the eye of a greedy pike... 
