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Excerpt from Birds and the War"Think, every morning when the sun peeps throughThe dim, leaf-latticed windows of the grove, How jubilant the happy birds renewTheir old, melodious madrigals of love!And when you think of this, remember too'Tis always morning somewhere, and aboveThe awakening continents, from shore to shore, Somewhere the birds are singing evermore, "You slay them all I and wherefore? for the gainOf a scant handful more or less of...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

Excerpt from Birds and the War "Think, every morning when the sun peeps through The dim, leaf-latticed windows of the grove, How jubilant the happy birds renew Their old, melodious madrigals of love! And when you think of this, remember too 'Tis always morning somewhere, and above The awakening continents, from shore to shore, Somewhere the birds are singing evermore, "You slay them all I and wherefore? for the gain Of a scant handful mor...

First published in London 1922. A well researched chronicle of many of the remarkable and record bags of the various species of game which are met with in the British Isles, together with some account of the evolution of the sporting gun, marksmanship and the speed and weight of birds. The illustrated contents include: A List of Record Bags - Marksmanship - Remarkable Shots - Curious Sporting Incidents - Long Shots - Speed of Birds - Weight of...

First published in London 1922. A well researched chronicle of many of the remarkable and record bags of the various species of game which are met with in the British Isles, together with some account of the evolution of the sporting gun, marksmanship and the speed and weight of birds. The illustrated contents include: A List of Record Bags - Marksmanship - Remarkable Shots - Curious Sporting Incidents - Long Shots - Speed of Birds - Weight of...

Originally published in London 1927. This entertaining book comprises a collection of illustrated extracts relating to the gun and its use from the various well known works of Robert S. Surtess, together with a "Who's Who" of the characters mentioned therein. These include Messrs. John Jorrocks, Jogglebury Crowdey, Facey Romford, and other famous sportsmen. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are...