 | Edward Parry - 1843 - 244 страници
...of her time. She kept a dozen dogs, terriers, greyhounds, and spaniels, all excellent in their kind. She killed more foxes in one year, than all the confederate hunts do in ten : rowed stoutly, and was queen of the lake; she made her own boats, shod her own horses, and made her own shoes... | |
 | Edward Parry - 1847 - 378 страници
...of her time. She kept a dozen dogs, terriers, greyhounds, and spaniels, all excellent in their kind. She killed more foxes in one year, than all the confederate hunts do in ten. She rowed stoutly, and was queen of the lakes ; she made her own boats, shod her own horses, and made... | |
 | Charles Frederick Cliffe - 1850 - 316 страници
...Margaret ych Evan, who at the time of his visit (1784) was 90, and who had b.»en a great hunter, "killing more foxes in one year than all the confederate hunts do in ten", and was " at 70 the best wrestler in the country", and a skilful rower. She was succeeded by another,... | |
 | Thomas Jeffery Llewelyn Prichard - 1854 - 630 страници
...shooter, and fisher of her time. She kept a dozen, at least, of dogs, terriers, greyhounds, and spaniels, all excellent in their kinds. She killed more foxes...year than all the confederate hunts do in ten ; rowed stoutly in a boat, and was queen of the lake ; fiddled excellently, and knew all our old music i did... | |
 | George Willis - 1856 - 320 страници
...the best shooter of her time : she kept at least a dozen dogs, terriers, greyhounds, and spaniels, all excellent in their kinds. She killed more foxes in one year than all the confederated hunters do in ten.* Mistress of most mechanical arts, she was a good joiner, and while... | |
 | Willis's Current notes - 1857 - 114 страници
...the best shooter of her time : she kept at least a dozen dogs, terriers, greyhounds, and spaniels, all excellent in their kinds. She killed more foxes in one year than all the confederated hunters do in ten.* Mistress of most mechanical arts, she was a good joiner, and while... | |
 | Giuseppe Mattei, Charles Wilkins (of Merthyr-Tydfil) - 1887 - 608 страници
...shooter, and fisher of her time ; she kept a dozen, at least, of dogs, terriers, greyhounds, and spaniels, all excellent in their kinds. She killed more foxes...year than all the confederate hunts do in ten ; rowed stoutly, and was queen of the lake ; fiddled excellently, and knew all the old British music ; did... | |
 | Arthur Granville Bradley - 1898 - 512 страници
...time," says the Squire of Downing; "she kept a dozen at least of dogs, terriers, grey-hounds, spaniels, all excellent in their kinds. She killed more foxes...year than all the confederate hunts do in ten; rowed stoutly and was queen of the lakes, fiddled excellently and knew all our old music; did not neglect... | |
 | David Erwyd Jenkins - 1899 - 408 страници
...shooter, and fisher of her time. She kept a dozen, at least, of dogs, terriers, greyhounds, and spaniels, all excellent in their kinds. She killed more foxes...year than all the confederate hunts do in ten ; rowed stoutly and was queen of the lake ; fiddled excellently, and knew all our old music ; did not neglect... | |
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This extraordinary female was the greatest hunter, shooter, and fisher of her time ; she kept a dozen at least of dogs, terriers, greyhounds, and spaniels, all excellent in their kinds. She killed more foxes in one year than all the confederate hunts... 
