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The encyclopaedia of sport (1897)

Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 364

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in favour of repeating weapons. Indis-criminate slaughter is the one object of thesebloodthirsty individuals, and, as they are inconstant practice, there are plenty of them whoare tolerably unerring at birds flying high orlow. The more blame theirs for taking them asthey do, with cheerful… … A Towered Bird. bought from the legitimate owner, then thepoacher will become the purveyor. There willbe the old story of excessive custom dutiesregularly accompanied by smuggling. It is true that, perhaps, forty or fifty years agothere were many gentlemen who thought itderogatory to their position…

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