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I'd run the risk of that for the sake of the chance of another glorious battle such as I had last night!" Saying this the reckless youth sallied forth with the spear or leister on his shoulder, and took the narrow bridle path leading up the glen. It was one of those calm bright days of early autumn in which men feel that they draw in fresh life and vigour at each inhalation.
The leister used in "sunning" or in "burning the water" differed somewhat in shape from the weapon with which Tam Purdie secured his big kipper.
I beg you'l offer my dutiful respects to Grandpapa, and all friends, and still believe me, Dear Sir, 'Your sincere and affte. friend 'To Mr. William Blair, at Mr. Brodie's in Lille Street, near Leister fields London. This illness of Pickle's was troublesome: it is to be feared the poor gentleman never quite recovered his health. As usual, he is in straits for money.
It, too, had five single-barbed prongs, but these were all of equal length, and the wooden handle of this implement was straight, and very much longer than that of the throwing leister; sixteen feet was no unusual length for the handle of the former weapon. Burning the water, as its name implies, was a sport indulged in at night by torchlight.
"What are we to call you, master?" he asked of the stranger. "Call me Master Pearson; that is a good midland-county name enough," he said with a low laugh. "You have not got a leister in the boat, have you? I have an idea, from the look of the place, that if I had one, I could catch you a salmon quicker than by any other way."
But every time he threw himself upon me, Amelia, who did not want for spunk, dug at him with the two-pronged fork, and stuck it through so many plies of his mantle till he was obliged to cry out, "Here, lassie, lay down that leister, or ye will hae me like miller Tamson's riddle, that the cat can jump through back-foremost."
This admits of no delay. My kind respects to Grand papa and allways believe me, Dr. Sir, 'Your sincere and affte. friend 'To Mr. William Blair, at Mr. Brodie's in Lille Street, Near Leister fields London. The following letter of November 4 is apparently to Henry Pelham. If Charles was in Berlin, as Pickle says here, about August 1752, the Stuart Papers throw no light on the matter.
I like that sort of thing!" said the Yorkshireman; "I have seen a good bit of such sport in my time. What now if I were to lend you a hand? With the leister we would soon have a fine one that way, and if we had a lantern ready, we might take a few by `sunning' besides." "Oh, yes! we shall be glad for you to come," answered Smedley, before Jack could say any thing.
I do not agree with you as to the size of the mesh: I do not think that a mesh of twelve inches in circumference, or three inches from knot to knot, at all too large; it would permit fish below six pounds to escape, and this being done, there would under any circumstances be a fair supply of breeding fish. Fifteenth. I think your leister requires a more rigorous definition.
I am afraid you cannot clear yourself from the guilt of bribery and unrighteousness.... 2d. 3d. I am afraid that you cannot clear yourself from the guilt of much hypocrisy and falseness in the affair of the college.... 4th. I am afraid that the guilt of innocent blood is still crying in the ears of the Lord against you. I mean the blood of Leister and Milburn.
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