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Excerpt from Notes on the Chase of the Wild Red Deer in the Counties of Devon and Somerset: With an Appendix Descriptive of Remarkable Runs and Incidents Connected With the Chase From the Year 1780 to the Year 1860
That his memory is still green, and that there are still veteran stag-hunters who can tell many a tale in which the kindly doctor figures, need scarcely be said. He knew every one, and every one knew him and he was on intimate terms with all the red deer, ' writes one who remembers him well. Upon one occasion a stag had been chased almost to death, but for some reason was not to be killed. Collyns stayed with him for over two hours tending him in hopes of his recovery.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
