Many thousands of square miles, which are now rich corn land and meadow, intersected by green hedge-rows, and dotted with villages and pleasant country seats, would appear as moors overgrown with furze, or fens abandoned to wild ducks. We should see straggling... Bentley's Miscellany - Page 103edited by - 1849Full view - About this book
| 1849 - 700 pages
...thousands of square miles which are now rich corn-land and meadow, intersected by green hedgtrown, and dotted with villages and pleasant country seats,...abandoned to wild ducks. We should see straggling huu built of wood and covered with thatch, where we now see manufacturing towns and sea-ports, renowned... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 550 pages
...witnessed the wars of the Roses. But, with such rare exceptions, every thing would be strange to us. Many thousands of square miles which are now rich...green hedgerows, and dotted with villages and pleasant country-seats, would appear as moors overgrown with furze, or fens abandoned to wild ducks. We should... | |
| 1849 - 854 pages
...witnessed the wars of the Roses ; but with such rare exceptions, every thing would be strange to us. Many thousands of square miles which are now rich corn land and meadow, intersected by green hedge rows, and dotted with villages and pleasant country seats, would appear as moors overgrown with... | |
| 1849 - 638 pages
...exceptions, evcrylhiiiii would be strange to us. Many thousands of square miles which are now rich corn-land and meadow, intersected by green hedgerows, and dotted with villages and pleasant country-seats, would appear as moors overgrown with furze, or fens abandoned to wild ducks. We should... | |
| John Hill Burton - 1849 - 356 pages
...exceptions, everything would be strange to us. Many thousands of square miles which are now rich corn-land and meadow, intersected by green hedgerows, and dotted with villages and pleasant country-seats, would appear as moors overgrown with furze, or feus abandoned to wild ducks. Wo should... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1850 - 714 pages
...witnessed the wars of the Roses. But, with such rare exceptions, everything would be strange to us. Many thousands of square miles which are now rich...land and meadow, intersected by green hedgerows, and clotted with villages and pleasant country seats, would appear as moors overgrown with furze, or fens... | |
| 1850 - 642 pages
...intersected by green hedge rows and dotted with villages and pleasant country seats ; would appear moors overgrown with furze, or fens abandoned to wild ducks. We should see straggling huts built with wood, and thatched with straw ; where we now see magnificent towns and seaports, renowned to the... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 546 pages
...witnessed the wars of the Roses. But, with such rare exceptions, everything would be strange to us. Many thousands of square miles which are now rich...abandoned to wild ducks. We should see straggling huts bnilt of wood and covered with thatch, where we now see manufacturing towns and seaports renowned to... | |
| William Douglas Hamilton - 1854 - 192 pages
...nevertheless, was England two centuries ago! If we could transport ourselves back to the seventeenth century, we should see straggling huts built of wood and covered with thatch, where we now behold manufacturing towns and sea-ports, renowned to the farthest ends of the world. Our capital itself... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1855 - 556 pages
...land and meadow, intersected by green hedgerows, and dotted with villages and pleasant country-seats, would appear as moors overgrown with furze, or fens...built of wood and covered with thatch where we now see manufncUring towns and seaports renowned to the farthest ends of the world. The capital itself would... | |
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