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" In the midst of this spot stood, in old times, a vast oak, with a short squat body and huge horizontal arms, extending almost to the extremity of the area. This venerable tree, surrounded with stone steps, and seats above them, was the delight of old... "
The Natural History of Selborne - Page 4
by Gilbert White - 1829 - 343 pages
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The Topographer: Containing a Variety of Original Articles ..., Volume 1

Sir Egerton Brydges - 1789 - 636 pages
...almolr. to the extremity of the " area. This venerable tree, furrounded with ftone fteps and " feats above them, was the delight of old and young, and a " place of much refort in fummer evenings, where the formet " fat in grave debate, while the latter frolicked and danced...
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Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 48

1840 - 876 pages
...venerable tree, surrounded with stone steps, and seals above them, was the delight of old and'young, and a place of much resort in summer evenings ; where...Long might it have stood, had not the amazing tempest of 1~03 overturned it at once, to the infinite regret of the inhabitants and the vicar, who bestowed...
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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Volume 16

1830 - 550 pages
...extending almost to the extremity of the area, — surrounded with stone steps, end seats above them, the delight of old and young, and a place of much...while the latter frolicked and danced before them:" — vho can reflect upon this pleasing picture of rural life without sympathizing \»ith the simple...
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The Natural History of Selborne

Gilbert White - 1832 - 354 pages
...squat body, and huge horizontal arms extending almost to the extremity of the area. This venerable tree, surrounded with stone steps, and seats above...much resort in summer evenings ; where the former eat in grave debate, while the latter frolicked and danced before them. Long might it have stood, had...
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The Natural History of Selbourne: With Observations on Various Parts of ...

Gilbert White - 1834 - 392 pages
...squat body, and huge horizontal arms, extending almost to the extremity of the area. This venerable tree, surrounded with stone steps, and seats above...danced before them. Long might it have stood, had not * In Evelyn's Sylva, vol. ii. p. 189, we are informed of a witch elm that grew in the park of Sir Walter...
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History of the Holy Trinity Guild: At Sleaford, with an Account of Its ...

George Oliver - 1837 - 160 pages
...squat body, and huge horizontal arms extending almost to the extremity of the area. This venerable tree, surrounded with stone steps, and seats above...sat in grave debate, while the latter frolicked and ilanced before them." 10 Vid. Taliesin. Cerdd. Daronwy, Dav. Dru. p. 999. 11 Vid. Taliesin. Cerdd....
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Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum, Volume 3

John Claudius Loudon - 1838 - 796 pages
...arms extending almost to the extremity of the area; surrounded with stone steps, and seats above them, the delight of old and young, and a place of much resort in summer evenings ; where the former sate in grave debate, while the latter frolicked and danced before them." Oak Treet with conjoined...
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 48

1840 - 880 pages
...squat body and huge horizontal arms, extending almost to the extremity of the area. This venerable tree, surrounded with stone steps, and seats above...Long might it have stood, had not the amazing tempest of 1 703 overturned it at once, to the infinite regret of the inhabitants and the vicar, who bestowed...
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Magazine of Natural History, Volume 3

1830 - 596 pages
...extending almost to the extremity of the area, — surrounded with stone steps, and seats above them, the delight of old and young, and a place of much...while the latter frolicked and danced before them :" — who can reflect upon this pleasing picture of rural life without sympathising with -the simple...
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The Natural History of Selborne

Gilbert White - 1842 - 342 pages
...squat body, and huge horizontal arms extending almost to the extremity of the area. This venerable tree, surrounded with stone steps, and seats above...sat in grave debate, while the latter frolicked and * This oak was probably planted by the prior in the year 1271, as an ornament to his newly-acquired...
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