 Then was corn dear, and flesh, and cheese and butter, for there was none in the land — wretched men starved with hunger — some lived on alms who had been erewhile rich ; some fled the country — never was there more misery, and never acted heathens...  Publications - Page 224by Irish archaeological and Celtic society - 1850Full view - About this book
 | George Bate - 1651 - 284 pages
...mightest well go all a day's journey, and thou shouldest never find a man sitting in a town, or the land tilled. Then was corn dear, and flesh and cheese and butter ; for there was none in the land. Wretched men died of hunger ; some went seeking alma who at one while were rich men ; some fled... | |
 | 1867 - 878 pages
...they, and burnt all the towns, so that well mights?; thou walk a whole day's journey, nor ever ahouldst thou find a man seated in a town, or its lands tilled....and cheese, and butter, for there was none in the land. Wretched men starred witt hunger, some lived on alms who had been erewhile rich, some fled the... | |
 | Thomas Keightley - 1839 - 518 pages
...mightest go a whole day's journey and shouldest never find a man sitting [dwelling] in a town or land tilled. Then was corn dear, and flesh, and cheese, and butter, for there was none in the laud. Wretched men died of hunger ; some took to alms who were one time rich men ; some fled out of... | |
 | 1858 - 498 pages
...worse and worse. They were continually levying an exaction from the towns, which they called Tenserie, and when the miserable inhabitants had no more to...flesh, and cheese and butter, for there was none in the land — wretched men starved with hunger — some lived on alms who had been erewhile rich ; some... | |
 | Augustin Thierry - 1847 - 494 pages
...towns; so that well mightest thou walk a whole day's journey, nor even shouldest thou find a single soul in a town or its lands tilled. " Then was corn dear,...and cheese, and butter, for there was none in the land. Wretched men starved with hunger; some lived on alms, who had been erewhile rich; some fled the... | |
 | Jacques Nicolas Augustin Thierry - 1847 - 492 pages
...towns; so that well mightest thou walk a whole day's journey, nor even shouldest thou find a single soul in a town or its lands tilled. " Then was corn dear,...and cheese, and butter, for there was none in the land. Wretched men starved with hunger; some lived on alms, who had been erewhile rich; some fled the... | |
 | Saint Bede (the Venerable) - 1849 - 566 pages
...worse and worse. They were continually levying an exaction from the towns, which they called Tenserie,* and when the miserable inhabitants had no more to...and cheese, and butter, for there was none in the land — wretched men starved with hunger — some lived on alms who had been erewhile rich : some... | |
 | Irish archaeological and Celtic society - 1850 - 612 pages
...worse and worse. They were continually levying an exaction from the towns, which they called Teuseriei, and, when the miserable inhabitants had no more to...and cheese, and butter, for there was none in the land, — wretched men starved with hunger, — some lived on alms, who had been erewhile rich : some... | |
 | Charles O'Kelly, John Cornelius O'Callaghan, Irish Archaeological Society - 1850 - 614 pages
...and worse. They were oontinually levying an exaction from the towns, which they called Teiiseriei, and, when the miserable inhabitants had no more to...and cheese, and butter, for there was none in the land, — wretched men starved with hunger, — some lived on alms, who had been erewhile rich : some... | |
 | Charles Sandys - 1851 - 406 pages
...and worse. They were continually levying an exaction from the towns, which they called 'tenserie,' and when the miserable inhabitants had no more to...and cheese, and butter, for there was none in the land. Wretched men starved with hunger. Some lived on alms, who had been crewhile rich. Some fled the... | |
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