 | 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... | |
 | 1840 - 876 pages
...the church, is a square piece of ground, surrounded by houses, and vulgarly called the Plestor. lu the midst of this spot stood, in old times, a vast...This 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 ;... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1829 - 364 pages
...advance in years, he found his Blind influenced by the prevailing opinion of the reasonableness tbis spot stood, in old times, a vast oak,* with a short...extending almost to the extremity of the area. This renerable tree, surrounded with stone steps, and seats above them, was the delight of old and young,... | |
 | 1830 - 550 pages
...el perpétuât» clemotinam.' This Plryetuw, locus liulorum, or play-place, is In»' tefe 1 446 447 squat body, and huge horizontal arms, 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... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson - 1830 - 612 pages
...White's graphic account of the vast oo 2 oak in the Plestor * at Selbome, with its " short s<jiiat body, and huge horizontal 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... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1832 - 354 pages
...proper to assign so spacious a spot for the sports and amusements of its young people." — WJ tunes, a vast oak,* with a short squat body, and huge horizontal...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... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1833 - 338 pages
...property in the parish. By Sir Adam Gurdon, I would be understood to mean, that this spot stood, iu old times, a vast oak*, with a short squat body, and...extending almost to the extremity of the area. This * This oak was probably planted by the prior in the year 1271, aa an ornament to his newly acquired... | |
 | George Oliver - 1837 - 160 pages
...village, and near the church, is a square piece of ground vulgarly called the Plestor. (Playgarth.) In the midst of this spot stood in old times a vast...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.... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1837 - 678 pages
...near the church, is a square piece of ground surrounded by houses, and vulgarly called The Plestor. In the midst of this spot stood, in old times, a vast...surrounded with stone steps, and seats above them, was names of Hogmer aad Cranmer, and the large and almost united pond* at Oakhanger. To the cultivator... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1837 - 680 pages
...near the church, is a square piece of ground surrounded by houses, and vulgarly called The Plestor. In the midst of this spot stood, in old times, a vast...surrounded with stone steps, and seats above them, was names of Hogmer and Cranmer, and the large and almost united ponds at Oak hanger. To the cultivator... | |
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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. 
