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 and... The Natural History of Selborne - Page 18by Gilbert White - 1842 - 335 pagesFull view - About this book
| 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
...of ground, surrounded by houses, and vulgarly called the Plestor. lu the midst of this spot stood, in old times, a vast oak with a short squat body and...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 ;... | |
| 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... | |
| Gilbert White - 1834 - 392 pages
...of ground, surrounded by houses, and vulgarly called the Plestor. J In the midst of this spot stood, in old times, a vast oak, with a short squat body,...sat in grave debate, while the latter frolicked -and danced before them. Long might it have stood, had not * In Evelyn's Sylva, vol. ii. p. 189, we are... | |
| George Oliver - 1837 - 160 pages
...a square piece of ground vulgarly called the Plestor. (Playgarth.) In the midst of this spot stood in old times a vast oak, with a short squat body,...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 - 680 pages
...piece of ground surrounded by houses, and vulgarly called The Plestor. In the midst of this spot stood, in old times, a vast oak, with a short squat body,...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... | |
| Gilbert White - 1837 - 678 pages
...piece of ground surrounded by houses, and vulgarly called The Plestor. In the midst of this spot stood, in old times, a vast oak, with a short squat body,...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... | |
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