My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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... mountains . It was a small country house built by my uncle , partly from the heaped - up ruins of the ancient Cistercian ... mountain surrounded by scattered cottages with their gardens and small fields , which , " A LONELY CHAPEL ...
... mountains . It was a small country house built by my uncle , partly from the heaped - up ruins of the ancient Cistercian ... mountain surrounded by scattered cottages with their gardens and small fields , which , " A LONELY CHAPEL ...
Page 151
... mountains have been partitioned out among the landowners , the land remains as little cultivated as before . It is either thrown into adjacent farms as rough pasture at a nominal rent , or is used for game - coverts , and often ...
... mountains have been partitioned out among the landowners , the land remains as little cultivated as before . It is either thrown into adjacent farms as rough pasture at a nominal rent , or is used for game - coverts , and often ...
Page 152
... mountain slopes and summits , have not been improved in any way , either by draining , cultivation , or planting , but is still wild , rough pasture . But about thirty years after the in- closure the railway from Shrewsbury through ...
... mountain slopes and summits , have not been improved in any way , either by draining , cultivation , or planting , but is still wild , rough pasture . But about thirty years after the in- closure the railway from Shrewsbury through ...
Page 157
... mountain , which has appropriated most of our rivers and lakes and the fish that live in them ; which often claims the very seashore and rocky coasts of our island home , fencing them off from the wayfarer who seeks the solace of their ...
... mountain , which has appropriated most of our rivers and lakes and the fish that live in them ; which often claims the very seashore and rocky coasts of our island home , fencing them off from the wayfarer who seeks the solace of their ...
Page 158
... visitors , except in the small hotel where we lodged . One of our great luxuries here was the Welsh mutton fed on the neighbouring mountains , so small that a hind - quarter weighed only seven or eight pounds , 158 [ CHAP . MY LIFE.
... visitors , except in the small hotel where we lodged . One of our great luxuries here was the Welsh mutton fed on the neighbouring mountains , so small that a hind - quarter weighed only seven or eight pounds , 158 [ CHAP . MY LIFE.
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