... practice of retiring hither ; and their little dwellings stood empty, to be gradually overgrown with green moss and lank weeds, which no hand cleared away. At last a Dutchman, having seen what wonders were done in his own country by good draining,... The playfellow - Pàgina 2per Harriet Martineau - 1841Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Edwin Paxton Hood - 1852 - 200 pàgines
...sprinkled over the district a few very small houses — cells belonging to the Abbey of St. Mary, at York. At last a Dutchman, having seen what wonders were...be inhabited and cultivated, and he made a bargain witli the king about it. After spending much money and taking much pains, he succeeded. He drew the... | |
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