 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1789 - 636 sider
...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 sider
...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 sider
...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 sider
...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 sider
...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 sider
...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 sider
...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 sider
...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 sider
...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 sider
...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. This venerable tree, surrounded with stone steps, and seats above them, was the delight of old... 
