 | Henry Mayhew - 1864 - 596 páginas
...Houses wer* one? builded of willow, then we had oaken men ; but now houses are made of oak, and our mea not only become willow, but a great many altogether of straw, which is a sore alteration." * " Rcredos. doisel (rftablt, Fr. i poattvyule, ItaLi." according to Parker's Glossary of Architecture,... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1866 - 464 páginas
...Persian delicacy crept in among us, altogether of straw, which is a sore alteration. In those days, the courage of the owner was a sufficient defence to keep the house in safety ; but now, the assurance of the timber, double doors, locks, and bolts, must defend the man... | |
 | 1867 - 694 páginas
...1508 remarks — " When our houses were built of willow, we hud oaken men, but now that our " bouses are come to be made of oak, our men are not only become willow, but " a great many altogether of straw." 4. Woodward, or Forest-ranger. churches in England, and the local name Woodchurch, once much more prevalent... | |
 | James Robinson Nichols - 1867 - 140 páginas
...meat. " But when our houses were built of willow, then we had oaken men ; but now our houses are built of oak, our men are not only become willow, but a great many altogether men of straw, which is a sore alteration." The quaint, humorous old writer would be called a " croaker"... | |
 | Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire - 1868 - 418 páginas
...olden time. A writer in 1598 remarks — " When our houses were built of willow, we had oaken men, but now that our " houses are come to be made of oak,...become willow, but " a great many altogether of straw." 4. Woodward, or Forest-ranger. churches in England, and the local name Woodchurch, once much more prevalent... | |
 | Abraham Hume - 1869 - 126 páginas
..." When our houses were built of willow, we had oaken men, but now that our " houses are come to he made of oak, our men are not only become willow, but " a great many altogether of straw," 4. Woodward, or Forest-ranger. churches in England, and the local name Woodchurch, once much more prevalent... | |
 | George Evertson Woodward - 1873 - 154 páginas
..." ' But when our houses were built of willow, then we had oaken men ; but now our houses are built of oak, our men are not only become willow, but a great many altogether men of straw, which is a sore alteration.' " The quaint, humorous old writer would be called a ' croaker'... | |
 | William Lucas Sargant - 1874 - 384 páginas
...and yet see the change ; — for when our houses were builded of willow, then we had oaken men ; but now that our houses are come to be made of oak, our...many altogether of straw, which is a sore alteration. Now we have many chimneys, and yet our tender limbs complain of rheums, catarrhs, and poses ; then... | |
 | David Hume - 1882 - 494 páginas
...were builded of willow, then ha/1 we oaken men ; but now that our houses are come u te rr.aile of 'Uk, our men are not only become willow, but a great many altogether of straw, which is a sore alteration. la these the courage of the owner was a sufficient defence to keep the house in safety ; but now the... | |
 | Richard Welford - 1885 - 564 páginas
...oaken men, but now that our houses are come to be made of oak, our men are not only become willows, but a great many altogether of straw, which is a sore alteration." Extracts from the register of burials at St. Nicholas' church : — May 9. — Thomas Liddell, alderman... | |
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... palaces, navigation, &c. but now sallow, &c. are rejected, and nothing but oak any where regarded ; and yet see the change ; for when our houses were builded of willow, then had we oaken men ; but now that our houses are come to be made of oak, our... 
