 | Patricius Walker (pseud. [i.e. William Allingham.]), William Allingham - 1873 - 370 páginas
...mother. There is a hill not far from the town, called Crooksbury Hill, which rises up out of a flat in the form of a cone, and is planted with Scotch...This hill was a famous object in the neighbourhood. ..." As high as Crooksbury Hill " meant, with us, the utmost degree of height. Therefore the first... | |
 | English literature - 1874 - 274 páginas
...in the form of a cone, and is planted with Scotch fir-treea. Here I used to take the eggs and young of crows and magpies. This hill was a famous object...superlative degree of height. " As high as Crooksbury Htll" meant with us the utmost degree of height. Therefore the first object that my eyes sought was... | |
 | John Timbs - 1874 - 360 páginas
...mother. There is a hill not far from the town, called Crooksbury Hill, which rises up out of a flat in the form of a cone, and is planted with Scotch fir-trees. Here we used to take the eggs and young ones of crows and magpies. This hill was a famous object in the... | |
 | Hugues Charles S. Cassal, Théodore Karcher - 1876 - 312 páginas
...of my father and mother. There is a hill not far from the town called Cooksbury Hill, which rises up in the form of a cone, and is planted with Scotch...as the superlative degree of height. ' As high as Cooksbury Hill' meant, with us, the utmost degree of height. Therefore, the first object that my eyes... | |
 | John C. Salmon - 1877 - 294 páginas
...not far from the town, called Crooksbury Hill, which rises up out of a flat in the form of a coue, and is planted with Scotch fir-trees. Here I used...neighbourhood. It served as the superlative degree of height. Therefore the first object that my eyes sought was this hill. I could not believe my eyes ! Literally... | |
 | H E Goldschmidt - 1877 - 102 páginas
...form of a cone, and is planted5 with Scotch fir-trees. Here I used to take6 the eggs and young ones ol crows and magpies. This hill was a famous object in the neighbourhood. It served as the superlative degree7 of height As high as Crooksbury Hill, meant8 with us9 the utmost10 degree of height. Therefore... | |
 | John Diprose - 1878 - 336 páginas
...is a hill not far from the town, called Crooksbury Hill, which rises up out of a flat in the form if a cone, and is planted with Scotch fir-trees. Here...utmost degree of height. Therefore, the first object my eyes sought was this hill. I could not believe my eyes 1 Literally speaking, I for a moment thought... | |
 | Edward Smith - 1878 - 378 páginas
...mother. There is a hill, not far from the town, called Crooksbury Hill, which rises up out of a flat, in the form of a cone, and is planted with Scotch...fir-trees. Here I used to take the eggs and young ones VOL. I. S of crows and magpies. This hill was a famous object in the neighbourhood. It served as the... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1880 - 826 páginas
...Crooksbury Hil!. which rises np ont of a flat In the form of ti cone, and is planted with Scotch lir-lrees. Here I used to take the eggs and young ones of crows and magpies. This liiil was a famous object iu the neighbourhood. It served us the superlative decree of height. ' As... | |
 | Mrs. Oliphant (Margaret) - 1882 - 406 páginas
...Crooksbury Hill, which rises up out of a flat in the form of a cone, and is planted with Scotch fir-trees. This hill was a famous object in the neighbourhood. It served as the superlative degree of height. . . Therefore, the first object that my eyes sought was this hill. I could not believe my eyes —... | |
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I had learned before the death of my father and mother. There is a hill not far from the town, called Crooksbury Hill, which rises up out of a flat in the form of a cone, and is planted with Scotch fir-trees. Here I used to take the eggs and young ones... 
