 | 1823 - 782 pagina’s
...before, the death of my father and mother. There is a hill, not far from the town , called Crookt* bury Hill, which rises up out of a flat, in the form of...neighbourhood. It served as the superlative degree of height. ' At high at Crooktbury Hill' meant, with us, the utmost degree of height. Therefore, the first object... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1818 - 628 pagina’s
...to see all the scenes of my childhood ; for I had learnt before, the death of my father and mother. There is a hill, not far from the town, called Crooksbury...in the form of a cone, and is planted with Scotch fir trees. Here I used to take the eggs and young ones of crows and magpies. This hill was a famous... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1819 - 154 pagina’s
...to see all the scenes of my childhood j for I had learnt before, the death of my father and mother. There is a hill, not far from the town, called Crooksbury...in the form of a cone, and is planted with Scotch fir trees. Here I used to go to take the eggs and young ones of crows and magpies. This hill was a... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1819 - 630 pagina’s
...to see all the scenes of my childhood ; for I- had learnt before, the death of my father and mother. There is a hill, not far from the town, called Crooksbury...in the form of a cone, and is planted with Scotch fir trees. Here I used to take the eggs and young ones of crows and magpies. This hill was a famous... | |
 | 1823 - 858 pagina’s
...to see all the scenes of my childhood ; for I had learnt before, the death of my father and mother. There is a hill, not far from the town, called Crooksbury...famous 'object in the neighbourhood. It served as the superlatire degree of height. ' As high as Crooksbury Hill' meant, with us, the utmost degree of height.... | |
 | 1823 - 772 pagina’s
...death of my father and mother. There is a hill, not far from the town, called CrooktЬигу ПИ!, which rises up out of a flat, in the form of a cone,...famous object in the neighbourhood. It served as the superlabury Hilf meant, with us, the utmost degree of height. Therefore, the first object that my eyes... | |
 | 1836 - 456 pagina’s
...sand-ruck to form a capacious cejlar, which is well stored with excrlU-nt ale and beer, &c. THE MIRKOR. There is a hill, not far from the town, called Crooksbury Hill, which rises up out of aflat, in the form of a cone, and is planted with Scotch fir-trees. Here I used to take the eggs and... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1852 - 1482 pagina’s
...to see all the scenes of my childhood, for I had learned before, the death of my father and mother. There is a hill not far from the town called Crooksbury...in the form of a cone, and is planted with Scotch hr-trees. Here I used to take the eggs and young- ones of crows and magpies. This hill was a famous... | |
 | William Keddie - 1854 - 400 pagina’s
...the death of my father and mother. There is a hill not far from the town, called Crooksbury H ill, which rises up out of a flat in the form of a cone,...and magpies. This hill was a famous object in the neighl>ourhood. It served as the superlative degree of height. 'As high as Crooksbury Hill,' meant... | |
 | William Sherwood - 1856 - 466 pagina’s
...before, the death of my father and mother. There is a hill not far from the town, called Crocksbury 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 of crows and magpies. This hill was a 'famous... | |
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I knew that I should look down into the beautiful and fertile vale of Farnham. My heart fluttered with impatience, mixed with a sort of fear, to see all the scenes of my childhood ; for I had... 
