 | William Temple - 1705 - 308 pagina’s
...upon what Occalion foever it arriv'd, The Soil of the whole Province of Holland is generally flat, like the Sea in a Calm, and looks as if after a long Contention between Land and Water, which It (hould belong to, It had at length been divided between them : Fqr to confider the great Rivers, and... | |
 | Thomas Smith - 1803 - 420 pagina’s
...serving in the capacity of land and water. Sir William Temple observes, that Holland is generally flat, and looks as if, after a long contention between land and water, it had at last been divided between them ; for to consider the great rivers and surprising number of... | |
 | William Oldys, John Malham - 1810 - 638 pagina’s
...only for safety and defence of these. The soil of the whole province of Holland is generally flat, like the sea in a calm, and looks as if, after a long...should belong to, it had at length been divided between them. For, to consider the great rivers, and the strange number of canals, that are found in this province,... | |
 | Harleian miscellany - 1810 - 592 pagina’s
...only for safety and defence of these. The soil of the whole province of Holland is generally flat, like the sea in a calm, and looks as if, after a long...should belong to, it had at length been divided between them. For, to consider the great rivers, and the strange number of canals, that are found in this province,... | |
 | William Temple - 1814 - 542 pagina’s
...upon what occasion soever it arrived, the soil of the whole Province of Holland is generally flat, like the sea in a calm, and looks as if, after a long...should belong to, it had at length been divided between them : for to consider the great rivers, and the strange number of canals that are found in this Province,... | |
 | 1824 - 602 pagina’s
...exactly corresponding to the characteristic description given long ago by Sir \Vj}lian)l Temple. * It is like the sea in a calm, and looks as if,- after...long contention between land and water, which it^ sbpukl ' belong to. it ha J at length beeu divided between them;' The following observations are important.... | |
 | Royal Scottish Society of Arts - 1856 - 860 pagina’s
...that is extremely interesting. It is long since it was characterized by Sir William Temple as " like a sea in a calm, and looks as if, after a long contention...should belong to, it had at length been divided between them." A considerable part of this country, as well as of the northern portion of Belgium, is formed... | |
 | 1846 - 390 pagina’s
...besides the heavy taxes for the support of the dykes, &c. Holland was well characterized by Sir William Temple, when he said : — " It is like the sea in...should belong to, it had at length been divided between them." The greater part is in meadow, and some good wheat is occasionally produced. The soil, however,... | |
 | English authors - 1876 - 484 pagina’s
...upon what occasion soever it arrived, the soil of the whole Province of Holland is generally flat, like the sea in a calm, and looks as if, after a long...should belong to, it had at length been divided between them: for to consider the great rivers, and the strange number of canals that are found in this province,... | |
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WHATEVER it was, whether nature or accident, and upon what occasion soever it arrived, the soil of the whole Province of Holland is generally flat, like the sea in a calm, and looks as if, after a long contention between land and water, which it should... 
