 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Great Britain - 1789 - 636 pages
...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... | |
 | England - 1840 - 876 pages
...called the Plestor. lu 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...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 - Natural history - 1829 - 364 pages
...opinion of the reasonableness tbis 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 renerable tree, surrounded with stone steps, and seats above them, was the delight of old and young,... | |
 | 1830 - 550 pages
...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... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1832 - 354 pages
...the sports and amusements of its young people." — WJ tunes, a vast oak,* with a short squat body, and huge horizontal arms extending almost to the extremity...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... | |
 | George Oliver - Mysteries and miracle-plays - 1837 - 160 pages
...Plestor. (Playgarth.) 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...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 - Natural history - 1837 - 678 pages
...called The Plestor. 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...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 - Natural history - 1837 - 680 pages
...called The Plestor. 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...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... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - Botany - 1838 - 796 pages
...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 much resort in summer evenings ; where the former sate in grave debate, while the latter frolicked and danced before them." Oak Treet with conjoined... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - Botany - 1838 - 794 pages
...play-place for the children of the village. This oak is described by White as having " a short squat 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 much... | |
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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... 
