 | John Clark Ridpath - 1903 - Страниц: 542
...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 of crows...and magpies. This hill was a famous object in the neighborhood. It seemed as the superlative degree of height. "As high as Crooksbury Hill," meant, with... | |
 | Edward Irving Carlyle, John Doyle - 1904 - Страниц: 364
...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 of crows...sought was this hill. I could not believe my eyes I Literally speaking, I, for a moment, thought the famous hill removed, and a little heap put in its... | |
 | Edward Irving Carlyle, John Doyle - 1904 - Страниц: 364
...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 of crows...my eyes sought was this hill. I could not believe mv eyes I Literally speaking, I, for a moment, thought the famous hill removed, and a little heap put... | |
 | Robert Waters - 1909 - Страниц: 388
...Hill, which rises up out of the plain, 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 object in the neighborhood. It served as the superlative degree of height. 'As high as Crooksbury Hill' meant with... | |
 | James S. Ogilvy - 1914 - Страниц: 534
...Crooksbury Hill, which rises out of a flat in the form of a cone, and is planted with Scots fir trees. . . . This hill was a famous object in the neighbourhood....degree of height. Therefore, the first object that met my eyes was this hill. I could not believe my eyes ! Literally speaking, I for a moment thought... | |
 | George Douglas Howard Cole - 1925 - Страниц: 504
...planted with Scotch fir-trees. Here I used to take up the eggs and young ones of crows and magpies. The hill was a famous object in the neighbourhood. It...the first object that my eyes sought was this hill. / could not believe my eyes ! Literally speaking, I, for a moment, thought the famous hill removed,... | |
 | James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1867 - Страниц: 942
...Crookslmry 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...of height. Therefore the first object that my eyes Bought was this hill. I could not believe my eyes ! Literally speaking, I for a moment thought the... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1835 - Страниц: 560
...Hill, which rise« 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...as the superlative degree of " height. 'As high as Crootstiury Hill' meant, with ua, the utmost degree of " height. Therefore, the first object that my... | |
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I had learnt 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... 
