Rowland Vaughan, His BookeJ. Hodges, 1897 - 154 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة iii - And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.
الصفحة xxiv - Edward the sixth by the grace of God of England France and Ireland king Defender of the faith and in earth supreme head of the Church of England and Ireland.
الصفحة 1 - ... adjacent, thereby to make those grounds (especially if they be drye) more fertile ten for one." As also a demonstration of a project for the great benefit of the commonwealth generally, but of Herefordshire especially.
الصفحة 30 - ... yielding two or three hundred folde : the number so increasing (idleness having gotten the upper hand ;) if trades bee not raised — beggery will carry such reputation in my quarter of the country, as if it had the whole to halves...
الصفحة 31 - ... years ago, Rowland Vaughan, an enterprising pioneer in the art of irrigation, complained, as most employers still complain, of the apathetic nature of the rural population around him. ' There bee within a mile and a hälfe from my house (in the Golden Valley) every way five hundred poore habitations. As wountes or moles hunt after wormes, the ground being delveable, so these idelers live intollerablie by other, meanes, and neglect their painfull labours by oppressing the neighbourhood.
الصفحة 120 - It's not nnknowne to my neighbourhood my demeasues at New Court was set and forsaken at 40 pound by year, besides my Parke, I set it so my selfe, and let any man, that hath an upright judgment and equall eyes in his head view and review it, hee will say it will yeild within three yeares, three hnndreth pounds yearely besides my Parko.
الصفحة 152 - Witt, and no lesse filing of Invention. But what it is, it is all Yours, as he is, that will no longer bee, then he remaines Your Lordships even beyond his uttermost. Rowland Vaughan. Those that are desirous to see a Mill sawing Timber, there shall their desires bee fully satisfied, seeing a Mill by a Water-course, keepe a dozen Sawes on worke together.
الصفحة 31 - There bee," says this author, ' within a mile and a halfe from my house every waye, five hundred poore habitations ; whose greatest meanes consist in spinning flaxe, hemp, and hurdes. They dispose the seasons of the yeare in this manner : I will begin with May, June, and July, (three of the merriest months for beggers,) which yield the best increase for their purpose, to raise multitudes : whey, curdes, butter-milk, and such belly provision, abounding in the neighbourhood, serves their turne. As...
الصفحة 23 - Worke. GOod Wine doth need no Bush : (Lord ! who can tell How oft this old-said-Saw hath prais'd new Bookes?) But yet good Water (drawnefromFaunts zxABrookes] By Sluce (the Signe) makes dry Groundes drinke it well.
الصفحة 86 - I call it so, because I have within the contents of my worke, Counter-trenches...