 | John Ray, William Derham - Biologists - 1760 - 364 pages
...Barley. The ordinary Country Houfes are pitiful Cots, built of Stone, and covered with Turves, having in them but one Room, many of them no Chimneys, the Windows very fmall Holes, and not glazed » In the moft ftately and famionable Houfes, in great Towns, inftead of... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 876 pages
...barley. The ordinary country houses are pitiful cots, built of stone, and covered with turfs, having in them but one room, many of them no chimneys, the windows very small holes, and not glazed. The ground in the valleys and plains bears very good corn, but especially bears barley or bigge, and... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - Agriculture - 1826 - 1252 pages
...barley. The ordinary country houses are pitiful cots, built of stone, and forered with turfs, having in them but one room, many of them no chimneys, the windows very small holes, and not glazed. The ground in the valleys and plains bears very good corn, but especially bears barley or bigge and... | |
 | Alexander Taylor (of Muthill.) - 1827 - 336 pages
...The ordinary country houses are pitiful cots, built with stones, and covered with turfs, having in them but one room; many of them no chimneys; the windows very small holes, and not glazed. The ground in the valleys ana plains bears very good oats and barley, but rarely wheat and rye." Yet... | |
 | George Johnston - Berwick-upon-Tweed (England) - 1829 - 636 pages
...barley. The ordinary country houses are pitiful cots, built of stone and covered with turves, having in them but one room, many of them no chimneys, the windows...and fashionable houses in great towns, instead of ceiling they cover the chambers with fir boards, nailed on the roof within side." — " The ground... | |
 | John M'Ure - Glasgow (Scotland) - 1830 - 412 pages
...barley. The ordinary country houses are pitiful cots, built of stone, and covered with turves, having in them but one room, many of them no chimneys, the windows...the chambers with firr boards, nailed on the roof withinside. They have rarely any bellows, or warming-pans. It is the manner in sonic places there to,... | |
 | 1846 - 436 pages
...learn. The ordinary country houses are pitiful cots, built of stone and covered with turves, having in them but one room, many of them no chimneys, the windows...and fashionable houses in great towns, instead of ceiling, they cover the chambers with fir boards, nailed on the roof withinside.' His account of the... | |
 | 1846 - 586 pages
...learn. The ordinary country houses are pitiful cots, built of stone and covered with turves, having in them but one room, many of them no chimneys, the windows very small holes, and not plazcd. In the most stately and fashionable houses in great towns, instead of ceiling, they cover the... | |
 | James Duncan - Beetles - 1858 - 408 pages
...barley. The ordinary country-houses are pitiful cots, built of stone, and covered with turves, having in them but one room, many of them no chimneys, the windows...towns, instead of cieling, they cover the chambers with f irr boards, nailed on the roof within side. They have rarely any bellows or warming-pans. It is the... | |
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The ordinary country houses are pitiful cots, built of stone, and covered with turves, having in them but one room, many of them no chimneys, the windows very small holes and not glazed. 
