| 单词 | furze |
| 例句 | Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossomed furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skilled to rule The village master taught his little school. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Here, huge growths of thorny furze rose up. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The light, full and smooth, lay like a gold rind over the turf, the furze and yew bushes, the few wind-stunted thorn trees. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There, on more solid ground, he raced through the furze and beyond the clump of trees. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He could even pick out the dots of furze bushes and stunted yew trees on the steep slopes. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Next in glory to the heath comes the furze. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z It lay quite close to the furze hedge, which ran in a straight line a long distance beyond where "Jamesy's bower" formed one of the angles of the garden. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z A big furze bush cast a ragged square yard of alluring shade on the common. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z He at once set fire to the dry furze and heather, directly under the hilly place where the poor men were engaged. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z The Deserted Village":— "Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way With blossomed furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z Some of the Killarney mountains are wooded for a few hundred feet up their sides, but most of them are entirely covered with heath interspersed with furze. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z He did not demur, and we plunged at the ascent, knee deep in bracken and furze, sweating at every pore with our exertions, and hearing the troop come every moment nearer on the road below. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z At the top there was no path, but instead a field of tall prickly furze, through which we waded. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z Heidi is a rough open space, with scrubs or bushes, such as furze, juniper, broom, &c. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 104, October 25, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-20T03:00:18.340Z The cattle were folded, and around the animals was carried blazing grass or furze, as a preventative against the influence of witches. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z Not only do the heath and furze blossom in the autumn, but myriads of other wild-flowers appear only at that time of year, or blossom most luxuriantly then. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z Staggering against the doorpost, the girl watched the beacons on the hills, as, fed with furze, they flared up and glowed awhile, then dwindled and died out one by one. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z The place was near a wide moor, and the girl hid awhile among the furze. Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z Ulex, ū′leks, n. a genus of shrubs of the Bean family, including the furze, gorse, or whin. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z There are plenty of trees of a fair size, and the sides of the valley are covered with bracken and furze, from which peep out great grey rocks. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z It is over five hundred feet high, and in autumn is a pyramid of crimson and gold; for wherever there are not trees or cultivation, there are furze and heath. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z Here and there rises a scrubby hillock of furze, black and rough as the head of a monster. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z Then he began to climb again and left these for stretches of bare heath and hills covered with furze. The Azure Rose A Novel 2011-12-31T03:00:18.657Z Formerly the rough track to the Bay led over a lonely bit of common called the Warren, where furze grew, and short brown-tasselled rushes marked the course of a hardly visible stream. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z There is something also about the grey lichened rocks bursting out of the waist-deep furze and bracken that serves to emphasize the fulness of growth. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z Then there is the furze or gorse, as it is generally called in England. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z The mountains are for the most part covered with forests of oak, chestnut or pine; holly and arbutus are also common, with furze and heath in the poorer parts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Birds are singing in meadow and copse, the yellow furze is blossoming on heathy moorlands. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z By Willingham Rawnsley I Tennyson’s Country Calm and deep peace on this high wold, And on these dews that drench the furze, And all the silvery gossamers That twinkle into green and gold. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z And everywhere in irrepressible masses is the furze, the quick-burning fuel of the poor, a godsend here where wood is so precious. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z Before them they saw nothing but seven rows of vine enclosed by furze hedges, stony ground, and the revolving sails of two wind-mills. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z Before daylight I came to a great forest, and being tired, I crept in under a bush of furze, and, on a warm dry bed, slept long and sweetly. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z No, but she is tripping along towards the glade, where the pink-blossomed hawthorn grows, and the yellow scented furze. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Together, with Constance helping us, we dragged the body of the animal off the road, and hid it in a slight depression behind some furze bushes. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z It didn’t take them long to gallop through the heather and furze. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z Very little can be grown on these heights: they produce a little barley, but are mainly covered with rushes, coarse grass, and furze bushes. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z Grass was under his feet; bushes of furze and a clean smell of earth enveloped him. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z He was about half-way to his destination when he observed, lying among the furze at the roadside, a lad. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z A distant holloa from Michael, whose head alone was visible above a forest of furze, rose like a rocket at the end of the sentence, and every hound sprang to attention. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z He comes straight up out of the centre of a bush of furze, in quite a startling kind of way. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z But to make a blaze and get any warmth furze was burnt. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z Many specimens have been observed in mid-winter, and Rennie states that he has seen one as early as the end of February hovering over furze and singing like a Whitethroat. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z We steered for an island of furze and grey boulders that had been flung into the valley like a vedette from the fortified hill-side, and was placed, considerately, at the apex of the oval course. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z "Please God it might be a rabbit!" exclaimed Michael, putting spurs to his horse and bucketing down through the furze towards the wood, with blasts of the horn that were fraught with indignation and rebuke. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z Of course the furze made their bare knees bleed, but they did not mind that. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z The furze seems to suggest cruelty, the heather endurance, and the granite strength. Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z The nest of goose grass and soft bits of furze, wool and moss is placed in the fork of a furze-bush selected for its thickness and difficulty of access. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The hill-side merged at length into upland pasture, strange little fields, composed partly of velvet patches, like putting-greens, predominantly of nightmare bunkers of rocks and furze. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z Picking up her white stockings, she took off six feet from the jump, and whizzed like a driven grouse past the combatants and over the furze bushes and the lime. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z “Then the heather which covers the large sweeps of moorland that you see here and there is very sturdy and strong, while from the furze or whins boats’ masts could be made. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z The furze is destroyed by fire, but grows again; the granite is worn away imperceptibly by the rain. Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z It frequents commons and waste lands, where it builds its nest under the cover of friendly furze bushes, or nearer the habitations of man, in thick-set hedges. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z "That's no throuble to them!" shouted one of my attach�s, as each horse in turn galloped over or through the barrier of furze in the gap. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z Swift in expedient, the stewards supplied the difficulty with quicklime, which was scattered with a lavish hand in the fosse, and shone like snow through the barrier of furze bushes on the take-off side. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z He had a very quick-going mare, and before the highwayman could find his weapon, which had fallen into some furze, was beyond pursuit. The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z Rose o' the world, she came to my bed And changed the dreams of my heart and head: For joy of mine she left grief of hers And garlanded me with a crown of furze. A Book of Irish Verse Selected from modern writers with an introduction and notes by W. B. Yeats 2011-10-27T02:00:26.373Z Beyond the outer fence on one side there was a mass of furze bushes, covering a piece of waste land; all this was white, too, stretching away to the grey sky. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z It was brownish red, it slid into the deep furze that crested the hill, and was gone. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z These in their turn will be followed by the chough, hobby, great black-backed gull, furze wren, crested tit, and others. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z The furze lies low to the ground where it has plenty of sunlight, but straggles upwards to seek the light when it grows in the woodlands. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z This tract, lying generally above the region of broom, furze, juniper, and long heath, required no artificial clearing. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z I passed on; the country was neither grand nor pretty—it exhibited a kind of wildness, however, which did not fail to interest me—there were stones, rocks, and furze in abundance. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Build up the furze in front of it. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z In Clark's Kennedy's Birds of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire we get a glimpse of the furze wren collecting business at an earlier date and nearer the metropolis. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z In May, many of the uplands were covered with the yellow-blooming furze or whins. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z In fact, he had scraped a hole beneath a furze bush and buried Ransey’s pants. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z When we drew nigh to him, he bade us get on the bank; we did so, and followed him some way amidst furze and lyng. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z The hill-top blazed with yellow furze, and great silver balls of cloud looked over its edge. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z The farmer conned his lesson carefully, and, on the appointed day, proceeded to a plot of furze to await the arrival of the procession. Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride 2011-09-12T02:00:28.290Z The yellow meadow vetchling is a beautiful, bright-yellow, pea-like flower, that dearly loves a snug corner under a hedge or bush of furze. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Patches of bright crimson here and there where the foxgloves still bloom; patches of purple and yellow where heather and furze are growing. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z But hold your tongue for a while, and cast your eye along the valley, and watch the mist gathering on the furze and sloe trees. The Whale and the Grasshopper And other Fables 2011-09-05T02:00:18.250Z M'Cabe put his gun to his shoulder, lowered it abruptly, and walked up to the furze bush. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z Moving through the furze outside the glade I came suddenly on a young lady, who was trying to pull back a boy of about ten years old. The Gentleman Cadet His Career and Adventures at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 2011-08-31T02:01:40.423Z But abroad, on the thicket itself, grow clumps of trees of every description, and great masses of yellow blossoming furze and golden-tasselled broom. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z I was creeping, crawling, and scrambling one afternoon in the days of my boyhood, through tall furze at the foot of the Drummond Hill, which in England would be called a mountain. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z Our way lay for some distance along the banks of the river, and the country was thickly studded with stunted thorn and furze bushes. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z The brute was high above us on the hillside, setting a solitary furze bush with convincing determination, and casting backward looks to see if he were being supported. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z It was a lonesome upland, where I was travelling, with neither hedge nor ditch on either side of the road, only green grass and trees, with here and there a bush of golden furze. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z These are constructed of heather, hazel-sticks, straw, and furze; and though in a very exposed situation, they are tolerably warm—a sort of medium temperature between brick-built stables and the open air. The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier 2011-08-31T02:01:26.737Z The nests I have found were in bushes, holly, fir, or furze, or under the branches of large trees close to the trunk. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z You might as well attempt to tie these wrists of mine with the gossamer from yonder furze.' Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:34.720Z Rabbits were playing among the furze, and there Redpad and his Belovèd hunted together until the moon began to sink, and some wet clouds from the west rose over her face, bringing warm rain. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z The furze is of a dark olive-green colour, covered here and there with patches of white, where the hoar-frost lodges, and with spots of brightest yellow when the blossoms still flourish. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z The rounded form of the furze bushes that are met with in such situations shows how diligently the annual growth, as far as it is accessible, is nibbled by the sheep. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z Suddenly, in following the narrow winding opening between the furze, the grey snorted and stopped short. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z But as he turned once more to the cliff, suddenly Pan appeared at an opening in the furze and bramble about halfway up. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z There was a wicked snarl, a piteous stifled bleat, and the lamb was dragged headlong into the furze. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z Shrub-like oaks, stunted willows, and dark-berried elders also grow on the banks among the furze and the bramble, and here and there a patch of purple heath. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z She had passed, as it seemed, lighted the furzes, waked a thousand catkins on the dwarf sallows in the bogs, and then departed elsewhere. A West Country Pilgrimage 2011-08-05T02:00:48.947Z On he went again, stumbling in the ruts left by wheels in winter, nearly thrown by the tough heath, and the crooked furze stems holding his foot, and fast losing his wind. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z Bevis, without thinking, pushed into the furze, and immediately he saw him coming, Pan, eager to go forward again, ran along the face of the cliff about four feet from the top. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Nothing came between the furze bushes and the spring sunshine except when a rook flew overhead, croaking a quaint spring song to himself, or when a filmy cloud raced across the sky. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z This is the favourite resort of the chats, who perch on the furze or on the heaps of flints, perpetually iterating their one note, from which their name seems taken. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Outside the wood, where the downland begins to rise gradually there stretches a broad expanse of furze growing luxuriantly on the thin barren soil, and a mile or more in width. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z Nothing flares so swiftly or sinks so soon as furze; in a few minutes the beacon was out. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z He tried it with his little rifle, and actually killed a hare, which he started from a furze bush, as it ran with a single bullet. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z As it was, he hopped away slowly between two furze thickets. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z On September 29 the heaths and furze were white with the spiders’ webs alluded to above. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Here in the furze too is the haunt of the badger. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z The flint-diggers had been at work here long ago—deep gullies and holes encumbered the way, half-hidden with thistles and furze. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z Two or three last buttercups flowered in the grass, and on a furze bush there were a few pale yellow blossoms not golden as in spring, but pale. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z He followed a path among the furze bushes, and on turning a corner caught sight of a rabbit in the grass. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z This corner, well sheltered by furze and brake, is one of ‘sly Reynard’s’ favourite haunts. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Foxes like a close warm undergrowth, such as furze, sedges when the ground is dry, the underwood that springs up between the ash-stoles. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z A few more minutes and the breeze carried the vapour away, and they rode forward, and after some distance passed through a forest of furze. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z They are generally surrounded by furze bushes, and would escape attention if not actually looked for. Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations 2011-08-01T02:00:12.067Z There's a padlock on the gate, and a—er—barricade of furze. Helena's Path 2011-07-29T02:00:22.607Z Bordering the furze a thick hawthorn hedge—a double mound—extends, so wide as to be itself almost another copse. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Now nothing flares up with such a sudden fierceness as furze, and there is no possibility of stopping it. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z Thickets of green furze tipped with yellow bloom, and beneath, peeping out, the pale purple heath-flower. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z At the same time Hexe-Baizel appeared, tossing, with a broom made of green furze, the manure into the abyss. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z Having ignored this possibility, they had to climb, incidentally displacing, but carefully replacing, a number of prickly furze branches which the zeal of the Marchesa's bailiff had arranged along the top rail of the gate. Helena's Path 2011-07-29T02:00:22.607Z At the end of September or beginning of October acres of furze may be seen covered with web in the morning, when the dew deposited upon it renders it visible. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z They stripped a hurdle of its furze, and he was lifted and laid upon it; the men hoisted it on their shoulders and tramped with a dreadful slowness through the fields to the house. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z She watched him tear some leaves out of his pocket-book, and place the fragments under the furze; then he added a little straw from the thatched hurdle, and a handful of dry grass. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z And I set the ‘hangs’ for rabbits, your warshups, which isn’t game, an’ I thowt as how that bit o’ furze were common land, and didn’t belong to nobody. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z You see, I thought the land was richer than it has turned out to be, and the furze roots have kept sprouting year after year, and that has meant ploughing the fields afresh. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z All spring and summer the hedges, coppices, brakes, thickets, furze lands, and cornfields abounded with bird life. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z They were walking their horses when she caught sight of them, and Barnaby was letting his look over a fence, flicking his whip at the ridge of furze with its withering yellow blossom. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z The trees far and near, the grass immediately around us, the fern and the furze in their most luxuriant growth, all added to the charm. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z At the moment no one clearly understood what was the matter; but those who had not entered the shed, seeing their companions rush out like rabbits from a furze bush, joined in the stampede. Gunpowder Treason and Plot And Other Stories for Boys 2011-06-08T02:00:16.797Z It seemed easy enough to root up the furze bushes and plough down the heather, and the soil looked so loamy and rich that he imagined a heavy crop would be yielded the first year. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z Beyond the fir trees the copse runs up into a corner, where hawthorn bushes, briar, and bramble succeed to the ash-stoles, and are in turn bordered by some width of furze and brake fern. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z All were hurrying across the rough bottom, with its hillocks and furze bushes, and patches of withered bracken; then, gathering in the narrow bit that let them in under a fringe of trees, mounting upwards. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z Nov. 11.—Gold-crested wren and tom-tit on furze clinging to the very spikes, and apparently busy on the tiny green buds now showing thickly on the prickles. The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies 2011-05-27T02:00:19.437Z And was it only the tossing furze Or brake of the waste sea-wold? Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z "Well, you see, I pushed it into a furze bush when he come along, for, as I told you, I had no gun licence." The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z The stems of the furze, when they grow straight, are occasionally cut for walking-sticks. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z The alders and clumps of furze were thick down by the stream, quite sufficient to give shelter to the little party of seven that presently took cover there. For the School Colours 2011-04-28T02:00:12.693Z She looked excited and exultant; her hair was roughened by the wind, and her skirts were bedraggled with a heavy dew brushed off tussocks and furze bushes. Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z On the other side it was steep and rocky, and after a hard scramble down, he came to a narrow glen all overgrown with wild furze and brambles. Granny's Wonderful Chair & Its Tales of Fairy Times 2011-04-12T02:00:26.413Z "Well, sir, I don't wish to do no 'arm to nobody," Bilkins stammered, growing very red, "but I did see somethin' stickin' out of a furze bush as might have been a gun." The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z I ran on till broad daylight, when, after ascending a steep hill, I threw myself behind a clump of furze by the road side, being utterly exhausted by my impetuous speed and contending passions. Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 2011-04-09T02:00:09.087Z Not yet, not yet," said Conolly, as, standing in his stirrups, he looked down into the glen; "they're hunting him through the furze cover this half hour. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z Mrs. Knox’s woolly dog had tracked me into the furze, and was now baying the colt and me with mingled terror and indignation. Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z The path lay over a moor, patched with heath and furze, and here and there strewn with large stones, or rather rocks. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z Before we had crossed the plain, which was overgrown with furze and brushwood, we came suddenly upon half a dozen fellows, armed with muskets, and wearing a tattered uniform. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z Malt is dried with coke, coal, wood, furze, and straw. A Treatise on the Brewing of Beer 2011-03-19T02:00:12.343Z For this, the birch rod not being handy, my father put me into a furze bush, and therein I did penance for ten minutes. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z A short, squat figure arose from the black shadow of a furze bush and came out into the moonlight, swinging its arms like a cabman, and cursing audibly. Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z "It was the furze that stung him," said she, coldly, and not showing the slightest resentment at his tone. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z When the last crumb was finished he rose slowly and moved away a few paces to where a patch of dark furze bushes made a cool hiding-place for a small wooden keg of spring water. Vestigia Vol. II. 2011-02-04T03:00:22.950Z Depositing my portmanteau under a clump of furze, I set out,—drearily enough, I will own. Paul Gosslett's Confessions in Love, Law, and The Civil Service 2011-02-04T03:00:18.850Z Linnæus was greatly pleased with London, and when he saw the golden furze in its green leaves, fell on his knees before it. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z The jagged opening of the grotto was overhung by an abutting ledge of lime rock, covered with a few inches of earth overgrown with briars and furze. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z Mrs. Knox's woolly dog had tracked me into the furze, and was now baying the colt and me with mingled terror and indignation. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z She walked on for two hours, and saw some men cutting furze, and others mowing hay. Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language 2011-01-11T03:00:33.670Z There were few candles, and the scholar read his books by a cabin fire in the light given by throwing upon it twigs and dried furze. Irish Nationality 2011-01-11T03:00:30.560Z He was walking rapidly along the hillside, beating the furze bushes with a cudgel and bellowing like a madman. The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z The golden bloom was glorious in the furze, And gentle twittering came from out the copses; It was the Carinated Flycatchers, Or else the black Monarcha melanopsis. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z A short squat figure arose from the black shadow of a furze bush and came out into the moonlight, swinging its arms like a cabman and cursing audibly. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z In olden days furze was used, and the white disks are therefore still spoken of as "the bushes." Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z See all that are without a bed except the furze of the mountains, the bent of the curragh, and the bog-myrtle beneath their bodies. Irish Nationality 2011-01-11T03:00:30.560Z For me, now, the horizon was bounded by the barren circle of wiry, unprofitable grass, patched over with furze bushes and scarred by the profusion of Nature's gaunt and granite ribs. The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z Holly and arbutus are common, and furze and heath abound in the poorer parts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z There now remained but one bank, the trampled remnant of the furze hurdle, and the stone wall. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z A popular protection from the encroachments of fairies is the eithin, or prickly furze, common in Wales. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z In one corner there stood a heap of stones, in another a thicket of furze—here a piece of bog, there a broken bank of clay. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 Yes, there was a clump of furze a foot or two higher, just on the edge where the grass reached before the gravel began to recede. A Double Knot A month or two later the whole scene would be aglow with the bloom of furze and heather; but now it was grim and grey and, under a cloudy sky, forbidding. The Man Who Rose Again We scrambled out of the lane over a pile of stones and furze bushes, and at the end of the next field were confronted by a tall, stone-faced bank. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z Where sheets of flint gravel cap the downs, as on St. Boniface, they are covered by furze and heather, producing a charming variation from the smooth turf where the surface is chalk. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight A Mexican bullet had found its way through the furze bushes, and Tah-nu-nu had been almost as much in peril, the moment she stood erect, as her brother had been. The Red Mustang Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossomed furze unprofitably gay, There in his noisy mansion, skilled to rule, The village master taught his little school. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 Look at the roll of hill and dale, think of the glory of furze and heather! The Man Who Rose Again Untouched by autumn, the furze bushes of Ardmeen covert were darkly green, save for a golden fleck of blossom here and there, and the glistening grey cobwebs that stretched from spike to spike. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z Otherwise, I would rather get my living by selling race-cards and sleep under a furze bush. Hard Pressed Slightly lower down among the furze and the heather, and only about three hundred yards away from us, we could distinguish Ernestine's blue dress, and the flutter of the red ribbon in her hat. The Fortunes of Philippa A School Story And from the shadow of a thick furze hedge on the Common side of the lane it was answered. The Riddle of the Night The farmer may like to set his own furze alight, but he wouldn't thank any chance strangers for doing so for him. The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story It was all down-hill to the river, and among the furze bushes and rocks there was neither time nor place to turn him. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z If Fritz's companion, when within doors, was GrettFa, when he was away on the plain, or among the furze hills, the Starling was ever with him. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) As the King was speaking, Jean-aux-Choux put on his brown Capuchin robe, and covered his red furze brush with the hood. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion Gone she is now, sir; slipped off over the Common, and I lost sight of her among all them furze bushes, but she'll come back, never fear. The Riddle of the Night “Has she made you feel like a flayed woman in a furze bush?” Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance I shouted, squeezing to one side with heroic disregard of the furze bushes and my new tops. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z A wild plain, studded over with yellow furze bushes, lay in front, and beyond in the distance I could see the straggling huts of a small village. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Who would have thought, for instance, that the little golden bundles which cling to the furze, and which we thought were moss, were just so many colonies of baby spiders? Windyridge The furze below covers in part Bullet Hill, the last stand of the Royalists on the battle ground. Edge Hill The Battle and Battlefield The lark pours down a flood of melody on the nest of its mate, and the linnet trills a lay of love to its partner from the yellow furze. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 In the evening the huge bonfire twenty feet high down on the Common, for which all the men and boys had been begging "bavins" or cutting furze for days, was lighted. The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History The woody parts of furze, or ling, will heat an oven very well. Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend Fuzz, not furze, is the word to use, if used at all, when the embryo whiskers, or the downy surface of fruit, etc., are meant. Every-Day Errors of Speech It was only when the blazing furze had dropped off, that the whole cause of the mischance would suffer himself to be captured and led quietly back to his mistress. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune The second little pig met a man with a bundle of furze, and said, "Please, man, give me that furze to build a house;" which the man did, and the pig built his house. The Nursery Rhymes of England There he goes," shouted Kerry; "look at him now; he's coming to the furze ditch into the big field: see! see! she does not see the fence; her head's in the air. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago Sometimes a whirling snow-fall catches a family of grouse out from furze cover. The Story of the Trapper The man within the cell threw a handful of dry furze upon the smouldering flame, and while he remained concealed himself, took a deliberate survey of Owen as he stood close to the doorway. St. Patrick's Eve Old Ireland was blurring its green and purple coasts moment by moment; Kinsale lay low, and they had lost sight of the white cabins on the hillsides and the pastures golden with furze. Strangers and Wayfarers The cart-track seen by the luncheon-party in the furze was laid down and macadamized, and a street erected, named after the finest street in London, full of shops of all descriptions. The Hills and the Vale And oh! how sweet the scent of the broom or furze, yellowing along the braes, where leap the lambs, less happy than he, on the knolls of sunshine! Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) The mountains walling in the vale are lined with growths of heather, fern, and blossoming furze to their very crests, and the verdurous picture they hem is one of poetic calm and plenty. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) We threaded the moat by paths between the furze, on the golden honey-hives of which fluttered moths like blue turquoise. An Isle in the Water It is situated 300 ft. above sea-level, on a common of furze and heather in the midst of picturesque country. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Where there was lately nothing but furze and rabbits there is now a busy human population. The Hills and the Vale We could see great yellow spots, here and there in this wood; these were stubble, and great patches of grain, instead of being covered with bramble or heath and furze as in our country. Waterloo A sequel to The Conscript of 1813 The roads became bare and dented, the fields were mottled by shell-holes, the woods looked like scraggy patches of burnt furze. Cavalry of the Clouds But it isn't as much fun," consoled Irene, "and the tea tastes so nice when the water is boiled over sticks and furze. Anxious Audrey The whole garden was filled with a high westerly wind, coming straight out of the hills and richly scented with furze—or whins, as we would say. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) His cover is in some young birch-trees, which form a leafy thicket among the furze. The Hills and the Vale In vain: the ground was broken and stony, but there grew not there so much as a bush of furze. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) They were crossing a grassy strip between two clumps of furze when a small spiny creature with a sharp nose trundled across their path some distance ahead. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts The ground, especially on the 239 margin of the wood, was full of inequalities—here a pit, there a hillock surmounted with a bush of furze. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) Under the furze is hunger and cold, Under the broom is silver and gold. Rhymes Old and New : collected by M.E.S. Wright On the slope here the furze is flecked with golden spots, and black-headed stonechats perch on ant-hills or stray flints, taking no heed of a quiet wanderer. The Hills and the Vale The charm and beauty, the singing of the birds, the scent of the furze and the heather, the peace of it, after the storms she had lived through lately, sank deep into her soul. The Making of Mona Mehetabel put out her hand, picked up a piece of furze, and cast it at the spider, which fell. The Broom-Squire The sides of the old moat were overgrown with furze and brambles, and we stole into this cover as they approached. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossomed furze unprofitably gay, There in his noisy mansion,6 skilled to rule, The village master taught his little school. Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer The leafless branches take a brown tint in the sunlight; on the summit above there is furze; then more hill-lines drawn against the sky. The Hills and the Vale Hares don’t make holes in ground, but run through the same openings in hedges or amongst the furze and heath. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam The entrance was beneath a projecting slab of ironstone, and was concealed by bushes of furze and bramble. The Broom-Squire The land, for some distance on either side of the stream, was uncultivated, covered with furze and yellow broom, and sprinkled with trees and clumps of high bushes. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 I pay eight and sixpence an acre for land that grows nothing but furze, that a few sheep can nibble round, an', begorra, 'tis not worth half-a-crown. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule If one should venture out from the furze there, and make for the copse opposite, put on the pace, and you will be speedily alongside. The Hills and the Vale Then he felt sure of it, for, glancing toward the clumps of furze in the more open part, another well-aimed stone came and struck the road between the wheels of the bath-chair. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam It was only when the blazing furze had dropped off, that the cause of the whole mischance would suffer himself to be captured, and led quietly back to his mistress. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. Their new host brought out a stout cob from the furze near by, and led the way south-westward. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 The sloe-thorn, and the furze, and the bramble choked up the rails. Leading Articles on Various Subjects At noon, flies came forth to bask on the stones; the furze, decked with yellow flowers, was visited by countless bees; and bronze-winged beetles crept among the thorny branches of the hawthorn and the sloe. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain Pete’s eyes had grown sharp from the life he led in the woods, and amongst the furze of the great heath-like commons, and he saw now the object which had fallen from his pocket. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam Guard was at a little distance from them, sniffing excitedly about a big clump of furze and blackberry bushes. The Carroll Girls He could hear the cries of the huntsman and an occasional blast of his horn among the furze; once or twice a ranging dog broke cover and disappeared again. Blake's Burden There was nothing, indeed, in the face of nature, in the mist and the dark day, and the moisture that hung in beads on thorn and furze, to cheer her. The Wild Geese Wait for me in the furze by the pond on the very top of the hill.” Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain Tom gave one more look at the blackened furze, and then turned to his cousin. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam The tops of furze, chopped and thrown into the drills, when the peas are sown, will be an effectual preventive. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill. Blake's Burden He looked with a hardly repressed shudder on the dreary face of the bog, on the gleaming water, on the dripping furze bushes. The Wild Geese Then, turning quickly into the furze and taking a bypath through the thickest part of the tangle, Philip left me, and, soon afterwards, I moved to my allotted hiding place. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain “Then you think that chap had set the furze alight before we came.” The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam Luckily, we never tried whins, or furze, as here called. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand So they went up and sat among the furze bushes, and Dickie told them all his story—just as much of it as I have told to you. Harding's luck Allan and those in front had fired the dry furze and grasses, and the smoke began to roll heavily against the faces of the soldiers. Robin Hood Suddenly, however, I thought I detected a slight movement in a bracken frond beside the furze. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain They had not gone far along the edge of the pine-wood, when all at once a dog leaped out, to begin hunting amongst the furze and brambles, and dart in again. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam The smooth turf and the yellow furze had no charms for the exile of St. Helena. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. Up the hill they went on to the downs, and in and out among the furze bushes. Harding's luck It was pointed out to him that a gift of two empty tar-barrels and half-a-dozen furze bushes, though meant in all kindness, might prove embarrassing to any relief committee. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 4, 1914 The bees from the hives in the farm garden, and innumerable flies from their winter retreats in the hedgerows, came eagerly to the golden blossoms of the furze near the bank-voles' colony. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain Here, you give me my bit o’ string, or I shall go and say I see yer set the furze alight o’ purpose.” The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam The ground rose and fell in little hillocks and hollows, tufted with dry grass and furze, and strewn throughout with fragments of granite. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot He would cut away some of the furze branches. Harding's luck Then, getting up, I went and stood by the burning furze. Tatterdemalion Nobody must have a chance of following you to-night to the Crag; so, if you meet a farm labourer sudden-like, make off to the furze by the river farm, and double back through the woods. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain Then he mastered it, and a faint smoke and some blackened furze was all that was left of what, if left to itself, would have been a great common fire. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam Up on the top of the cliffs, furze and heath in brilliant clothing of purple and yellow, cluster close round great white, weird masses of rock, dotted fantastically with patches of grey-green moss. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot The spot he had chosen was under a clump of furze bigger than any they had passed. Harding's luck When she had put her hat on, rubbed her face, dusted and smoothed her dress, she stood looking at the burning furze. Tatterdemalion No answering cry was heard, but suddenly, as she had appeared on the path by the furze, the doe-hare came in sight at the edge of the ditch a little distance away. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain Then it was gone; but another pair of eyes were gazing into his, for Pete Warboys slowly raised himself from where he had crawled to the other side of the furze clump. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam The blue-bell and fox-glove were growing on every hand, and the heath throve in luxuriance, but, flowerless, seemed to miss the golden blossoms of the furze. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition Perhaps Dickie was lying bound, hidden in the middle of the furze bush. Harding's luck Buy my English posies— Kent and Surrey may, Violets of the Undercliff Wet with Channel spray; Cowslips from a Devon combe Midland furze afire— Buy my English posies, And I'll sell your hearts' desire! The Seven Seas Many years ago, it was a wilderness of furze and briar, one of the thickest coverts on the countryside, affording safe sanctuary for fox and badger. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain Oh! 'tis easy To beget great deeds; but in the rearing of them— The threading in cold blood each mean detail, And furze brake of half-pertinent circumstance— There lies the self-denial. The Message Then one man thrust a bundle of furze into the oven and set it alight. The Silver Lining A Guernsey Story Edred scrambled up; the furze he had pulled away disclosed a hole, and True was disappearing down it. Harding's luck From bush to bush the cuckoo flies, The orchis red gleams everywhere; Gold furze with broom in blossom vies, The blue-bells perfume all the air. Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold At one time, Brock met a young male badger in the furze, attacked him vigorously, and left him more dead than alive. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain A private road of about half a mile long, hedged on either side by privet and hawthorn and golden furze, leads to the avenue proper, the entrance gate which is flanked by two handsome deodars. Mrs. Hungerford Notable Women Authors of the Day Around us was a vast stretch of open country upon which nothing grew save stunted furze bushes. The Birthright But as they went on through the furze bushes Dickie perceived that Mr. Beale was growing more and more silent and uneasy. Harding's luck Two acres of furze he had, which he cut close in alternate years, the second year's growth making a fine juicy fodder when chopped small into a sort of chaff. Change in the Village As she was endeavouring to dislodge the tile nearest the furze, she heard the tramp of heavy feet and the sound of human voices. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain A private road, about half a mile long, hedged on either side with privet, hawthorn and golden furze, leads to the avenue proper, the entrance gate of which is flanked by two handsome deodars. Mrs. Hungerford Notable Women Authors of the Day After a while comes the feast of grain; then another feast of seeds among the stubble, and the ample fields, and the furze of the hills; then berries, and then winter, and the last seed. The Toilers of the Field There it lay, gray and green, with its old stones and ivy—the same Castle which Dickie had seen on the day when they lay among the furze bushes and waited to burgle Talbot Court. Harding's luck There was a man he knew in those now remote days who fed his cows for a part of the year on furze, or "fuzz," as we call it here. Change in the Village The chiefs were set; while o’er their head The furze its frizzled covering spread. The Minstrel; or the Progress of Genius with some other poems He was carrying a stick, and prodding with it foolishly among the furze and gorse bushes. The Wonder Some dry furze happened, by a singular accident, to lie heaped in a corner of this natural shed. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 So then Edred took hold of a branch of furze to cut it, and it was loose and came away in his hand without any cutting. Harding's luck The same man had a horse, which also did well on furze diet mixed with a little malt from the man's own beer-brewing. Change in the Village It runs among furze and bracken by the riverside, and by this path we can reach the quiet, lovely vale in which Minster stands, so named from a former monastic establishment. The Cornwall Coast The keeper had joined in and accused him point-blank of being the man who had thrown him into the furze bush. Tom Brown at Oxford Up, up, over rocks and streams, and patches of black bog—up, up, through woods and briars and furze, they leaped and climbed and scrambled—laughing and panting and scolding and screaming! Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children He looked up; he could see above him the stars plain through a net of furze bushes. Harding's luck The breath of heath and furze, When breezes blow at morning, Is scarce so fresh as hers. Victorian Songs Lyrics of the Affections and Nature Meanwhile several officers climbed through the thick furze clothing the hills overlooking the bay, and the following is D'Urville's verdict on the desolate scene which met their view. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century Don't sit glowering as if you had swallowed a furze bush. Tom Brown at Oxford Once one of them stopped, bent under the lee of a furze bush and lit a cigarette, which seemed a rummy thing for a spy to do unless it was a prearranged signal. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War The tale of Hereward the Wake lasted till the jolting perambulator came to anchor in a hollow place among thick furze bushes. Harding's luck In rabbit-shooting in thick furze or breaks, the terrier, as I have often witnessed, will take covert with the eagerness and impetuosity of a foxhound. Anecdotes of Dogs Further on comes the furze region, beyond which the atmosphere again becomes clear, vegetation disappears, the ground becomes poorer and more barren. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century It had a thick growth of furze and bushes, and save for the rabbits and squirrels, was quite desolate during the winter. The Hero of Garside School It's a marsh, with patches of dry ground thickly covered with furze, that extends from Keyhaven to Lymington River—about four miles. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War And he slept, and dreamed of Mr. Beale, and the little house among the furze, and the bed with the green curtains. Harding's luck From Stony Cross the vast stretch of wood and moor lay basking in the warm vivid light, the yellow of the dwarf furze flashing in golden patches amidst the first bloom of the crimson heather. Vixen, Volume II. On reconnoitring the enemy's position, the Boers were found to be strongly entrenched and concealed behind a fringe of furze and foliage and in front of trees in the neighbourhood of Modder River. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 Cranstead Common was midway between the two schools, and the sand-pit was in an open part of the common, where the ground for some little distance round was destitute of grass or furze. The Hero of Garside School To make a long story short, we took up our position, which was in the middle of a circular clump of furze within 50 yards of the butts, at ten o'clock. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War The bare, thick stems of the furze held it up like a roof over their heads as they sat. Harding's luck Send Jack up outside with a rope and a bunch o’ furze, and let her stand at bottom.’ Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster The knowledge that "whin bush" is the furze renders this saying easily intelligible. The Proverbs of Scotland And to try to find one particular furze bush unless one approached it from the same point would be no easy task. Paul the Courageous Mosses of various sorts growing in woods on trees — lichens, gold and grey, mosses or lichen-covered twigs, sprigs of heather, furze, sea-lavender — all dry well, and come in usefully. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. Heath or furze for breaming a vessel's bottom. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Inch by inch they crawled across the bright patch of a hundred yards or so between them and the clump of friendly furze bushes. Two Little Travellers A Story for Girls A million memories and instincts met in these smells of furze and heather and moss, of green rushes and the sweet earth of the south-west. The Creators A Comedy She was the very daisy, primrose, tuberose, sweet brier, furze blossom, gilliflower, wall flower, cauliflower, auricula, and rosemary! English as She is Wrote Showing Curious Ways in which the English Language may be made to Convey Ideas or obscure them. Ptarmigan are said by Daniels, in his "Rural Sports," to be led up to springes in nearly the same manner, stones being substituted for furze. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. Of the imported “natural” sticks, the principal are olive, ebony, furze, snakewood, pimento, cinnamon, partridge, and bamboo. Illustrated Science for Boys and Girls The second little pig met a man with a bundle of furze and said: "Please, man, give me that furze to build a house." Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes Nearer, on the hillside to their right, under the haze that drenched its green to darkness, the furze threw out its unquenchable gold. The Creators A Comedy Until quite recently, the chemistry of the furze was very little studied. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock The second little pig met a man with a bundle of furze, and said, "Please man give me that furze to build a house;" which the man did, and the pig built his house. Aunt Friendly's Picture Book. Containing Thirty-six Pages of Pictures Printed in Colours by Kronheim August 19th.—Two days ago I spoke about the scrub Ashmead-Bartlett calls furze. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" The Tinker rose and made a fire with leaves and furze and sticks, some dry and some green. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 Then the fox stopped, and hid himself in the furze; and the weasel, first looking round to see that no one was near, stole after the rabbit. Wood Magic A Fable Turnips, carrots, furze, and various other foods are given to the horse, often in large quantities. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock Wild furze grew in bushes beside some huge stones which, towering above me, seemed as though they turned to look at me. Nobody's Boy Sans Famille Round the upper edge we observed furze, gorse, and a variety of grasses growing in great profusion, but below was the bare rock. A Yacht Voyage Round England Certain it is that Walpole leaped over the furze bushes for joy on seeing the duellists still erect. William Pitt and the Great War "Your majesty, we are perfectly loyal—why, our troops, whom you know are only lightly armed, have already gone forward, and have occupied the furze on the summits of the hills." Wood Magic A Fable Under such circumstances as these, the maintenance of cattle in good condition is very expensive, unless in places where a supply of furze is available. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock On the brow of the hill grows a mighty bush of furze which always goes by the name of "Miss Bremer's furze-bush." Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science The place was in the wood, shut in by a few trees and great patches of golden-blossomed furze. The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne They are lined with a soft silky cotton fibre; and composed, externally, of a woolly kind of furze, bound together with which appears also to be spider’s web. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America But he could not rest there, nor in the osier bed, nor in the furze, but he kept moving from place to place all day, contrary to his custom, and not without running great danger. Wood Magic A Fable There are three varieties of it met with in this country—namely, the common furze, Ulex europ�us, the dwarf furze, Ulex nanus, and the Irish, or upright furze, Ulex strictus. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock The top of the gravelly hill to the southward was all heather and furze, as indeed it is still, and this reached all the way to Southampton and the Forest. Old Times at Otterbourne The soil was clothed with short, thick grass and closely overgrown with dense clumps of furze bushes, which I at once perceived would afford excellent cover for the approach of our men. A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy Over its broad summit once stretched a chestnut forest; and now it is covered with the roots of trees, or furze, or soft turf. Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground; ling, heath, broom, furze,369-15 anything. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 The common furze is a hardy shrub, and grows luxuriantly at an elevation far higher than the limits of cereal cultivation. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock And when He met two men, Who bore on their shoulders bunches of furze, “My gentle sirs, Give me some furze for a house and bed!” On the Tree Top The fences were to consist of a bank five feet high, with a row of French furze at the top and bottom, or where impracticable a dry wall instead. The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account The two extreme points may be half a mile across; but the distance is increased to one who follows the path which winds through the furze and fern along the ridge. Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert Red Head lumbered from his lair and crouched beside the shimmering fire of the furze. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 17, 1914 The dwarf furze is never cultivated, but as it grows at a still greater elevation, and on a poorer soil than the larger varieties, it might be profitably cultivated on very high uplands. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock The breath of heath and furze, When breezes blow at morning, Is not so fresh as hers. Collected Poems In Two Volumes, Vol. II It was not the river Saar moving over its bed of sand and yellow pebbles; it was not the breeze in the furze. Lorraine A romance She had been vaguely aware that a woman was sitting there, by the side of some furze bushes; but she had kept her eyes away, being a little afraid of tramps. The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols In a corner lay furze and firewood, and from this store he drew, heaping the combustible material on the hearth, until a cheering blaze fairly illumined the worn and dilapidated interior. Under the Rose The late Professor Murphy, of Cork, stated that on the farm of Mr. Boulger, near Mallow, thirty-five cows were fed on crushed furze, which they "devoured voraciously." The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock There are several places where you can get mushrooms out in the open part among the furze where the grass grows short; and then there’s that kind that grows on the oak-trees. The New Forest Spy I had often approached common mallards by concealing my boat under branches or furze, and then floating down upon them, impelled either by the wind or the current of a stream. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire It had grown so dark that he had to proceed with caution or he would have tripped over some patch of furze or fern. In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" For there, with lowered head, cropping the sweet short grass among the furze and heath, was the outpost’s horse; and this, to Fred’s experienced eye, meant the rider shot down at his post. Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story Matters soluble in water in the dry furze. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock Leaping the ditch that skirted the road, the youth soon crossed the belt of furze and heather that lay between him and the river, about which he and his host had been conversing. The Eagle Cliff We had now arrived at a small valley between two hills or downs, the sides of which were covered with furze. Lavengro The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest Each huer kept near him the “white bush,” which is the name given to a mass of furze covered with tow or white ribbons. Michael Penguyne Fisher Life on the Cornish Coast Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground, long heath, brown furze, any thing. The Tempest The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] The produce of an acre of furze appears to be at least equal to that of an acre of good meadow. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock I now wandered along the heath, till I came to p. 239a place where, beside a thick furze, sat a man, his eyes fixed intently on the red ball of the setting sun. Lavengro The Scholar - The Gypsy - The Priest, Vol. 1 (of 2) Exmoor is not generally heather-covered, but its tors and hillsides are clothed with a wiry colourless grass and the hardy, prickly furze. Lynton and Lynmouth A Pageant of Cliff & Moorland Huge blocks of granite are scattered about in every direction, jutting out from among the furze—menhirs, cromlechs, and dolmens—a perfect wilderness of Celtic remains. Brittany & Its Byways The moorland country about it is very beautiful, but especially when the heather and furze are in flower together, and far and wide stretches a most royal display of rose-purple and gold. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts These furze bushes are constantly eaten down, as far as the rabbits can reach standing on their hind legs, and consequently present the appearance of a solid mass with the surface even and rounded. Chatterbox Stories of Natural History “Burnt to the ground, dearie—burnt to a tinder, is the farm: so Sam, our carter, says; and ’twas done by some idle boys lighting a bonfire of dry furze near.” The Heiress of Wyvern Court The people around here say that, if you turn up a strip of land on Exmoor, where nothing grows but grass and furze, and leave it, in a year or so the heather will come. Lynton and Lynmouth A Pageant of Cliff & Moorland The whole country twenty-two years ago was a waste sheep-walk, covered chiefly with heath, with some dwarf furze and fern. A Tour in Ireland 1776-1779 A great bare cliff, covered only with short grass, and scanty tufts of heather and furze growing thinly upon it, towers above the road; the other side of the valley is lower, gentler, and wooded. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts For me, now, the horizon was bounded by the barren circle of wiry, unprofitable grass, patched over with furze bushes and scarred by the profusion of Nature’s gaunt and granite ribs. Danger! and Other Stories And the poor little coward had skiddered away, and slept in a furze rick, till famine drove him home. Slain By The Doones The bulk of Nicodemus appeared, half undressed, his single eye glinting under its furze of brow. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain I crawled about cautiously through the wet and prickly furze, and at last laid a hand upon the driver's sleeve. In Direst Peril But the people of the little town are able to graze their cattle and cut furze for fuel on it. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts He was walking rapidly along the hillside, beating the furze bushes with a cudgel and bellowing like a madman. Danger! and Other Stories The barrier, to begin with, stood close on twenty feet high, built of rough timbers staked in the ground and densely packed with furze. Two Sides of the Face Midwinter Tales Think of the bramble-thickets, think of the furze, the last resort of valiant stoat and viper, think of the holly, where the sparrows roost. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character There was a little hillock, against one side of which it had rested, which was free from the prickly furze, and, all things considered, made no bad resting-place. In Direst Peril A mountain-ash bearing vividly scarlet bunches of berries hangs over the stream close to the opening; but beyond, only a few stunted thorns grow sparsely amongst an abundance of heather, furze, bracken, and whortleberries. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts From Hhatteen to ’Eilaboon, a quiet and pretty village, after which we had a long stretch of “merrie greenwood” with furze in golden blossom, birds singing, and the clucking of partridges. Byeways in Palestine Mister Ralph's turned into an ould man, with a furze bush of hair; and Mister Percy's beautiful hair has all turned black, and shriveled itself up. The Young Franc Tireurs And Their Adventures in the Franco-Prussian War A league onward the fields were merged into a heath, uncultivated and covered with short prickly furze; on the brown earth between the stunted bushes a few goats were cropping the burnt-up grasses. Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida "Now I shall go and knock," he said to himself; but a new thought possessed him, and he bowed again behind the slender furze, his eyes still fixed upon the house. St. Cuthbert's The word for the other army was, 'Emmanuel, God with us,' and their signal, a sprig of furze in every hat. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts No, it lies yonder, behind the hill opposite—where there is the smoke of the furze burning. Agatha's Husband A Novel Evening came, night drew on apace, and at last the forlorn mother sat down in the centre of a furze bush, and began to weep. Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines He stretched his arm out and drew her after him up the ascent, which was slippery from drought and prickly from the stunted growth of furze. Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida "There is a purple weaving on the heather, Night drops down starry gold upon the furze; Wild rivers and wild birds sing songs together, Dead Nature breathes and stirs." Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography The only reply was the flash and report of the gun; and the pedlar dropped among the furze. The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook “I think we had better get into the furze, and wait till the storm is over.” Jacob Faithful Some wore heath-bells jauntily stuck on their heads; some were helmeted with golden blossoms of the furze, and looked warlike; others had nothing but their own luxuriant hair to cover them. Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines I thought I saw someone hurry away through the furze bushes as we came up, as if to avoid being seen. The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias It lay about a mile from the cove, high up on the windy common among the furze bushes, and was a capital place for a good think. Sappers and Miners The Flood beneath the Sea The sun beat down upon the fair curly head; the dust rose, shuffled up by the tramp’s uncertain step, while the chats and linnets twittered among the furze, and the larks sang high overhead. Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel The bowl of a tobacco pipe, full of powder, was then inserted, with an equal dose of shot, and all being ready we were soon among the furze. Jacob Faithful Anon we came to great patches of furze of a dwarf kind with small prickles, and of an elegant growth, the purple and yellow making the place look like some vast wild garden. Patience Wins War in the Works All at once in a sandy spot amongst some furze bushes he stopped again, with a grim smile on his lip. The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias So I s’pose my wound’s first rate, for it smarts like a furze bush in a fit.” The Adventures of Don Lavington Nolens Volens The wool formed a magnificent cushion, and a couple of locks could be grasped for security by the rider, while the attendant, who waited his turn drove with a branch of furze or heather. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp Tom then knocked a blackbird off a furze bush, and loading the gun, handed it to me. Jacob Faithful “Brought it,” said Mike: “tucked it under a furze bush out on the common.” Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days Now it was an adder coiled up in the warm sunshine on a little dry bare clump among some dead furze. The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias “I looked, and I saw a narrow crack, ’bout a foot wide, nearly covered with furze. Brownsmith's Boy A Romance in a Garden A piece of furze, an old rag, and some black-looking stuff were found near the water-butt at the back, but what they could have to do with Johnson’s disappearance no one could say. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found But we were scarcely clear of the furze in which we had been concealed when a heavy fall of snow commenced, which, with the darkness, prevented us from distinguishing our way. Jacob Faithful Although we are some distance from home, I can show you one of my own bees on this furze blossom. Wild Nature Won By Kindness Oh, I say, why did you let that bit of furze fly back?” The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias A few steps farther on her foot came in contact with a stone hidden beneath a clump of furze; she stumbled, tried in vain to recover herself, and fell forward on her knees. Big Game A Story for Girls But before Ben had time to plunge the furze upon the unhappy victim’s face, a suppressed cry broke from the whole group. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found For upwards of an hour did we tread our way through the furze, but could find no road. Jacob Faithful ‘Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground; long heath, brown furze, anything: the wills above be done, but I would fain die a dry death!’ Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes This frost killed all the furze and most of the ivy, and in many places stripped the hollies of all their leaves. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 Upon the hills where furze grows plentifully the flowers are also collected, and a dye extracted from them. Round About a Great Estate Suppose, then, as we gets a goodish-sized furze bush or two, and goes round to the back about two o’clock in the morning. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found At last we began to feel tired, and agreed to repose a while in a cluster of furze bushes. Jacob Faithful The penitents usually spend there several days, living on bread and water, lying on rushes or furze, and praying much, with daily stations which they perform barefoot. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March But I recoiled as I saw that I was standing on a barren common, covered with furze. The Miraculous Revenge Little Blue Book #215 Two meadows distant from the lower woods of the Chace there is what seems from afar a remarkably wide hedge irregularly bordered with furze. Round About a Great Estate I now wandered along the heath, until I came to a place where, beside a thick furze, sat a man, his eyes fixed intently on the red ball of the setting sun. Lavengro the Scholar - the Gypsy - the Priest All of a sudden we heard a rustling in the furze, and then a loud squeal. Jacob Faithful Providentially for me, I had pitched head first into a furze bush which broke the fall, otherwise I must have met with serious injury. Scottish Ghost Stories The second little pig also met a man, and he was carrying a bundle of furze; so piggy said politely: "Please, kind man, will you give me that furze to build me a house?" Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 It is social, yet not averse to solitude, singing often in groups, and as often by itself in the furze brake, or on the briery knoll. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 A mile from the school it ran across a lonely, unenclosed piece of heath, the side of the way being bordered by clumps of holly, thorn, and furze. Jack Haydon's Quest With a whoo-sh a rocket leapt into the air and burst, flooding the beach with light, showing up every furze bush, every stone wall, every sheep-track, on the surrounding cliffs. The Mayor of Troy "Your hair looks like furze in a fit," said Section 4. The Red Horizon It had been dry for several days, there was quite a wind, and the fire, catching the furze, quickly got beyond the one required for culinary purposes. Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour To reach it one had to cross a ridge of hills covered with furze bushes and tumbled fragments of ancient rock. A Maker of History Also, hiding in furze, have gleaned 180 prisoners belonging to the 13th, 16th and 33rd Regiments. Gallipoli Diary, Volume I Our experience of Grecian highways was pleasantly increased by finding fields plowed directly across our road, fences of dried furze built over it, and ditches cutting it at all angles. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossom'd furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skilled to rule, The village master taught his little school. Goldsmith English Men of Letters Series What she had taken for tufts on the counterpane were really bushes of furze, and broom, and heather, on the side of a slope. Cross Purposes and The Shadows Morva pondered seriously as she fed the fire from a heap of dried furze piled up in the corner behind the big chimney. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead She was absently turning over the leaves of her little Welsh hymn-book as he approached, and smiling unconsciously at a toddling child who was making journeys of discovery around the furze bushes. By Berwen Banks Now, Fly, will you go behind that furze bush and bring me a square, flat board, which you will find there?” Polly A New-Fashioned Girl The furze itself became a broad surface of gold, beautiful to look down upon, with islands of tenderest birch green interspersed, and willows in which the sedge-reedling chattered. Nature Near London I lay once amongst straggling furze while a hare and two greyhounds rushed down towards me. The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary Well," said Morva bravely, as she flung another bunch of furze on the fire, "I suppose I must bear my share of that like other people. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead The English troops lay at about a quarter of a mile distant, on the side of a hill, which, as well as tree and furze would permit, commanded a view of the Bruce's movements. The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History This furze dodder, you see, has found what it wanted, and, having done so, began at once to coil its pink thread-like stem on that of the furze. Woodside or, Look, Listen, and Learn. Following the lane down the hill and across the small furze common at the bottom, the marks of traffic fade away, the dust ceases, and is succeeded by sward. Nature Near London No Man’s Land is a large tract of common, partly covered by furze, stretching left from the road between Sandridge and Wheathampstead. Hertfordshire On the slope of the moor, where the autumn sun was burnishing the furze and purpling the heather, Morva sat knitting, her nimble fingers outrun by her busy thoughts. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead Rabbits like to live where there is plenty of furze, which they eat for food. Chambers's Elementary Science Readers Book I His long hands were white as a girl's, and revealed their articulation as they moved; his face, transparently pale, showed a soft furze of young beard on cheek and chin. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel The furze, again, especially after a shower has refreshed its tint, must be seen by all. Nature Near London The dynamite mines, the region of broken glass, the furze bushes, fort and redoubts were all minutely detailed, and one night an exigency arose in which this paper plan of campaign was called into evidence. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine The old woman made no answer, but continued to gaze at the crackling furze. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead The little quarry may still be seen, so I am informed, although it is greatly covered with furze and weeds. Jethou or Crusoe Life in the Channel Isles As a matter of fact, Pig Head's farm never grew anything more than some clinging heather, a little cross-leaved heath, patches of furze, a clump of storm-bent Scotch firs or so, and rock—mostly rock. The Way of the Wild On one side of the road immediately after quitting the suburb there is a small cover of furze. Nature Near London Master Snowe, you are well assured," said mother, colouring like the furze as it took the flame and fell over, "that our kinsman here hath received rough harm on his peaceful journey from Dulverton. Lorna Doone A Romance of Exmoor "And I will stamp them out as I do these furze, mother," and again she laughed merrily, but ceased suddenly, and, with her finger held up, listened intently. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead So we went off through the heather and furze; I walking slowly because I was so tired, and he went tripping along merrily with his legs like a basset hound's, which seemed untirable. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3 The cough had only come from a laborer, who, passing along a pathway through the furze, had heard the commotion, and stopped. The Way of the Wild Linnets come to the furze, and occasionally magpies, but these latter only in winter. Nature Near London And the man, seeing what good manners the little pig had, gave him the furze, and the little pig set to work and built himself a beautiful house. English Fairy Tales It is some one brushing through the heather and furze. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead Cultivated fields there were few, tracts of furze--spinneys, as men then called small patches of wood--in plenty. The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars He never saw anything, though he crashed into the furze and hunted—he never saw anything, which was no wonder, seeing that he could hardly have selected a way to see less. The Way of the Wild There is a roadside pond close to the furze, the delight of horses and cattle driven along the dusty way in summer. Nature Near London The furze bushes roared as the wind went through, and the heather made a mysterious whispering, but Jack did not mind the noises that affect the nerves of cultured persons. The Romance of the Coast A long silence followed while the stitch was recovered, and the furze blossoms came dropping into her lap, into her hair, and on to her neck. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead He waited, watchin' from the furze the blokes in butcher's blue, For the burst of inspiration that would tell him what to do. 'Hello, Soldier!' Khaki Verse No one seemed to have suspected the furze a mile away, and still less the marsh and the coverless bleak shore of the estuary, as his home. The Way of the Wild Some small bushes of furze here and there are dead and dry, but every prickly point appears perfect; when struck with the walking-stick the bush crumbles to pieces. Nature Near London As he issued from the bush a quarter of an hour later, and crossed the open flat, a slim figure slipped from the furze covering the rail fence and followed him noiselessly at a distance. The Gold-Stealers A Story of Waddy Morva seemed to have regained her cheerfulness, and spread the simple supper, sometimes joining in the conversation, while Will and Sara chatted over the blaze of the crackling furze. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead The waste lands are in fern, furze, shrubbery, and dwarf trees. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 The cat moved on quickly into the heart of the furze, pausing every few strides to listen and glare round. The Way of the Wild Along the hedges bounding the heath butcher-birds watch for their prey—sometimes on the furze, sometimes on a branch of ash. Nature Near London It's no good, Mary," he said, wiping the perspiration from his forehead; "they're running like blazes to the south along through the furze. All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches Supper was on the table, and the crock of porridge hung over the blazing furze fire on the hearth. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead To Etauliers, we have sometimes boggy plains, sometimes waving grounds and sandy, always poor, generally waste, in fern and furze, with some corn however, interspersed. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 Straight through the wood galloped Pharaoh, and into a stretch of age-old furze, or gorse, if you like, beyond. The Way of the Wild For colour add the wild broom and some furze. Nature Near London "Fed on furze!" thought Muriel, with a remembrance of the foxy mare's upper lip when she came in "off the hill". All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches I was going now to gather dry furze and bracken to boil the porridge. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead The country from Nantes to L'Orient is very hilly and poor, the soil gray; nearly half is waste, in furze and broom, among which is some poor grass. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 A rabbit crept through the furze and frightened them, and they heard the horses browsing. Mike Fletcher A Novel Under the September sun, flowers may still be found in sheltered places, as at the side of furze, on the highest of the Downs. Nature Near London The rest of the field crowded through the furze past me and down into the trench, and twice I thought the mare would land herself and me on top of one of them. All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches Morva shrank a little under the big chimney, where she stood in the glow of the flaming furze; but Sara rose without hesitation, and going to the door, opened it wide. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead They went on, he leading and brushing away the tendrils of bramble and the tougher branches of furze across the narrow cliff-path. Secret Bread We crept round the mound till we came on a doorway all covered with furze and grasses till it looked no more than a part of the mound. Carette of Sark One morning, on looking out of window, there was a hen pheasant in the furze almost underneath. Nature Near London By this time the leaders of the pack were well away up a ploughed field, over a fence and into a furze brake, from which their rejoicing yelps streamed back on the damp breeze. All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches I was very happy there indeed, when I whistled at my plough, with the song of the larks in my ears, and the smell of the furze filling the air. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead Another stretch of furze brought them to the boulders above the wood on a level with the massed tree-tops. Secret Bread Her muzzle was thrust into an opening in the steep side of the Down, over which there hung a thatch of furze. Jan A Dog and a Romance Warm, dry sands, light soils, and furze and heath are probably favourable to them. Nature Near London The air was sweet with the resinous scent of the furze. Prince Fortunatus And while they read by the light of their tiny candle, and the furze crackled and sparkled up the open chimney, a bronzed and stalwart man was tramping down the stony road towards the chapel. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead Now the furze had smouldered and died, but the smooth granite slabs were still hot to the hand, an unnatural warmth that seemed malign in those dewy fields. Secret Bread This was Finn's opportunity and, stepping forward, he attacked the overhanging furze and stony chalky earth with both his powerful fore feet. Jan A Dog and a Romance Looking into the furze from the footpath, there are purple traces here and there at the edge of the fern where the heath-bells hang. Nature Near London By and by he climbed a bank and then crept into a furze bush, whose prickles were no match for his own. Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men Here was one stray figure who turned towards the cliffs, and, alighting, led her horse down the devious paths between the furze and heather. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead The preacher will point out that Moses saw a bush that burned and burned and that, unlike most furze bushes of those upland pastures which were ignited by the hot Syrian sun, was not consumed. Preaching and Paganism In this manner he cautiously retrograded downwards with a hardihood, which set furze bushes, brooms, tongs, and all other available weapons of the cabin at defiance. Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three On a furze branch, which projects above the rest, a furze chat perches, with yellow blossom above and beneath him. Nature Near London My nerves have never been strong since that day under the furze bush. Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men I heaped the furze on the fire and kept a good blaze; it was cold, for it was late in October. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead Phaddhy himself cut two or three large furze bushes, and, sticking them on the end of a pitchfork, attempted to sweep down the chimney. The Station; The Party Fight And Funeral; The Lough Derg Pilgrim Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three "Let us beat these furze," said Woodward, "and have one run more, if we can, before getting home; it is just the place for a hare." The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One They are popularly supposed to come from the furze, which is also believed to shelter adders. Nature Near London This silence was daunting, but they crept on and soon were standing in the illuminated ring of furze whins which surrounded the Chapel. The Ship of Stars A light sea breeze swept through the furze bushes that were scattered over the Downs, across which lay the high road leading past the Park. Vellenaux A Novel He had already descended from his carriage to go to her, taking a little pathway under the furze in order to reach the water's edge. His Excellency the Minister His cheeks above his gray furze of beard became slightly flushed, that was all. 'Doc.' Gordon The chiffchaffs arrived all at once, as it seemed, in a bevy, and took possession of every birch about the furze, calling incessantly with might and main. Nature Near London Away on the rises of the moor one hill-farm laughed to another in a steady flame of furze blossom—laughed with a tinkling of singing larks. The Ship of Stars But soon the horse was well avenged For cruel smart of spurs, For, riding through a moor, he pitched His master in a furze! The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood This was poor sustenance for Robin's stomach,—furze and heath were not at all to his mind, and he peeped about for a quiet resting-place. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 The nimbus around her furze of hair remains; there are other heads than saints—there are martyrs! The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls Upon a piece of waste land at the corner of the furze a very large cinder and dust heap was made by carting refuse there from the neighbouring suburb. Nature Near London Oh! 't is easy To beget great deeds; but in the rearing of them— The threading in cold blood each mean detail, And furze brake of half-pertinent circumstance— There lies the self-denial. Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations |
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