| 单词 | gorse |
| 例句 | I would go out onto the cliffs, with their pine trees and gorse bushes, or down to the beach. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z He had spent three days sitting inside the bole of an artificial oak tree, three nights crawling on his belly through the heather, hiding microphones in gorse bushes, burying wires in the soft grey sand. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The airport was unrecognizable from my last visit, completely overgrown with gorse and ivy and huge prehistoric-looking thistles. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z In the middle of a dead gorse bush King Pellinore was sitting, with the tears streaming down his face. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Silver’s light-gray fur showed up plainly against a low spray of gorse, but Hazel could not see Bigwig until he sat up and ran toward them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They sat down by a clump of gorse bushes, and the woman began to undo paper packages. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There was someone on the other side of the gorse bush, watching him. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z For the most part it was covered with a thick growth of gorse and whortleberry, and low tough thorns, though here and there clearings opened, the scars of recent fires. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She came around the gorse bush and stood next to Bod, who got to his feet. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Wandering on, they climbed a hill and came to Newtown Common—a country of peat, gorse and silver birch. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The face on the other side of the gorse bush crumpled into a gargoyle, tongue sticking out, eyes popping, then returned to girl. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The hills ahead were not wooded, and there were great fields of yellow gorse. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z And he followed his brother into a thick copse of fern and gorse. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The archers concealed behind die gorse had spoiled the song with a rain of arrows, and Tbeon himself had led his men-at-arms out to finish the butcher's work with dagger, axe, and warhammer. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Freud's exceptional ability to convey tactile information is evident in early drawings, especially those of gorse sprigs, a dead heron and a bearded Christian Bérard in a dressing gown. Lucian Freud obituary 2011-07-21T21:08:42Z Birds are staggering through the air carrying hay for nests; gorse begins to emit its confusing scent of coconut sunscreen; silken magnolia buds wax and thicken. Seeds, the Gateway Drug to Gardening 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z White-topped gorse and cherry-red currant bushes gave color to my panorama, the plaintive chorus of sea birds the only soundtrack. Footsteps : Following Dylan Thomas in Wales 2014-03-20T20:37:20Z Earlier drafts of my latest novel, You, contained an over-abundance of tors and kestrels, and only when the bracken and gorse were severely hacked back, and then subdued and trimmed again, was I satisfied. Author, author: Joanna Briscoe 2011-07-08T21:55:25Z Blossoming gorse and grasses make a gold and green carpet across the hillsides. On Ireland’s southwest coast, history-rich Kenmare is the gateway to County Kerry 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z There is, however, quite a bit of gorse, a spiny evergreen shrub that was originally introduced to Oregon from Scotland by settlers to help stem erosion. A wee bit of Scottish golf on Oregon’s coast 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Above the yellow and green of the whin bushes – gorse is the English word – steam would shoot up from an express tackling the gradient to the Forth Bridge. Election memories 2010-04-09T23:07:00Z But after the first few miles, it's pretty obvious that there's a great deal else going on besides the gorse and the deadbeat fishing towns. WG Sebald film takes journey to cliff's edge 2012-02-08T14:59:42Z In fact, it is only the occasional ruined tin mine that interrupts vast mosaics of heather and gorse, stretching from the coast roads to rocky cliffs. Cornwall’s stunning countryside holds everything from Iron Age wonders to Land’s End 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z He notes such features as rookeries, celandine banks, clumps of elms and gorse patches, and each chiffchaff heard. Our pursuit of spring continues, 100 years after Edward Thomas's 2013-03-28T13:57:39Z There, we trekked down for an hour through gorse and banana palms under a blue sky to where Che’s men had hidden. Revolutionary road: on the trail of Che Guevara’s last days in Bolivia 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z Another segment featured a dancer engaged in comparable steps and gestures while, on screen, a shape resembling a huge gorse branch wheeled and swelled. Dance performance as a high-tech journey into the esoteric 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z In return, it affords views of strikingly scenic slate cliffs and Dublin Bay’s thousand shades of blue while winding past stretches of shoulder-height fern and patches of flowering yellow gorse. By Public Transit From Dublin: Hikes, Vistas and Seafood, All for a Song 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z Inland, when gorse and bell heather flower in unison, the island is a blaze of yellow, pink and violet. The Mild West: The Beauty of Remotest Brittany 2011-12-08T15:05:00Z He's been a zoologist "since I could walk" and his first words were trees, bracken and gorse. The man rescuing Britain's 'magical' glow worms 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z The society has been clearing away gorse that had obscured the protected monument. New images of Neolithic burial site near Inverness 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Harman hit his drive into a gorse bush left of the fairway on the par-5 fifth hole and had to take a penalty drop. Harman unstoppable in drama-free British Open win at Hoylake 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z Harman's lead never dropped below three despite bogeys on the second and fifth holes, the latter coming after he drove his ball into a gorse bush. Harman strolls to Open title at Royal Liverpool 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z Among the other agencies responding to the gorse fires, the Irish Air Corps have been assisting, with aircraft dumping water on the blazes. Wildfires: Environmental damage 'indescribable', says forestry official 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Firefighters expect to be tackling a large gorse fire in County Antrim for the rest of the day and possibly into Friday. Gorse fire: Firefighters continue to tackle Glenariff blaze 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z But there isn’t a tree line or gorse bushes or anything else. What's so great about the Old Course? Mike Tirico has 18 thoughts on the matter 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Not everyone liked the look, with Nick Faldo on the USA Network broadcast fearing for Thomas’s ankles if he had to play out of the scratchy gorse. Tiger Woods gets a divot and a gust and a 78, but it’s still meaningful 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Spieth says wind or not, there are certain spots to which players can hit because of subtle turns, pot bunkers, even a few gorse bushes depending on the line. Old Course that stands test of time at modern British Open 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z The gorse fires follow a prolonged period of warm and dry weather. Wildfires: Environmental damage 'indescribable', says forestry official 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Earlier on Wednesday, firefighters were also called to a gorse fire at Slievenaman Road, Newcastle, with the fire declared fully extinguished shortly after 16:00. Gorse fire: Firefighters continue to tackle Glenariff blaze 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z The drive should be to the right side of the fairway, which is lined with pot bunkers and small gorse bushes. BRITISH OPEN ’22: A hole-by-hole look at St. Andrews 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z "Bracken can grow quickly, but specialist plants like heather and gorse take a lot longer," he added. Canford Heath fire: Snakes and lizards found dead 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z It comes less than a week after the fire service sent 12 appliances to a gorse fire on Dartmoor on Tuesday. Sixty firefighters tackle Dartmoor gorse fire 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z It is the latest in a series of gorse fires in recent days in the Mournes and on Belfast's Cave Hill and Black Mountain. Spelga Dam: 'Deliberate' fire rages on in Mourne mountains 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Chief Officer Jennings said that it was too early to suggest a cause of the gorse fires but in his experience "they need an ignition source and it is usually deliberate". Gorse fire: Firefighters continue to tackle Glenariff blaze 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Gorse bushes creep close to the left edge of the green, but there is a wide expanse of fairway between the gorse and two bunkers on the right. BRITISH OPEN ’22: A hole-by-hole look at St. Andrews 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Firefighters have returned to the Mournes to tackle another gorse fire in the mountains. Firefighters tackle another blaze in the Mournes 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z The fires in the Mournes are the latest in a number of gorse fires this week. Mournes: Firefighters return to tackle mountain fires 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z At its peak, about 20 acres of gorse were alight and the fire front was one mile long. Spelga Dam: 'Deliberate' fire rages on in Mourne mountains 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z The gorse fires follow a prolonged period of warm and dry weather across Northern Ireland. Gorse fire: Firefighters continue to tackle Glenariff blaze 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z They are the latest in a number of gorse fires since Monday. Mournes: Firefighters monitoring two separate fires 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Thursday's outbreak is the latest in a number of gorse fires this week. Firefighters tackle another blaze in the Mournes 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z They have been credited with saving the lives of three missing people and helping the fire service reach a major gorse fire on Llantisilio mountain, near Llangollen, in June. Drones: Call for all police forces to use devices after man's rescue 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z A photo of one of our Firefighters Hayley was seen across the world this weekend as she worked with over 100 Firefighters to extinguish the large gorse fire in the Mournes. Slieve Donard firefighter 'blown away' by picture response 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z Firefighters are battling a large gorse fire in the Mourne Mountains in County Down. Bloody Bridge: Large gorse fire blazes across the Mourne Mountains 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z An area of five acres of gorse was destroyed in the blaze. NI Fire Service: Cavehill gorse fire 'started deliberately' 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z The secluded patch of ground is now a summery enclosure of pink, purple and yellow, with bell heather, ling and gorse flowers; rowans are laden in scarlet berries and stunted brambles creep across the banks. Country diary: a visit to the little haven of Pleasure Piece 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z North Wales Police said their drone unit had become a vital tool, including to help find missing people, monitor crime scenes and even to help control large gorse fires. Drones: Call for all police forces to use devices after man's rescue 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z County Down’s dunes are mostly covered in dense marram grass and dotted with blooming gorse; Tara Iti has far more exposed sand. Ranking: World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses - Golf Digest 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z It opened up, above the town, onto headlands scrubby with gorse and heather, with views of the water all the way across to Wales, before dwindling into a gravel car park, where it ended. “The Bunty Club” 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z “Actually he was pretty negative. He described all these big dunes and valleys covered with gorse and trees.” Mike's magic touch: Why the Keiser Method works in building destination golf courses - Golf Digest 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, in the Republic of Ireland several firefighters are trying to control a large gorse fire in west Donegal. 'Running wildfire' brought under control 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z Firefighters are tackling a series of large gorse fires across two miles of Bodmin Moor. Moorland blazes tackled by fire crews 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it was dealing with three separate seats of the fire on gorse and heather. Crews tackle large hillside fire 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z And in Scotland, fire-fighters battled through the night to extinguish a large gorse fire on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh. Why are there UK wildfires in February? 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z In Scotland, firefighters battled through the night to extinguish a large gorse fire on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh. Wildfires rage across Britain after hottest winter day on record 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z Firefighters are tackling a large gorse fire on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh. Firefighters tackle Arthur's Seat blaze 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Firefighters were tackling a gorse fire at Glyndyfrdwy in Denbighshire when they discovered the man trapped in a tractor on the mountain. Man trapped in tractor by mountain fire 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Recalling the aftermath of the crash on 22 August 2015, Mr Durham said: "We were concerned as there was a strong smell of kerosene and flames and dry gorse." Show crash pilot 'blacked out in the air' 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z Her rescuers spotted her by the roadside, naked, freezing cold and terrified, with her skin badly shredded by the gorse. 'Cowardly' killer's three decades of lies 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z After a walk through yellow gorse and purple heather, my wife reasonably suggested driving to a beach: After all, Ilsington is less than 15 miles from the English Channel as the crow flies. A Driving Tour of Devon, England—on Perilously Narrow Roads 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Ash and a few charred roots are all that remain of the heather and gorse. Tracking Scotland's wildfires from space 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z The fact that but for a couple of visits to Carnoustie’s infamous bunkers and a rogue gorse bush on Sunday he might have done, left him feeling disappointed but optimistic. Golf: Spieth says game is back, despite Open blowout 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z On the 12th, Romero badly pushed a 2-iron in approach, his ball finding a gorse bush, and had to take an unplayable. British Open 2018: Reliving one of the most thrilling, and heartbreaking, rounds in Open history - Golf Digest 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z Only a thin strip of fairway is visible beyond heather, gorse and rough, but there is ample room. British Open: A hole-by-hole look at Carnoustie 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Long is absolutely no good—you're in the gorse bushes dropping again. The Epic Bogey That Won The Open At Birkdale - Golf Digest 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z If he wanted to snap his putter or deposit his 7-iron into the gorse, well, he's a hell of an actor. U.S. Open 2018: A year after his Erin Hills breakout, Xander Schauffele is in the mix at Shinnecock - Golf Digest 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Spieth flew his drive right into the crowd and his second shot from the rough with a three-wood ended with his ball in a gorse bush. Golf: Spieth says game is back, despite Open blowout 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z Though the fairways are wide, the landing areas tighten once the wind rolls in off the coast, and the gorse at Shinnecock means business. U.S. Open 2018: Why Rickie Fowler is ready to rid the major monkey off his back - Golf Digest 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z There was no shade up here, just grassland, gorse and blackberry bushes. Did my parents leave me on a hillside to die? 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z Both have fields of heather, gorse, Scotch broom and clusters of pine, oak and silver birch. Ranking: World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses - Golf Digest 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z The ball shot to the right into the gorse, and O’Meara hit another tee shot. Rahm escapes a 2-shot penalty at British Open 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z “And Lytham, there’s gorse way right on 18. I didn’t remember that being in play. When you hit it right, I think you’re in the grandstands. But it was fun to see.” Mickelson to play British Open with no drivers 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z Two days later, he pushed his second shot at the par-5 15th right and into deep grass near a cluster of gorse. Paul Casey and the pursuit of his missing major - Golf Digest 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z More than 60 firefighters are dealing with a large gorse fire near homes and a school in Newry, County Down. Large gorse fire near homes and school in Newry - BBC News 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z Situated on a pocket of sand in an otherwise inland landscape of clay and rock, Ganton plays firm and fast with holes hemmed in by blooming gorse. Ranking: World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses - Golf Digest 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Together, in secret, they took the lion out to a far corner of the course and inserted it into a gorse bush. The Best Teacher No One Knows - Golf Digest 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z “The removal of the gorse in places opened up more views of the other holes. I always gain further appreciation for Bandon Dunes' routing and its bunkering after considering my round.” Bandon Dunes Golf Resort - Golf Digest 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z The backdrop is filled with mountains and an estuary, trimmed by gorse and heather. You can buy "the most beautiful course in the world" for a shockingly affordable price - Golf Digest 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z They also clear land with controlled forest fires and cut the bracken and gorse. This Real Forest Inspired Winnie the Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood. Now It's Under Threat 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Neither ever missed grotesquely; neither saw harsh peril; the nefarious gorse all around never got a chance to co-star. Henrik Stenson shoots a final-round 63 to win British Open at Royal Troon 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z A young boy, out with his trolley and clubs, rounded a corner right into the gorse bush and the face of the lion, teeth bared, ready to eat him up. The Best Teacher No One Knows - Golf Digest 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z His day quickly went south on the 11th, as the 24-year-old Belgian found Troon's gorse and made a mess of things, walking away with a quintuple bogey. Thomas Pieters turned into the Incredible Hulk on his club, and it was magnificent - Golf Digest 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z “If the gorse wasn’t there and you could see more they’d feel just a bit more comfortable on the tee,” Ebert said. Troon’s 11th could become the hardest hole (statistically) in a major, ever - Golf Digest 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z No bunkers threaten the tee shot, only gorse. A look at the British Open, hole by hole 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z Palmer and the photographer thrashed around in the gorse, looking for the plaque. Troon Tales: Nine Points To Ponder At The Open - Golf Digest 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z The landscape out here is dourly spectacular: the clouds shift over fields of slate grey and brilliant yellow gorse. Björk on Iceland: 'We don't go to church, we go for a walk' 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z The route wound through pine forests, where the high sun coaxed steam out of the loam, and on to the moorland beyond, swathed in that distinctive highland texture of gorse, fern and heather. Scotland’s Newest Hiking Trail: Beginner-Friendly With Killer Views 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z “When David had his issues on 11, I did admit to being involved in the course modifications and actually suggesting that more gorse should be cleared,” Ebert said. Troon’s 11th could become the hardest hole (statistically) in a major, ever - Golf Digest 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Seeing two-time winner Padraig Harrington with his head in a gorse bush at the sixth hole, you sensed his race was run. Open weathers storm for magical end 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z He was speaking quietly, because he'd just heard the song of a yellowhammer bird that was hiding in a nearby patch of gorse -- a few short notes followed by a longer one. Mother nature and St. Andrews: James Hutchinson's secret wars: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z Holmes, a gorse bush and a lad who thought he had a souvenir. A ball in the gorse and a big delay; no birdies on Road Hole 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z It was the best competitive round ever played over the 6,996 yards of heather and gorse beside the North Sea. AP WAS THERE: 55 years ago, Alliss shoots 66 and sets record 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Thick gorse bushes lined the path as I climbed the cliff face. Northampton Saints' rugby star who died at Gallipoli - BBC News 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z The Fire and Rescue Service said they want people to be able to enjoy the countryside, but want them to be vigilant during drier weather to help prevent more gorse fires in the future. Gorse fires cause 'havoc' across NI 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z We saw a group of linnets, but those birds, he told me, travel in packs, and unfortunately the solitary yellowhammer stayed hidden beneath the gorse. Mother nature and St. Andrews: James Hutchinson's secret wars: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z Christopher Ogle sent us his picture as more than 30 firefighters were called to deal with gorse fires in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland in September. Your year in pictures 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z On the 13th, buried in a gorse bush, the Englishman ignored the pressure from behind to spear a long iron to within two feet. No drama about The Gimme In The Glen 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z The gorse surrounds and cushions us like a blanket. Watching the royals at the British Open "I found myself walking along a ditch and realised it was part of an elaborate trench system, hidden for all these years by bracken and gorse. "I looked around and there were trenches everywhere. Practice WW1 battlefield discovered 2014-03-07T00:58:12Z His biggest fight is against the gorse—the low encroaching shrubs with the sharp leaves and gnarled trunks that can spread on dry, sandy soil with great speed, killing off other plants in the process. Mother nature and St. Andrews: James Hutchinson's secret wars: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z Some might be forgiven for thinking golfing dinosaurs inhabit the East Lothian links, conjuring images of the odd stegosaurus in tartan trews lurking in the gorse. Men-only Muirfield: A major headache? 2013-07-17T23:00:48Z Our distance from the ocean precluded the term, but with the right imagination, the cactus-dotted topography transmuted into the sand dunes and gorse of Ireland. Away Game: The Big Draw 2013-02-14T05:00:00Z Mostly, it was just too tough to leave this splendor in the gorse. Watching the royals at the British Open The only complaint was a splinter from a gorse spine inside someone's glove. Thinking outside the Xbox for a taste of outdoor work 2012-12-21T09:25:50Z The name comes from the Old English word "gorst," meaning wasteland, and unchecked, that's exactly what gorse creates—aside from the odd stinging nettle, very little grows where dense thickets of gorse have taken root. Mother nature and St. Andrews: James Hutchinson's secret wars: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z Marketed as “Tweedpunk”, Sir, You Are Being Hunted will put players in what appears to be a procedurally generated Derbyshire – complete with gorse, high grass and rocky outcroppings, being hunted mercilessly by robotic gentlefolk. Now, Sooner, Soon - Three European-Accented Kickstarters Head For Home 2012-11-27T18:30:45Z The gorse took fire where she was standing. From the archive, 27 July 1904: Famous rugby player struck by lightning 2012-07-27T06:30:00Z The narrow, very well-surfaced road, lying like a ribbon draped across a vast expanse of wild grass and gorse, is in many places the only sign of man's presence in this wilderness. Britain's top 10 cycle climbs 2012-07-13T08:15:37Z His first drive found the gorse on the right and after his next went left into another unplayable lie. Francesco Molinari equals lowest-ever round at Scottish Open 2012-07-12T13:59:45Z The detriments of too much gorse are manifold, as Hutchinson explained. Mother nature and St. Andrews: James Hutchinson's secret wars: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z The sun glittered on the waves, the gorse was a flaming yellow, and clumps of wild flowers had begun to appear like scatter cushions. Simon Hoggart's week: Obama rapped for the euro crisis 2012-05-18T20:00:01Z 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 A perfect stretch of unrelenting 17% gradient cuts its way through the gorse, turning left, steeper, right, steeper still and delivering you to the finale. Britain's top 10 cycle climbs 2012-07-13T08:15:37Z The next day you may have the gorse raised another half-foot above the hurdle, and so on by degrees, until you can sit with ease over a jump of five feet. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z When gorse grows up to a dune, though, it stabilizes the whole mound, cutting off the beneficial chain at its source. Mother nature and St. Andrews: James Hutchinson's secret wars: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z A moment later we saw her making her way with great agility down the steep slope of the Bowl, till she disappeared from our view behind a large clump of heather and gorse. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z The ripening crops, the green uplands, the moor, with its gorse just fading and its heather showing the first faint flush of purple, were steeped in the "great peacefulness of light" so dear to Ruskin. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z In places the dwarf gorse grew on it. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z Never did the gorse flame so yellow on the moors, never did he see such sapphire in the deep. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z But the issue is not as simple as removing the gorse—it also serves as protection for ground-nesting birds, which can hatch their eggs beneath the prickly leaves, safe from high-flying predators. Mother nature and St. Andrews: James Hutchinson's secret wars: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z He led me back from the beach across some sand-hills to a place where the gorse was like a wave of gold. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z Dogs barked hoarsely and shrilly according to their kind, ragged clothes fluttered on extemporised lines, or made a parti-coloured patch-work on the grass and on the gorse bushes which grew all along the bank. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z The tops of the walls were covered with gorse and juniper, rather suggestive of Christmas decorations. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z There were moments when he forgot the sword that was hanging over his head, and he would revel in the yellow of the gorse and in the changing colours of the sea. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z Many of these birds are on the endangered list of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds—removing the gorse would be disastrous. Mother nature and St. Andrews: James Hutchinson's secret wars: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z And then, even before Baverstock had time to drop an oath, I was past the opening of the cabin and racing like a madman through the gorse. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z At her feet a sharp slope, clothed in gorse and shrub, fell away to meet the plain. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z The sandy tracks were covered with curious hillocks 5 to 6 feet in height formed by the drifting sand and the gorse bushes. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z The soil is ungrateful and unproductive; nourishing only the gorse and the hardy grasses that grow upon commons and cover the nakedness of the harsh sand and gravel of the surrounding country-side. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z Even from an aesthetic angle, gorse has become a visual staple at St. Andrews. Mother nature and St. Andrews: James Hutchinson's secret wars: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z The country was mostly of a low hilly formation, and being uncultivated, the hills, full of low shrubs and gorse, made a capital cover. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z In the foreground lay patches of gorse, and in places an ancient thorn, riven and half prostrate, crowned the russet of last year's bracken with a splash of cream. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z Lower down the valley was full of small dwarf gorse bushes—1 foot to 18 inches high—which carpeted the ground. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z Do you want a building-plot, carved out of a waste, where nothing has yet bloomed but the tiny purple bells of the heather or the golden glory of the gorse? The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z The gorse is partly to blame, as are the massive crowds—"it doesn't respond well to trampling," he told me, tongue firmly in cheek. Mother nature and St. Andrews: James Hutchinson's secret wars: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z Here the moonlight fell evenly, the hillside was clear of gorse, he could see a hundred yards. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z Each hung for a moment, searching this alley or that, fancying a clue in some distant object, or taking a clump of gorse, or a jagged stump for the fallen man. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z The whimpering music sudden heard From cover-copse and gorse; The feathering stems, the sweeping ears, The heads to scent laid low, The find, the burst, the "Gone-away!" Mr. Punch in the Hunting Field 2012-03-17T02:01:06.070Z Beech woods, oak and fir, give place to barren downs, clothed only with a short and scanty covering of grass, or with meagre patches of gorse. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z On neither side was close wood,--or my difficulties had been immensely increased,--but scattered oak-trees stood here and there among gorse and bracken. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z On the left of the steep road stood two cottages; on the right the gable end of a larger house rose heavily from the hillside, and from the sparse gorse bushes that bestrewed it. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z The red and gold were still lingering in the sky and casting a beautiful glow on the heather and the gorse bushes. Nurse Heatherdale's Story 2012-03-06T03:00:21.190Z As a rule, hounds come away from a wood settled to their fox, which is not the case from a gorse, the first whip having been sent on to view the fox away. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z He dismounted and attempted to conceal himself amid the gorse of that wild spot. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z The face of the cliff was studded with patches of gorse here and there, which assisted us certainly at the expense, of my companion, of severely scratched hands and torn gloves. The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises 2012-02-13T03:00:14.370Z A gorse bush loomed before them, and Jenny shied at it, redoubling her pace. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z 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 And now, I think, you can appreciate my preference of a wood to a gorse. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z From the inn we walked some few yards along a lane until we were free of the cottages, and then leaving the path, mounted inland up a hill of gorse. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z Hard by the biggest hazard on the course, Beneath the shelter of a clump of gorse, Secure from shots from off the heel or toe, I watch the golfers as they come and go. Mr. Punch's Golf Stories 2012-01-28T03:00:25.907Z Other emotions were roused in him, and on one morning of summer, with the sea blue at her feet and the gorse a golden flame about her, he asked her to marry him. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z Up the hill, over the gorse common, and down the yew-tree lane.' A Terrible Tomboy 2012-01-21T03:00:07.003Z There is a peacefulness about the ancient church, set in the long, billowing fields bordered by rugged hedges, gorse and ivy-grown, that appeals peculiarly to some natures. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z From that point I marched straight up the hill through the gorse, and when I had walked for about twenty minutes I stopped and looked about me. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z In the dim light I saw their grey shadows move among the gorse bushes. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z In the spring, for instance, when the fields are still bare, the bees will flock to the flowers in the woods, and eagerly visit the gorse and the violets, langworts and anemones. The Children's Life of the Bee 2012-01-10T03:00:15.617Z Two fields brought them out on to the common, where the gorse was a blaze of colour and the bees were busy buzzing among the sweet-smelling blossom. A Terrible Tomboy 2012-01-21T03:00:07.003Z It is made by the intermingling of the dwarf gorse and the heather, which are so interwoven they could not be separated. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z We continued to descend through the gorse for another quarter of an hour or so until an extraordinary sound at our feet brought us both to an halt. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z We followed the tracks on to the open, where the brook flowed on the hard rock bed, and the stony floor of the quarry was only a tangle of gorse and bramble and honeysuckle. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z The queen started laying her eggs in the very first days of February, and the workers have gone in streams to the willows and nuttrees, the gorse and violets, anemones and lungworts. The Children's Life of the Bee 2012-01-10T03:00:15.617Z It had rung over the heather and gorse in Scotland hundreds of years ago. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z The gorse and the blackthorn were both out, spreading the wild copse and common of the valley with a shimmer of white and gold. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z My right arm struck against a bush of gorse; I seized hold of it, and it bent, but it did not break. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z Armies of cloud marched in rank across the sky, heavily laden, almost brushing the gorse on the common. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z They were approached over open land, or by little stony chines, deep in gorse and bracken, down which tiny streams trickled, to spread themselves out shiningly on the sands and melt into the sea. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z Suddenly, almost before I could utter a sound of alarm, the ground gave way beneath me; the bracken and the gorse seemed to shoot up past me, and the daylight gave place to semi-darkness. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z Their food consists of the bloom and shoots of various alpine shrubs, grasses and flowers—the Spanish gorse, broom, rosemary, and piorno, as well as certain narcissi, mountain-berries, and the peasants' scant crops of rye-grass. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z I looked at my hand scratched and torn by the gorse bush. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z The backs of the postillions glowed with scarlet, and a gay contrast they made to the flaming gorse of a wild open stretch of country. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z The acme reached by the cosmic process in the vegetation of the downs is seen in the turf, with its weed and gorse. Aphorisms and Reflections from the Works of T. H. Huxley 2011-11-24T03:00:46.350Z So saying, he led the two animals aside into the gorse, while I hastened to rejoin Constance. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z The hedges are shining with the gold of gorse and broom; in the trees dainty nests are being made for eggs as dainty. The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z A few paces above me the gorse seemed thicker than it was where I lay. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z Clare's chestnut mare shied violently and threw her rider head foremost into a large clump of gorse. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Send Ma a bit of the gorse flower with which the fields are now yellow. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z The dark green gorse and bright green holly. Reynard the Fox 2011-11-20T03:00:13.153Z Oh the golden daffodils, That open in the spring, When gorse blooms out on all the hills, And birds begin to sing! The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z He laid a hand upon my arm and dragged me down among the gorse, which was drenched with the fog. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z And she yet lives on, the little fairy of the silvery tunic embroidered with gorse blossoms, with her 156crown of heather bells, and her wand a verdant broom branch. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z GOSSAMER, a fine, thread like and filmy substance spun by small spiders, which is seen covering stubble fields and gorse bushes, and floating in the air in clear weather; especially in the autumn. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z At the second attempt he cleared the fence, He turned half right where the gorse was dense, He was leading hounds by a furlong clear. Reynard the Fox 2011-11-20T03:00:13.153Z There, amidst the trees, the bushes, the gorse, the wild flowers, the tall grasses and the bracken, she could enjoy solitary communion with her own thoughts. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z I buried my face again in the grass, lest they should detect me by its pallor against the black gorse. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z Imagine a tiny little lady, ethereal rather than thin, youthfully lovely and dainty, a kind of dream beauty, attired in a silvery tunic embroidered with gorse blossoms. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z We left the refreshment-room, and walked among the gorse and birches in the direction of Queen's Mere. In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z No jay or magpie gave a rally Down in the copse, no circling rooks Rose over fields; old Joyful's looks Were doubtful in the gorse, the pack Quested both up and down and back. Reynard the Fox 2011-11-20T03:00:13.153Z The carriage in front had stopped at a lonely homestead among the gorse. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z "It is nothing," said I, "I slipped on the hill yesterday night and cut it with the gorse;" and again we fell to silence. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z We are out in the open again, on a breezy upland; on each side the road is bounded by a great bank of gorse. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Sometimes we crossed watercourses which emptied their tribute into the brook, and every now and then ascended and descended hillocks covered with gorse and whin. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Great patches of golden gorse hug the ground and scent the air for yards around. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z Mrs. Stoddart and Mr. Stirling had already taken to their feet, and were climbing slowly through the gorse up the sandy path which led to the Holy Well. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z I lay now upon the gorse watching the bright windows. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z Scottish poets cannot keep birds out of their love-songs any more than they can the gloaming star, the bloom of flowers, the scent of golden gorse, or soft winds sighing through woods in summer. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z Looking upwards, the wild flowers can be seen hanging to the banks and cliffs—saxifrages, heath, broom, and golden gorse. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z She covered the Pail with her pinafore as she spoke, and the little lark disappeared into a brake of flaming gorse. The Piskey-Purse Legends and Tales of North Cornwall 2011-08-30T02:00:37.027Z Annette's eyes followed a narrow track through the gorse towards a distant knoll with a clump of firs on it. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z I could see it myself through the gorse glittering and burning white, like a delicate flame, and my heart gave a great leap within me as I understood what it was. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z There is no esthetic reason for that border; the common outside looks lovelier where it fringes the road with dark gorse and rough amber grasses. The Return of the Soldier 2011-08-26T02:00:23.937Z He ran fifty yards along the road, hesitated, plunged blindly through a clump of low gorse bushes, and fell prone in the middle of a grass ride. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z The two fellows then perceive that this is a serious business, and together they enter the gorse and search for round stones wherewith to play their new game. The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer 2011-08-21T02:00:29.747Z Sea mews were wheeling and calling among the uncouth hummocked gorse, which crowded up on either side of the white poppy-edged road. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z I spent that night in the gorse high up on the Castle Down. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z He came upon the carcase of the lamb in the gorse, and he grinned, for he knew the ways of the Fur Folk, and their law, better than most of the men round Knockdane. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z We carried in leathern pouches a store of bread and meat for the midday meal; and William had made shift to shoot a moorfowl that he spied running midst the gorse by the wayside. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z Furze, or gorse, is sometimes employed for fences. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z In the hedge bottom, along the covert side, or among broom and gorse, the farm labourer notices a pair of partridges roaming morning after morning. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z There was no longer any need for me to hide among the gorse. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z Here he suddenly crossed a line from which the Fur Folk usually turn—the line of fresh blood; and among the dwarfed gorse he found the body of a young lamb. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z Already he had struck a fine moorfowl that ran amongst the gorse and I a hare that sat upright beneath a leafy beech, thinking himself well hidden. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z Nothing was there now but the sheep and the gorse and the short, sweet grass of the Downs. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z We remembered the gorse bushes, and knew that the coveys would not be far from them. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z And so this was the second night which I spent in the gorse of Castle Down. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z The grass is cropped short and thick by generations of sheep and rabbits; and the slopes are dotted with gorse bushes which they have nibbled into all kinds of fantastic shapes. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z "That gorse is very dangerous to a man's Sunday clothes." Helena's Path 2011-07-29T02:00:22.607Z The moorland scene faded, and the great dark gorse banks merged into one blackening world. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z Then the last field is left behind, and a stony bit of barren ground grown with patches of gorse dips to a steep, narrow, staircase-like way, whose rocky walls rise abrupt on either side. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z I had scratched my hand in the gorse and I had seen the blood of my scratches the next day on the dress of the woman who had brushed against me as she passed. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z They rushed into a dense phalanx, and all stamped their fear and anger at something which was approaching them between the gorse bushes. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z A pampered dog won't fight, and a hound too finely bred will not face the prickles of a gorse bush. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z The silence between them was maintained until the outline of the old mill had fallen away well behind them, and the intricacies of the footpaths amongst the black gorse patches permitted of their walking abreast. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z The great slopes of the downs are gorgeous with flaming gorse and crimson heather. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z A young moon hung above the crest of the hill, a few white clouds were gathering towards it, and the gorse at my feet was black as ink. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z There is a low stone wall at the foot of Kilmanagh which separates a thick gorse brake from the fields, and Redpad squatted down behind it to watch. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z "They're associated with sandy soils on heathland sites or where there's gorse and heather," the herpetologist explained to Rachel Burden on 5 live Breakfast. AUDIO: 'Watch out for adders this summer' 2011-06-24T12:30:20Z Thekla says God sends the flowers into the world as twins; contrasting with each other just as we did,—the dark-eyed violets with the fair primroses; golden gorse, and purple heather. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z Residents living in High Street, Solva, were asked to leave their homes as the gorse blaze, covering three hectares, threatened to reach their properties. Homes danger during gorse blaze 2011-06-07T07:57:14Z Whoever had whistled lay crouched on the gorse. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z Between the wood and the field the gorse forms a prickly barrier six feet high, but it tapers off to mere pin-cushions of eighteen inches in the open. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z I stayed behind in the gorse bushes alone, till I saw Lord Helmstone and all his party going home. My Little Sister 2011-05-27T02:00:14.023Z So powerful and fatal is the grasp of this singular plant, that even the hardy and prickly gorse succumbs to the pressure of its delicate fibres.” Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z The hedge of gorse now enclosed but a green wilderness of high waving grass, weeds, and wild flowers. Daisy Burns (Volume 2) 2011-05-20T02:00:30.427Z The gorse which hid them from me might well hide me from them. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z White-Lamb had only lived two days of his allotted span, and had not yet learned that gorse is prickly. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z Martha would have told the beggar to go and wait in the first clump of gorse. My Little Sister 2011-05-27T02:00:14.023Z Narrower and narrower became the road, till it deteriorated into a mere footpath, the prickly gorse encroaching on either side and hurting his feet as he ran. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z There was a track here among the gorse and dead bracken, so faint indeed that the girls would not have found it for themselves, though Bevis walked along confidently. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z Come, let us climb higher, for amid yon gorse and bracken on the hill we shall meet with partridge, moorfowl, or perhaps, better still, a woodcock. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z The gorse flowers gave out a heavy perfume like warm apricot jam, and the fine spell brought out a horde of insects to hum round them. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z The Fire and Rescue Service said it dealt with 255 gorse fires at 31 locations on Tuesday and Wednesday. Fire crews stop 1,828 gorse fires 2011-05-04T12:46:54Z A large area of heather and gorse was on fire on the Balmoral Estate, the Royal Family's home in Scotland. More wild fires raging across UK 2011-05-04T12:41:51Z A strong fence had been erected, with prickly gorse placed upon the top of it. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z At a word of encouragement from Bretwul the dogs, with wagging tails, immediately clapped nose to ground, and commenced threading in and out amongst the gorse and brushwood to start the game. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z He had no time to double back into the gorse, and here there was no covert but a few bushes, therefore he headed for the wood. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z Firefighters damp down a gorse fire in County Antrim, Northern Ireland Fires are still burning around the UK as high winds and dry conditions frustrate emergency services. Fires still blazing across the UK 2011-05-04T08:48:32Z Firefighters from 60 of Northern Ireland's 68 stations are fighting gorse blazes. 'Immense damage' warning on fires 2011-05-02T03:23:33Z It burst upon them, a compact mass of picturesque houses lying huddled between two magnificent headlands crowned with gorse and brown bracken. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z The flames travel through grass, bushes, trees, gorse, undergrowth and farm crops. Dry weather sees spate of fires 2011-05-01T16:04:20Z Above this, the hill grows steeper till it meets a grey crag which drops sheer down from the fir wood, whose brow, shaggy with gorse and ling, overhangs the place. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z In Scotland, a large area of heather and gorse was on fire on the Balmoral Estate, the royal family's home north of the border. Fires still blazing across the UK 2011-05-04T08:48:32Z Ferocious gorse fires on the Mourne Mountains were deliberately started according to the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service. VIDEO: NI gorse fires 'deliberately started' 2011-05-01T15:56:55Z Bevis set calmly to work, and pulled away first the gorse, and then enough of the fence to enable his companions to scramble across. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z In Northern Ireland, people have been warned not to walk or camp on the Mournes as firefighters attempt to contain several "ferocious" gorse fires, which are believed to have been "deliberately" started. Dry weather sees spate of fires 2011-05-01T16:04:20Z The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said a large section of gorse land is on fire near Annalong in County Down. Fears for public in Mourne blaze 2011-04-30T21:01:36Z They were standing on a platform of rock, which shelved sharply down to a patch of gorse and heather. For the School Colours 2011-04-28T02:00:12.693Z The thick gorse with its golden blossoms everywhere waves a welcome. The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z It was a milder winter even than usual, and I remember the gorse was in blossom at Christmas, and the laurustinus coming out in the gardens. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z The sight of these hills, and the gradual succession of cultivation and woods by untilled slopes patched with gorse and bracken, impart an interest to the walk. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z "So we really need everybody to work with us to cut down on these deliberately set gorse fires." Fire Service fight 15 gorse fires 2011-04-23T19:32:33Z Beyond the stables lay a couple of small meadows, containing an upper reach of the stream, and a little marshy tract interspersed with gorse and alder bushes. For the School Colours 2011-04-28T02:00:12.693Z More than 60 firefighters are tackling a large gorse fire in north Antrim. 60 firefighters tackle gorse fire 2011-04-23T08:28:43Z A controlled burn of gorse and heather in County Londonderry turned into a blaze across 150 acres of land. Fire caused by 'controlled burn' 2011-04-09T21:07:31Z The morning was already hot, and I was fain to sit down in the belt of bracken above the gorse and breathe awhile, glad to have climbed beyond reach of the flies. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z Earlier on Saturday, a large gorse fire in north Antrim was brought under control. Fire Service fight 15 gorse fires 2011-04-23T19:32:33Z "But the Castle Rushen men on the Horse Hill will see the burning gorse," he said. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z Half of the men he sent up into the mountains to cut gorse and drag it down to the Curraghs in piles of ten feet high, tied about with long sheep lankets of twisted straw. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Long rows of reeds marked channels always filled with water; ling and gorse, in spots, flourished on the drier mounds and ridges. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z After about two miles the bush thins off, and gives place to gorse, and reedy ponds in the hollows, and short turf on which cattle and sheep are grazing. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z These were but bridle or packhorse paths, tracked out irregularly among the trees, and meandering through the gorse wherever it grew thinnest. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z And only the sharp crackle of the kindling gorse and the deep moan of the distant sea could they hear. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z The walls were of turf; the roof was of gorse and sticks, with a hole in it for chimney. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Once Van Hupfeldt turned, and seemed to admire the last traces of color in the western sky, whereat David, as if shot, dropped into gorse and bracken. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z On the crest of the ridge, treeless and overgrown with gorse, Hector had run foul of a donkey, and after a short chase was holding it at bay. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z It was a waste—upon which the plough had never broken ground—thickly covered with high gorse and heather. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Behind was the Horse Hill, purple to the summit with gorse. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z The fire of gorse was crackling on the hearth, and Davy sat beside it, looking pale and ill. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Was that because it got rid of her?—put wide stretches of sand and gorse between the ill-matched couples? The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z Between 1 January and 15 March there were 44 reported gorse and heath fires. Gorse fire 'started deliberately' 2011-03-24T07:28:56Z Wapsey’s Wood was separated from the park by a tract of pasture—interspersed with patches of gorse and heather. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z The water lay black as the raven outside, but the light of the burning gorse overhead gilded the rolling wavelets at his feet. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z Another and another stage he reached, and then four feet and no more were between him and the gorse that waved in the light of the risen sun across the mouth of his night-long tomb. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z The soft alternate strokes, now right, now left advised him of the gorse clumps, of a solitary stone-pine, or an occasional rock half submerged in coarse grass and heather. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z The "false step" theory was eliminated here, for the quarry was guarded with a natural hedge of gorse bushes. The Terror A Mystery 2011-03-22T02:00:24.957Z She sprang to her feet and ran toward the clump of gorse and bracken he had pointed out, imitating a dog’s bark as she went. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z Another and another stage was reached, and then four feet and no more were between him and the gorse that waved in the light of the risen sun across the mouth of his night-long tomb. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z There I was suddenly encountered by four or five men who, much in liquor, were playing at leap-frog among the gorse. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Over and over they rolled, the gorse crackling under their weight. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z These men draw many a cover where there is no fox, but they rarely pass a gorse thicket and leave one undetected. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z He plunged into the midst of the gorse. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z Sometimes the gusts were laden with the smoke of burning gorse. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z "Send the lad away for a spell," he muttered to old Billy Quilleash, and Davy Fayle was sent to cut gorse for a fire. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z On either side the ground was rugged and thickly covered with gorse. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z "Under the sun of the Midi I have seen the Pyrenees and the Alps, crowned in rose and silver, but I best love Auvergne and its bed of gorse." The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z A chorus of praise for Martin’s promptitude and courage was cut short when he took the table leg and went back to the clump of gorse. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z And now, the lamp down, the gorse burning, the merchantman drawing nearer and nearer, what must Mona herself do? She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z As the men arrived at their conclusion Davy Fayle was returning with an armful of withered gorse for a fire. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z This done he backed the cart from the path until the gorse hid it from the watcher's sight. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Here and there the deep shadow of a patch of gorse made a fantastically-shaped spot of darkness upon the turf. Vestigia Vol. II. 2011-02-04T03:00:22.950Z This was a vast expanse overgrown with gorse and broom, and with a miniature forest of saplings springing from an undergrowth of fern and bracken. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z The sun had risen, and the gorse fire burned blue. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z On the other side, a ridge sloped up sharply and formed a natural protection before it also merged into a "gorse" covered plateau. Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition 2011-02-02T03:00:25.187Z He watched her light, flying movements against the sea of yellow gorse, the hair like a saffron scarf upon the wind, her radiant face shining and laughing with the blue of endless space behind it. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z The gorse is yellow on the heath; The banks of speedwell flowers are gay; The oaks are budding, and beneath, The hawthorn soon will bear the wreath, The silver wreath of May. Literature for Children 2011-02-02T03:00:21.560Z A tip from Slipper was not to be neglected, and Philippa and I began a cautious progress through the gorse, followed by Miss Knox as quietly as Moonlighter's nerves would permit. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z The light of the gorse fired over the Poolvash fell full upon him, and lit up the entire castle and rocks and the shuddering boat beneath with an eery brilliance. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z Golden Hill is now an expanse of barrack huts and not of yellow gorse. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z Why, I never thought in my life——' 'There's a bird for me, On the apple tree, It's explaining all the garden,' sang the girl, dancing away towards the yellow gorse. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z The blue sky, the golden gorse, the fresh, sweet air of the moors, they are still around her, but they belong to her no more. Betty's Battles an Everyday Story 2011-01-02T03:00:19.670Z "Get on if you can, Major Yeates!" called out Sally, steadying the grey as well as she could in the narrow pathway between the great gorse bushes. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z The wind blew in melancholy gusts, sobbing and sighing over the moor, and setting all the gorse bushes agroaning. The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z His coat was made of birch leaves, and he wore upon his head a helmet which consisted of a gorse flower, while his feet were encased in pumps made of beetle’s wings. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z There was a taste of clover-honey, a tang of salt, and the gorse laid its sweetness in between the two. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z A timeline of football's ownership would probably start with it belonging to a group of east Midlands factory workers punting a cat's bladder about on a gorse heath. Pitch invaders are back ? but don't tell the rulers at Fifa 2010-12-04T00:06:00Z But a three-putt bogey at the next hole and a penalty shot at the 14th when he drove into a gorse bush proved costly. Germany's Kaymer shoots 66 to win Dunhill Links 2010-10-10T18:01:00Z Thrusting my pipe into my pocket, I crawled upon my hands and knees through the gorse and ferns until I was within a hundred yards of my neighbour's door. The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z To her surprise she saw it entirely shut out by a barricade of thick gorse, so closely packed and piled up that no bed was to be seen. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Even the flowers were unobtrusive, the ragwort, thyme, and yellow gorse claimed no deliberate notice, and the thistle-down flew past like air made visible. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z Ten American golfers took on a Great Britain team in the International Challenge and the Scotsman reported: "The sun lit up the golden glory of the gorse." Ryder Cup 2010: Will rain drive competition from UK to the continent? 2010-10-01T16:17:00Z An eagle at No. 9 and a birdie at the 12th when Casey drove into a gorse bush and made triple-bogey 7 provided the cushion he needed. Toast Of The Town 2010-07-20T04:00:00Z I had walked out on the moor in the forenoon, and on my return, as I topped the brow that overlooks the little town, I saw my fellow-lodger some little distance off amongst the gorse. The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z To William Jones, a sabbath-breaker, of Risca village, the devil appeared as an enormous mastiff dog, which transformed itself into a great fire and made a roaring noise like burning gorse. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Her yellow hair vanished beyond a sea of golden gorse. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z The gorse bushes have been replaced by maple leafs at St. George's Golf and Country Club. PGA Tour: Fantasy Fix: Canadian Open 2010-07-20T04:00:00Z The South African even escaped with a par at the fifth after his second found the deep gorse and his recovery scooped up an enormous tuft of undergrowth on his follow-through. Classy Oosthuizen romps to seven-shot victory 2010-07-19T09:19:00Z Woods also hit into the gorse for a bogey on the fifth. British Open poised to produce another surprising champ 2010-07-17T23:52:00Z So she replaced the gorse and left old Betty Griffith happy in her device for getting rid of the Tylwyth Teg.’ British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Mickelson didn't quite make the gorse bush, and eventually makes birdie down 3. The Open Championship 2010 - day two live coverage 2010-07-16T11:34:00Z Scrub oak and gorse in sandy soil, where the kids played amid the vegetation and rubbish until Mother called them in for tea. Salvatore Scibona: “The Kid.” 2010-06-07T04:00:00Z A routine par 4 at St. Andrews, no hidden pot bunkers within the fairway, just gorse along the right. Ron Whitten: Age vs. Beauty 2010-05-25T04:00:00Z Firefighters are battling an extensive gorse fire in the Mourne Mountains. Gorse fire tackled near Tollymore 2010-04-17T17:56:00Z On Easter Sunday crowds of men and boys carrying wands of gorse went to Pen Twthil, and there proclaimed the laws and regulations of the following day. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Winds fan gorse blaze on mountain North Wales fire crews are continuing to tackle a large gorse fire close to Dwygyfylchi in Conwy county. Winds fan gorse blaze on mountain 2010-03-19T10:34:00Z Families flee homes in gorse fire Families were forced to flee their homes overnight as 50 firefighters tackled a gorse fire in County Antrim. Families flee homes in gorse fire 2010-03-16T06:57:00Z At the Old Course, it's a blind tee shot over a ridge of gorse. Ron Whitten: Age vs. Beauty 2010-05-25T04:00:00Z All this was food for thought as Morice strode moodily along the uneven path bordered by heather and gorse. A Blot on the Scutcheon They accordingly turned into a narrow footpath, which diverged to the right, and winded among the gorse in a more southerly direction. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 Peace, while war to the death was in preparation for enactment by those two men, who, with bloodshot eyes, hot, dry tongues, and hoarse breathing, stumbled on over the heath and gorse! A Double Knot There were redbells and bluebells and the showy Indian paint-brushes; delicate white flowers and beautiful purple ones; rabbit-brush tipped with pale yellow, and the brighter yellow of the Navajo gorse; and innumerable others. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open The roads in many districts are lined with thrifty hedges symmetrically trimmed, consisting sometimes of the brilliant yellow gorse, and often of the double, stocky species of geranium in scarlet bloom. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands Beyond stretched the moorland, brilliant with patches of yellow gorse, and the hills, blue and melting in the morning sunlight. The Hillman As we went across the moor, every low spiky arch of bramble and tuft of gorse was shining and sparkling. Deep Moat Grange A high hill was in front of him covered with gorse and bracken. The Man Who Rose Again The warren, attractive even in winter, was doubly delightful now primrose tufts were venturing to show among the last year's bracken, and the gorse was beginning to gleam golden in sheltered stretches. The School by the Sea Thrifty gorse hedges are prominent everywhere, blazing with yellow blossoms which lighted up and warmed the landscape like sunshine. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands "Baby, don't wait for the moon, She has scratched her white chin on the gorse; And mellow and musical June Is bringing the cuckoo remorse." One-Act Plays By Modern Authors Now it was all green and yellow with gorse bushes. Deep Moat Grange I have been, where never man went, With the grey wind: Far from the gorse and the wet earth scent I have been. Provocations Making a bee-line for the next cove, they then dropped on their hands and knees, and, crawling under cover of the gorse bushes to the verge of the cliff, peeped cautiously over. The School by the Sea A short distance away was a cavity in the ground—a sort of dried pit surrounded and overhung by gorse bushes. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne An eight-inch ribbon of water lined with masses of heather and gorse will be accounted contemptible by a fisherman with an ordinary rod. Last Words He swung open the gate, and they passed through, only to descend the other side, along the broad green walk strewn with grey rocks and bordered with gorse bushes, aglow with yellow blossom. The Missioner The bracken was near waist-high, and often I had to force my way through a tangle of bramble and gorse. The New Gulliver and Other Stories It is wonderful how much can be done with a three-legged iron pot and some gorse to burn under it. The School by the Sea Having concealed himself in a patch of gorse, he waited with what patience he could for the trial. Hard Pressed "Come to the hilltop: blackbird choristers Peal their clear anthem to the kneeling gorse." A Man in the Open Now, remember, no hound can run fast over this short gorse, for his feet are soft; while we do not mind it, for our feet are hard. The Story of a Red Deer Here's what we found when we got to the shelter, sir—this here party, knocked senseless, tied up like a trussed fowl, and tucked out of sight under the gorse bushes nigh the shelter. The Riddle of the Night Suppose we set a light to this little gorse bush; it's all withered, and will make quite a bonfire. The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story Raffle turned away as he spoke, and Fielden followed him, so that the figure eagerly listening behind the gorse bush could hear no more. Hard Pressed "Just raise your head," he said, after ten minutes' tramp through the narrow track, which he lost at times through the thick tangle of heath and gorse and low-growing bracken. Under the Mendips A Tale Presently he came upon a patch of yellow gorse, which had thrust up its flaming head through the heather, and he plunged heavily through it, knowing that it would check the hounds. The Story of a Red Deer There was nothing but gorse and turf and a turquoise sky floating on silver deeps and distances above the Winter landscape. Plashers Mead A Novel A thin haze hung over the distant hills, but the moors were glorious in brown and purple, and there was here and there the glint of gorse. Windyridge There was a stretch of turf between two banks of gorse, and the horses began to move along the flat expanse. Hard Pressed At the top the road ran near the cliff's edge through gorse and heather and moorland scrub. Carnival The daylight, which was very clear and grey, showed them a riband of white foot-path wandering among the gorse. The Black Arrow A Tale of the Two Roses Pauline," said Guy, "let's go for a walk to-morrow morning and see if the gorse is in bloom on Wychford down. Plashers Mead A Novel It nestled snugly in its own bay, which was guarded by bold headlands, all crimson and gold with heather and gorse, shooting out into the sparkling blue of a summer sea. A Veldt Vendetta May consented, and soon they were beyond the enclosure and past the white posts and rails towards the patch of gorse across the Downs, where the starter was already fidgeting about on his cob. Hard Pressed Soon, indeed, with a wide sigh that filled the waste of darkness, the wind began to blow, setting all the withered rushes and stunted gorse bushes hissing and lisping. Carnival We issued out upon open mountain, with English grass, English clover, English gorse, and other familiar acquaintances introduced to make the isolation less intolerable. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Gulls flashed white wings against the autumn blue of the sky, and linnets twittered among the gorse bushes; here and there a few wild flowers lingered, and Claudia picked quite a summer-looking bouquet. The Head Girl at the Gables Fern and heath, clumps of gorse and misshapen rocks, diversified the barren surface on every side, and I now seemed to have gained the summit, a vast tableland spreading away for miles. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands As he vaulted a patch of gorse, his left foot dropped on something soft, like a bundle, and he was thrown violently to his knees. Hard Pressed She walked on over the cushions of heather, pricking her ankles in the low bushes of gorse. Carnival Flowers there are, small and great, in endless variety; but there is no display of flowers, no gorgeous show of blossom in the mass, as when the blazing gorse and heather bloom at home. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 It was a pretty scene, with a background of late-flowering gorse bushes and a foreground of corn marigold that edged the field. The Head Girl at the Gables He took his gun, whistled his dog, and went up towards the hills, where hares were to be found in the heather and snipes under the gorse. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June Then he turned to find that he had stumbled upon the figure of a man lying at the foot of the gorse bush, snugly rolled up in a railway rug. Hard Pressed Screened by that darkness, and close sheltered by the matted gorse which fringed and dotted the expanse of the nearby heath, he had been an interested witness to the entire proceeding. Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories When through the gray the dawning day Slants over gorse and heather, When sun has set and grass is wet. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 At the back was a common with gorse bushes and bracken. Loyal to the School As I have already mentioned, this Common is overgrown with gorse, heather, and ling, and scattered here and there are a number of dwarf oak-trees and small elder-bushes. Territory in Bird Life Fielden stepped aside into the gorse, so as to be out of the wind which had already extinguished two matches he had used in his attempt to light a cigarette. Hard Pressed His nature was not resentful, he only laughed when Biddy assured him that the gorse would soon grow in the thatch of his head as it did on their cabin chimney. Strangers and Wayfarers Along this combe was a cover of gorse, and in spring there was a mile of golden bloom, richer than gold in colour, leading like a broad highway of gold down to the house. The Hills and the Vale There were whitewashed cottages with moss-covered roofs, picturesque barns and haystacks, patches of gorse against a blazing blue sky, marshy meadows in a red sunset, or mountain tops tipped with mist. Loyal to the School The idea of the Misses Blake racing through rushes and gorse after a rabbit strikes Kit as so comical that she forgets everything, and laughs aloud. Rossmoyne The daylight, which was very clear and grey, showed them a riband of white footpath wandering among the gorse. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 8 (of 25) Through a land of gorse and heather they sped until they came to the famous hill. Cynthia's Chauffeur Instinctively she shrank closer to the cliff-side, to be caught by the long trails of bramble which, with bracken and gorse, made the steep descent a bristly wall. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. None dares to do this, and the party follows her across the stretch of gorse and bracken called the Warren to the wood beyond. When Ghost Meets Ghost With their knives they cut a number of pegs from the hard gorse stems, and sharpened them, and drove them through the blankets into the bar, pinning the blankets tightly in place. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts Cautiously and silently they dropped again upon the other side; nor did they dare to speak until they had returned to their old ambush in the gorse. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 8 (of 25) Rushmere Heath, in the early summer time, when the gorse is in bloom, is one mass of yellow, in the cleared spaces of which may usually be seen a gipsy encampment. East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations Then all the horns were blown in town; And, to the ramparts clanging down, All the giants leaped to horse And charged behind us through the gorse. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) They'd have burned the gorse before they have come round to that state of feeling. The Landleaguers A short distance away a big patch of gorse had been swaled in the spring. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts Here, on the downs, as a tale re-told The sprays of the gorse are a-blaze with gold, As of old, on the sea-washed hills of my boyhood, Breathing the same sweet scent as of old. Collected Poems Volume Two A fence to climb or wriggle through, A strip of meadow wet with dew To cross, and lo! before us flared The clump of yellow gorse we shared With five young blackbirds and their mother. The Flamp, The Ameliorator, and The Schoolboy's Apprentice "You don't suppose I've been a crab and a gorse bush and an iceberg and a silver birch tree for nothing, do you?" All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories To burn a gorse over a fox's head! The Landleaguers He's kept at a distance, dodging behind bushes and gorse on the heath, but I'm sure he was after us. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts The great hills rolled In silence to the deep: The gorse in waves of green and gold Perfumed their lonely sleep; And, at my feet, one elfin flower Drooped, blind with glories of the shower. Collected Poems Volume Two Harts to the heath, and hares to the gorse. Early English Alliterative Poems in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century So he sighed twice, and then walked straight ahead as before, up the beach and over a flat grassy plain, covered with yellow poppies and gorse bushes and purple heather. All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories They had beat Moytubber, and kicked up such a row as the foxes in that gorse had never heard before. The Landleaguers Something was moving in the distant gorse, and then they saw the spy. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts Her tawny skin and shining golden hair were like the gorse and primroses and she in her serenity and gladness like the day personified. Tante Meanwhile they fired the gorse in front of the 29th Division. With Manchesters in the East He was much surprised, however, when he looked back and found that the gorse bush had disappeared as soon as he had jumped over it. All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories Moytubber is a gorse covert lying about three hundred yards from the road, and through it the horsemen always passed; on other occasions it was locked. The Landleaguers Reggie Parr was creeping down a narrow alley between the gorse, when he saw something which pulled him up at once. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts Over the great Goonhilly Downs a silvery sheen trembled with impalpable colour and the gorse everywhere was breaking into gold. Tante Behind them was a great stretch of gorse in bloom, and brown bracken, mingled with new green fronds, from which larks sprang up, singing and soaring. Changing Winds A Novel She thought resolutely of Lancelot pursuing his panting quests at school, or of her garden in mid-June, or of the gorse afire on Wycross Common,—and so to sleep. Love and Lucy We killed our fox too and then went away to Pulhaddin gorse. The Landleaguers Chippy's main purchase was on a root of gorse which cropped up at the edge of the pit. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts She went back softly and carefully, pausing to listen, pushing through unused, overgrown paths and among thickets of gorse and stunted Cornish elms. Tante Beyond that hill is a common covered with gorse, where there are many rabbits, and also many sheep. The Fairchild Family The country around is green and beautiful, with brilliant patches of gorse in full bloom, every bush a solid mass of brightest yellow, dazzling you in the sunshine. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule From this site a view of surprising beauty is seen—broken ground covered by bracken and gorse, bushes and trees, with the blue outlines of the distant hills. Hampstead and Marylebone The Fascination of London The five who had been put out of the hunt gathered together, and watched the three effective fighters, who now began to beat the surrounding gorse in search of Chippy's hiding-place. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts The long rectilinear mound seemed shaggy with gorse and thorn, that rose against the sides, and intertwisted their prickly branches atop. Leading Articles on Various Subjects The nearest farmsteads are built high among the sunny dingles overlooking the glen, and the corn and the root-crops are grown on the slope beyond the broad belts of gorse and bramble. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain In the corner, partly sheltered by a bank of gorse, stood a small white house with a roof of rusty iron where the thatch had been. Partners of the Out-Trail The entire surroundings are a delight to the eye: great towering mountains behind, the sea in front, and in the space between, green lawns, rocks, gorse, and many-tinted garden-plots. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland The Wolves will go to that patch of burnt gorse which is about half a mile east of the Beacon. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts Before him stretched a wide heath covered with gorse, and the Norfolk Broads beyond. The White Lie Presently, I saw a hare emerge from the gorse and come along the path towards me. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain Once or twice Jake imagined an indistinct figure lurked among some clumps of gorse, as if watching the work, but he was not certain and said nothing. Partners of the Out-Trail If they went one way she would go another, the moor was large enough, and—and at any rate the tors and the gorse and the birds liked her as much as they liked Penelope. The Carroll Girls When the umpire saw the patrol flags raised above the gorse clumps which hid the patrols, he blew a long blast on his powerful whistle, and the contest began. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts They joined the company gathered round the edge of the gorse and when Challoner greeted an acquaintance Blake found what he thought was a good place for getting a start from. Blake's Burden Unless he quickly regained his refuge in the gorse, the blackbirds and the thrushes would join in the tantalising mockery, till it seemed that the whole countryside was aroused by the cry of “Fox! fox!” Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain Thence a pilgrimage scarcely less painful, through gorse and rushes, brought them at the end of ten minutes to the jetty. The Wild Geese There are hills and rocks, with emerald ferns, and wild flowers almost like Switzerland; and gorse, and fragrant shrubs which must be like the "maquis" they tell you of in Corsica. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America He could not catch a glimpse of one of them among the patches of gorse and heather and brushwood. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse. Blake's Burden He followed it quickly, and, in a stubble beyond the gorse, came up at last with the object of his oft-disappointed quest. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain She went past the gorse bushes shrinking from their presence, she stepped into the heather as into a quickening bath that almost hurt. The Rainbow But flowers furnished with only a few stamens, and others which are asymmetrical in structure, sometimes become double, as we see with the double gorse or Ulex, Petunia, and Antirrhinum. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) It's all bramble and gorse everywhere else, and a man isn't going through that in his stockings.' The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts "We are in good time, and it's generally a lengthy matter getting a fox out of the gorse," he said. Blake's Burden She skirted the meadows and the rocks where the hunters had beaten down the gorse and the brambles near her home; thence she returned to the pool. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain And all around was the country, green with two winding streams, ragged with gorse, and heath, the darker woods in the distance. The Rainbow Bordering on these fruitful orchards perhaps would be a patch, its chief produce being gorse or broom. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 The latter, indeed, from his high perch, was too busy cracking his whip over his team to urge them to the ascent to see that small, gliding figure slipping through the gorse. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts The woods were soon left behind, and the pathway led ever upwards, first through a tangle of heather and bilberry and gorse; then, higher still, over short, fine, slippery tracts of grass. The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life Sometimes the vixen bounded gaily about the edge of the gorse, stooping again and again to snap with pretended rage at one or another of her offspring. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain The sentry listened a moment, then levelling his pistol, sent a shot through the gorse bush. The Madcap of the School All were empty except one where she found some withered gorse flowers. Amabel Channice Chippy vanished into a clump of gorse, for the remaining members of the patrol were running towards the place, and all three had seen him. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts The moor stretched away in the haze, which gave the hillocks of gorse and heather and the slight eminences of the open ground an unnatural size. Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney The rugged sides of the ravine are thickly clothed with gorse and brambles, and dotted with hazels, willows, and oaks. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain She crouched down under the shelter of a clump of gorse. The Madcap of the School The islands consist mainly of low rocks, covered with gorse and heather where their slopes are not given over to flower growing, that great industry of these solitary isles. The Cornish Riviera Lying there on my back, I became conscious presently that I was in a thick scrub of gorse, which lined the road hereabouts. The Man Who Drove the Car The hillside was covered in this part with great hillocks of heather and gorse. Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney Then an unsuspecting rabbit hopped out into the grass, and Reynard, his watch rewarded, disappeared with his spoil into the wilderness of the gorse. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain There are dongas every twenty yards; and Turkish gorse that would stop a charging bull! The Dark Star In the crevices of these miniature precipices purple heather and golden gorse have set them here and there, while the silver lichens have clothed the scarred surfaces of rock with a tender grace. The Cornish Riviera Tufts of coarse grass grew here and there, and patches of yellow gorse. The Irish Twins The slopes of the Gardens rise gradually to where the open downs are covered with heaths, gorse, and plantations of pines and firs. Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch Reaching the end of the tunnel, she, in her impetuosity, thrust her muzzle into a mass of prickles—the “earth” had been stopped with a branch of gorse. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain They clambered down from the lip of the cliff on to a jutting-out shelf of rock, screened with gorse, where the few 221 feet of gravel bank behind them shut out all signs of habitation. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker He tried once more, however, and searched through the gorse until he found a heavy lizard, green as an emerald. The Maids of Paradise Outside in the country, even in the suburbs, June came in glory, with woods in freshest livery of green, with fragrance of hawthorn and broom and gorse, buttercup meadows and gardens brimmed with roses. The Invader A Novel The larger combe consists of slopes of sand and gravel, with soft sand hummocks at the base; while on the western side and plateau is a mass of heather and gorse. Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch The dingle was occupied; men and horses were everywhere in the lane; and the hounds were closing in above the gorse. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain Later we walked back over an open heath yellow with gorse, and faintly pink with the promise of the heather to come. The Master Mummer “We are very glad because we are quite hungry, and we have thorns 332 from the gorse in our feet—” She broke off with a joyous little cry: “There is Speed!” The Maids of Paradise The time of flowers, the freshness of trees, and the glory of gorse and broom was over. The Invader A Novel Beth screamed and kicked and scratched and bit, and finally went out in the bonnet triumphantly, and found herself standing alone on the edge of a great green world dotted with yellow gorse. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius To his surprise he found the entrance “stopped” with clods and prickly branches of gorse, and had perforce to continue his flight. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain The common was patched with sparkling white and blue; the snow lay in blue shadows unmelted under the gorse bushes, and among the gorse and sodden bracken twenty ponies snuffed for grass. Highways and Byways in Surrey “Pardon,” she murmured, “I have slept in the gorse—badly.” The Maids of Paradise An’ the sun on the rocks behind me, Bright on the gorse an’ whin, An’ the sun on the slantin’ dories With their white sails tackin’ in. Sprays of Shamrock Before him stretched the open moor, brilliant with coloring, with dark flushes of purple, and bright streaks of yellow gorse, and the sunlight glancing upon the hills. The New Tenant But his second attempt was crowned with success, and he proudly carried his prey into a sequestered nook amid the gorse, where he enjoyed a quiet meal. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain A spiral of blue smoke, curling high above the green and gold of the gorse bushes, revealed Creasy's whereabouts. The Chestermarke Instinct When Speed and I emerged from the golden gorse into plain view the sentinel stopped in his tracks, shoved his big, red hands into his trousers pockets, and regarded us sulkily. The Maids of Paradise These are the things which the Wind and the Woods can talk about with us, nay, even the gorse and the shaking bents. Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life Grayness reigned everywhere—in the sky, on the hillside, and on the bare moor, no longer made resplendent by the gleaming beauty of the purple heather and fainter flashes of yellow gorse. The New Tenant These bank-voles, probably because they lived in a sheltered place screened from the bitter wind by a wall of gorse and pines, moved abroad in the winter days far more frequently than did the field-voles. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain The roads are often lined with thrifty hedges, symmetrically trimmed, frequently consisting of the brilliant, constant flowering, fragrant yellow gorse, and sometimes of the stocky species of scarlet geranium. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands “What do you mean, lizard of lizards! gorse cat!” The Maids of Paradise Of these are perhaps the tops and the bark of all those vegetables, which are armed with thorns or prickles, as gooseberry trees, holly, gorse, and perhaps hawthorn. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life In the distance it lay upon the dark hillside, played upon the deep yellow gorse and purple heather of the moorland, and, further away still, flashed upon a long silver streak of the German Ocean. The New Tenant The sun was shining down very hotly, but it had not yet begun to wither the heather and gorse, on the day when I want you to notice two little children going across the moor. Little Folks (July 1884) A Magazine for the Young From behind the gorse bushes, from between the moss-grown boulders, from beneath the dark foliage of the Scotch firs, there peeped at her a ghost. The Girls of St. Olave's From the gorse on cliff and headland, one by one the larks shot skyward like amber rockets, trailing a shower of melody till the whole sky rained song. The Maids of Paradise One morning, after an unusually long march, I flopped down and went to sleep in an overgrown ditch, surrounded by gorse and broom. 'Brother Bosch', an Airman's Escape from Germany |
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