| 单词 | midland |
| 例句 | Or would you care to try the Argive midlands and Hellas, in my company? The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Over in the west midlands, two Birmingham music organisations are being "urged to share facilities and staff" in order to survive, says the Birmingham Post. The week in arts cuts: libraries, theatres, music and more 2011-01-21T17:00:11Z It traverses Thailand from incendiary curry pastes of the south through the coconut milk-sweetened midlands to the fresh bounty and fermentation of the north and northeast. Thai Flavors Without Shortcuts at Boran in Carroll Gardens 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z The others traveled from Lincoln Cathedral, in the country’s midlands, and Salisbury Cathedral, two hours southwest of London, for the occasion. Four Surviving Copies of Magna Carta Reunited in London 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Cuckoo, which is set in the midlands, will be made by independent producer Roughcut Television and produced by Ash Atalla, whose credits include The Office. Greg Davies and Adam Sandberg to star in BBC comedy Cuckoo 2012-06-12T09:11:19Z Regional Council Members arts council england. south east, south west, east midlands, west midlan…. Black metal, darker than your average music scene 2010-03-27T00:36:00Z Her setting is a small Irish midlands town, and she follows the fortunes of the titular James. Wife to James Whelan ? review 2011-04-07T19:04:01Z I think it was quite unique in terms of television, it wasn't set in London for starters, it was set in the midlands. Murphy returns as 'street fighting man' 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z I loved Zola and the Brontës, all the seemingly faraway exotics on their dirty city blocks and midland heaths. My Summer Waiting Tables at the Writers’ Retreat 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Relationship Manager - Diversity in Arts Practice arts council england. east midlands, nottingham. New band of the day ? No 756: Millionaires 2010-03-29T14:29:00Z Lord was born in Leicester in the English midlands, where he took up classical piano from an early age. Deep Purple keyboard player Jon Lord, dies aged 71 2012-07-16T19:18:43Z Business continues as usual in accommodation establishments, beaches and other tourist sites near the coast and in the midlands, the office said. Firefighters battle through the night to halt wildfire in Spain’s popular tourist island of Tenerife 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z National Grid said consumers in the south, east and east midlands of England reduced their demand the most. Energy saving to return to prevent winter blackouts 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z It has 28 stores listed on its website, with 15 in Wales another 13 in the south west of England and the midlands. Future of Shaws the Drapers in doubt as all stock sold 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z "Those are the key ingredients that matter to car buyers," Marshall said, while showing off the Funky Cat at his office in Solihull in England's midlands. Chinese carmakers target more European sales with five-star EVs 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z For the purposes of this selector, we grouped midlands teams into 10 'north' Premier League sides, with 10 from London and the south. Your north and south PL All-Star Xls - who would win? 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z The Met Office has issued an amber warning for extreme heat for most of the midlands and the south. Green spaces across England parched in weekend heatwave 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z A level three heat-health alert has been issued for east and south England and a level two for the south west, midlands and northern parts of the nation. UK heatwave: Parents urged to keep children out of sun 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z "There's been a number of instances where a fight took place between rival gangs from the midlands, apparently, who were fighting over a turf war." Aberystwyth: Drugs and violence fears in town 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z Ashling Murphy was killed in her native Tullamore in the Irish midlands on Wednesday while exercising on a popular canal walkway. Shocked Ireland falls silent for murdered young woman 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z One year ago, a grandmother named Margaret Keenan, then 90 years old, rolled up her sleeve at University Hospital Coventry in the English midlands to take her place in history. Omicron raises vaccine questions a year after first Pfizer shot 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z But the high hopes for the Zambian at City were evident from the moment last season's Austrian Bundesliga player of the season opted to switch to the east midlands in the summer. Daka scores four as Leicester fight back to win 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z The city is in England’s industrial midlands, a wealthy 18th century center of natural history study, scientific experiment and rising factory production 125 miles north of London. 'The Blue Boy' for 'A Bird': The Joseph Wright painting at the center of a Huntington swap 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z In 1875, as a young seamstress living in a stone cottage with her large family, Grace migrated to England’s industrial midlands to work in hosiery manufacturing. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Examples of highly effective — and ineffective — art 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z An instructor and a student pilot died in November last year after an Air Force of Zimbabwe plane crashed during a training session in the midlands city of Gweru. Zimbabwe air force helicopter crashes near capital, 4 killed 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z He identified particularly low entry rates in "former industrial towns and cities across the north and midlands, or coastal towns". Poor whites in 'left behind' towns miss out on uni 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z Kam Vara, a midlands recruitment specialist, told the BBC that many employees now expected home working to be an option and even viewed it as a right. No plan for a return to the office for millions 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Southern, western and midland counties in the Republic of Ireland bore the brunt of the storm. Storm Ellen causes widespread damage across island 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Conference centres in Birmingham, Manchester and Harrogate have been transformed into NHS Nightingale hospitals over the past few weeks to serve the midlands and north of England. How the UK's newest hospital was built in nine days 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z Manna worked with Ireland’s health service operator to try out the system in Moneygall, the small midlands town best known for its ancestral links to former U.S. Irish drone operator bins fast food for medical drops 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z Public school teams dominated the early years of he FA Cup, but in the wake of the Blackburn clubs' new tactics, teams from the north and midlands went on to dominate. How the 1883 FA Cup Final was replayed for TV drama 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z The lender is also looking to establish a technology center in either the midlands city of Birmingham or further north in Manchester, he said. Goldman bolsters Marcus staff as Britain spearheads consumer bank push 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Outside of the city seats, if you are in small town midlands and north, it’s abysmal out there. General election: Ashworth dismisses as 'banter' tape of him telling friend Labour will lose – live news 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z The result puts them on 46 points, 11 clear of second-placed Leicester City, who go to midlands rivals Aston Villa tomorrow ... and 14 clear of defending champions Manchester City in third place. Manchester City v Manchester United: Premier League – live! 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z Raised in the midlands of Ireland, Taylor started taking photography seriously in his late 20s while studying visual communications in Dublin. Crowd control: street photographer Shane Taylor’s images of London 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z Turning the soggy landscape that covers much of Ireland’s midlands into a fuel source had been a great national project, an ambitious undertaking launched by the republic’s founding fathers in the 1930s. End of an era as Ireland closes its peat bogs 'to fight climate change' 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Irish media reported he was from County Longford, in the country’s midlands. NYPD says death of man who died after punch a homicide 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z “People have to give this man a chance, he’s trying his best,” said Carmel Lane, who travelled from County Longford in the Irish midlands to attend the Mass. In Ireland Pope begs forgiveness for 'betrayal' of Church abuse 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z Imagine the effect on commuting and by extension the economy – the midlands would be half an hour from London. Maglev trains: will they ever be number one with a bullet? 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z "We also put it up in the midlands rather than the usual location, which is London." Dota 2: UK major tournament to 'inspire' fans 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Most regions in the north still receive more funding per person than other regions in the midlands and south of England. North of England hardest hit by cuts 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z I grew up in a typical midlands family in Ireland, and like most Irish people I went to a Catholic primary and secondary school. Irish people have dared to speak on abortion. Our government must listen | Grainne Maguire 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Their colourful hand-painted ceramics are collector’s items for many local and foreign tourists that visit their studio in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands. The French luxury brand inspired by African ceramic art - BBC News 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z That may win it support in the midlands and north, home to many long-standing Labour voters. Labour: the biggest loser from the Brexit referendum? 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z The second problem is that many Labour MPs who backed Remain represent constituencies in the midlands and the north that voted Leave. The Sleaford by-election result is bad news for the Labour party 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z The Department of Transportation said Tuesday morning that crews from the Upstate and midlands are helping with clearing the roads in the eastern part of South Carolina. The Latest: 95 roads and 21 bridges closed in South Carolina 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Set in the fictional of Ambridge in the English midlands, generations of listeners have followed the lives of the show’s lovable – and not so lovable – recurring characters since it began in 1950. How a Radio Soap Got a Country Talking About Domestic Abuse 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z The National Weather Service is predicting the Hermine storm will affect the midlands of South Carolina Friday afternoon and evening. Columbia VA Med Center cancels Friday appointments 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z We must redouble our efforts to connect up the north and midlands—regions that largely voted to leave the EU—by building a Northern Powerhouse based on local decision-making, world-class research and infrastructure. Britain Is Open for Business 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z Farmers in the Irish midlands noticed a similar trend. The bloody battle to save the red squirrel 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Not for nothing was the region of the English midlands north of Birmingham called the Black Country during the late nineteenth century. Dark satanic wings 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z The first phase of the high-speed line to the English midlands is due to open in 2026. Agreement on plans to look at three-hour Scotland to London rail link - BBC News 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z My bus continued through the midlands and finally terminated in the southernmost city, Cork, where I collected my van and continued my journey. ‘Ireland is becoming no place for the young… we need brave people willing to be bad citizens’ 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z The only homes on offer then were in the midlands, hundreds of miles from extended family, support networks, jobs and schools. A family celebrates having a home at Christmas - BBC News 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Arsenal are the only team to beat Leicester in the league this year, and they won in the midlands with a counter-attacking team, with bags of pace, and Walcott preferred to Giroud up top. Leicester City 2-1 Chelsea: Premier League – as it happened 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Ofsted says there are 16 councils where less than 60% of pupils attend good or outstanding secondary schools - and most of these are in the North or midlands. North-south divide in England's schools - BBC News 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z Moreover, Clementa Pinckney—also a respected state legislator—was a pillar of the community, gunned down by a hateful little dropout from about 100 miles away in the midlands. Searching for Signs of a Change in Charleston 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Remains suspected to be those of the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty were discovered in 2012 in an unmarked grave beneath a car park in the east midlands city of Leicester. Shakespeare's 'toad' Richard is Leicester's star draw 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z The property’s kitchens further source sustainably-grown vegetables, and everything from organic pork to cow’s milk burrata, from the Garden Route to the KwaZulu-Natal midlands. Delaire Graff: Wine And Wonders At A South Africa Estate 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z Arsenal are the only team to beat Leicester in the league this year, and they won in the midlands with a counter-attacking team, with bags of pace, and Walcott preferred to Giroud up top. Leicester City 2-1 Chelsea: Premier League – as it happened 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z The watchdog's annual report on education standards says about a third of secondary schools in the North and midlands are not good enough. North-south divide in England's schools - BBC News 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z There's been growing concern in the midlands of ending up in the devolution slow lane, especially after the latest shift of NHS budgets from Whitehall to Greater Manchester. Midlands respond to Northern Power 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z It worked in the midlands and shipyards of Britain as well as the industrial heartland of the United States. The ILWU Is Committing Suicide And Killing Long Beach In the Process 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z The disciplinary action was not well received in midland China and, after the war, the movie’s songs “The Suzhou Serenade” and “Fragrance of the Night” — sung by Ms. Yamaguchi — were banned. Yoshiko ‘Shirley’ Yamaguchi, actress, dies at 94 "The trail leads through young and ancient woodlands, market towns and the industrial heritage of this changing landscape at the heart of the midlands," National Forest Company chief executive Sophie Churchill said. Long-distance forest trail opens 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z At the beginning of 2012, several counties in the midlands had seen their driest year on record — a situation that got gradually worse in the spring. Water Stewardship in the Twenty-First Century 2014-04-30T04:00:00Z Northern Ireland also displayed a substantially lower proportion of deaths attributed to heroin/morphine and methadone than other regions of the UK, such as the south of England, the midlands and London. Study finds NI drug deaths different 2014-02-12T06:20:31Z Inflation down, unemployment down, and today even George Osborne was down, 700 metres down to be precise, deep below the east midlands countryside. Economy a 'decade long project' 2013-11-15T21:41:34Z The report highlights the places with the lowest levels of university entry, coastal towns, former industrial towns in the midlands and north, rural areas of the south-west, the east midlands and east of England. Londoners 'taking university places' 2013-10-23T23:49:52Z He stepped from academic life in the English midlands into the role of Kurdistan's higher education minister, a post he held until last year. Stones and apples thrown at university reformer 2013-10-01T23:15:33Z "High Speed 2 is about changing the economic geography of this country, making sure the north and the midlands benefit from the recovery as well." Osborne 'passionate' about HS2 2013-09-01T10:10:13Z It proved a false dawn but victory against QPR two weeks ago kept the midlands side just above the relegation zone amid further talk of a belated renaissance. Aston Villa v Liverpool: squad sheets 2013-03-29T14:59:07Z First, there was the historic announcement on Monday that the remains of England’s notorious King Richard III had been discovered – underneath a midlands parking lot. Science’s epic win of a week 2013-02-05T21:15:00Z He was, instead, under a parking lot in the midlands. Archeologists uncover Richard III’s remains — in a parking lot 2013-02-04T14:00:00Z Rangers had an initial £2m bid turned down at the start of the January window, and it was confirmed by the midlands club today a second offer has also been rejected. Odemwingie fury at rejected bid 2013-01-28T10:29:21Z Under the plan, a number of companies are seeking to erect hundreds of wind turbines across the boggy midlands of Ireland. 'Giant' Irish turbines to power UK 2013-01-24T06:01:10Z There are yellow weather warnings in place for south-west England, parts of the midlands, Wales and also in eastern Scotland. Stranded in the snow in Somerset 2013-01-23T12:33:22Z A new plant near Wolverhampton in England's midlands, built at a cost of 355 million pounds, will design, engineer and manufacture its new family of engines, creating 750 engineering and manufacturing jobs. Big test for UK luxury carmaker under Indian owners 2013-01-14T15:58:00Z Perhaps some of the enthusiasm for footie in the north and midlands could be diverted to developing a quality youth ice hockey program? The Bank of England's new governor: Canada home and dry 2012-11-26T19:13:55Z The living standards of workers in the midlands and the south rose. 1930s austerity set in stone a divided United Kingdom, in which Conservative or Conservative-led governments prospered because there were more "winners" than "losers". How Labour is avoiding Cameron's austerity trap by focusing on growth 2012-11-14T13:30:01Z Around 700 turbines could be built across Ireland's midlands UK and Irish ministers will today sign an agreement that could see some of the world's largest wind turbines built across the Irish midlands. 'Giant' Irish turbines to power UK 2013-01-24T06:01:10Z Most are in the southwest of England, with 5 in the north and a number in the midlands. VIDEO: UK set for month's rain in 24 hours 2012-09-24T17:07:44Z Not something that was mentioned much, if at all, at Villa Park last season, but Alex McLeish's inevitable departure followed by Paul Lambert's arrival has transformed the mood at the midlands club. Paul Lambert's new broom sweeps optimism back into Aston Villa 2012-08-06T08:00:05Z The shapely stadium itself, gleaming white in the warm midlands sunshine, was largely ignored as a choice of background. London 2012: Japan put on a show as Coventry embraces spirit of Games 2012-07-25T20:41:30Z The new owners, who aim to get the midlands club back in the Premier League, were unveiled at a press conference on Saturday. Nottingham Forest owners confirm talks with Mick McCarthy 2012-07-16T09:41:34Z Premier League club will be featured at least twice, while the list of games includes five major derbies from the midlands, north London, Tyne and Wear, Merseyside and the north west. Chelsea and Manchester City feature in opening live TV matches 2012-07-05T10:50:19Z The hedge, i.e. a row of bushes or small trees, forms a characteristic feature of the scenery of England, especially in the midlands and south; it is more rarely found in other countries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z The midlands and the South West are now in drought, adding to London, the South East, East Anglia and Yorkshire. Half of Britain hit by drought 2012-04-16T07:18:24Z The half-timbered style of domestic architecture, common in the west and midlands of England in the 16th and 17th centuries, beautifies many of the towns and villages. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z The work was done; bringing with it traffic, population, and prosperity into many half-savage midland districts. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The old Leicestershire breed, in England, was a perfect type of the original hogs of the midland counties; large, ungainly, slab-sided animals, of a light color, and spotted with brown or black. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z Like other midland counties, its environments have never been without more manor houses and country gentlemen’s residences than is the case with the academic section of East Anglia. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Wesley was away in the midland counties, preaching and visiting the societies; from thence he passed into Wales, and next to the Isle of Man, so that some months elapsed before he and Fletcher met. Fletcher of Madeley 2012-02-23T03:00:39.877Z Hobbil in the northern and Dobbin in the midland districts of England are terms used to denote a heavy, torpid fellow. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 102, October 11, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-07T03:00:08.550Z I lived in a large village in a midland county, where some extensive mill-works were carried on, and rose from a lad's tasks there to fill the place of foreman. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z The unimproved Leicester was a large, heavy, coarse-woolled breed of sheep, inhabiting the midland counties of England. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z He joined the midland army under Sir John Ligonier, and was at once in pursuit of his swift-footed foe. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Eric Idle talks about the horrendous sense of imprisonment in his childhood in a boarding school in the English midlands and then the escape and rebellion of comedy in the 1960s and 1970s. The Irresistible Rise of Social Entertainment and the Social Celebrity 2012-01-20T12:26:37Z Styles said he has examined seismic data from thirty years of coal mining in the English midlands to assess the threat from fracking. Shale Drilling Won’t Start Dangerous Quakes, U.K. Scientists Say 2012-01-11T06:29:26Z —In the midland counties, servants are hired by the year in the following manner. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 98, September 13, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-05T03:00:41.160Z The midshipman, Croker, returned home, abandoned the sea, and became a landowner in one of the midland counties of England, where he often laughed at the absurd prediction. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z Cynewulf’s celebration of a midland saint is the strongest of the arguments that have been urged against his Northumbrian origin; but this consideration is insufficient to outweigh the probability derived from the linguistic evidence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z When a boy I was sent to school in a country village in one of the midland counties. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z The Straw-plat is a domestic manufacture, chiefly carried on in the midland and eastern counties. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z They desired the postmasters of Exeter, Plymouth, and Launceston to meet together and prepare some scheme for facilitating the correspondence of the midland towns. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z In 1861 he joined the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and surveyed large areas of the midland counties, Derbyshire and Yorkshire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z While properties in the city of Dublin may regain close to half their highest values, homes built in commuter towns in Ireland’s midlands may fall as much as 90 percent, Gurdgiev said. Bids Start at $28,000 for Irish Homes as Creditors Seek Exit 2011-11-30T08:28:14Z Rupert’s Northern March.—In the midlands and Lancashire the Royalist horse, as ill-behaved even as Goring’s men, were directly responsible for the ignominious failure with which the king’s main army began its year’s work. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z As such his pay was good, and by thrift he might save enough money either to venture on small contracts for himself, or start some kind of business in one of the growing midland towns. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z The English invasions left a greater residue of influence through the distribution of the English prisoners, who in great part established homes in the midland regions to which they were sent. The Social Evolution of the Argentine Republic 2011-11-24T03:00:43.903Z It is of less common occurrence, but by no means rare, especially in the wooded districts of the southern and midland counties. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z White lead is found in the midland regions, and iron in the maritime, but in small quantities gold and silver are also produced, but brass is imported. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z Cromwell had received the surrender of Pembroke on the 11th, and had marched off, with his men unpaid, ragged and shoeless, at full speed through the midlands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z "Then you do not believe that Africa has a midland, the earth a center, the moon an opposite side, man a soul, force an existence?" Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z The Shaw Botanical Garden at St. Louis is the largest midland assemblage of trees. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z In England it is a visitor in the southern and midland counties only, arriving in spring and remaining with us until the end of September. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z To whom the men of Kent are afterwards subjected, and also the provinces of Surrey and Sussex, that is, the midland and southern Angles. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z There, pressed furiously in rear by Cromwell’s horse and held up in front by the militia of the midlands, the remnant of the Scottish army laid down its arms on the 25th of August. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z He had some notion that his father’s canal—he grandly termed it so occasionally—was somewhere away down in the midlands. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z —I wish to know if this word is still used by the country-people in the midland counties, and on the borders of North Wales, to denote fire-wood. Notes and Queries, Number 85, June 14, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-09-13T02:00:32.783Z The southern, eastern, and some of the midland counties of England, enjoy a privilege which is denied to the northern and western—an annual visit, namely, from the Nightingale. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z —The name by which the male ferret is known in the midland counties is the hob: the female is called the jill. Notes and Queries, Number 84, June 7, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-09-12T02:00:27.427Z The whole of the south and east as well as parts of the midlands and the west and the important towns of Bristol and Gloucester were on the side of the Parliament. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The country here is higher—a bit of Wales in the midlands, one might almost say. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z He then went through the midland counties into Lincolnshire, where his family, originally from Yorkshire, had been settled for four generations. Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z Some centers in the midlands and north of England are almost one-third empty, while vacancy rates remain at pre- recession levels elsewhere, the survey showed. U.K. City-Center Shop Vacancies May Rise as Economy Falters 2011-09-08T00:36:07Z It must be remembered that Mercia included all the midland counties of England. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z Lambert, reinforced from the midlands, reappeared early in June and drove him back to Carlisle with his work half finished. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The principal survival is in names of streets in the north and midlands of England and in Scotland, e.g. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z The midland districts have in many parts the look of the English downs; they are rolling sweeps of grass. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z However, he did his chances of a permanent deal in the midlands no harm with five for 31, as Warwickshire moved to within three points of leaders Lancashire. Yorkshire 297 & 127; Warwickshire 282 2011-08-25T21:37:21Z These petty officers were called corporals, and Lewis was now promptly appointed corporal in the "Upland Regiment," far away from his native town, in one of the midland districts. Ludvig Holberg, The Founder of Norwegian Literature and an Oxford Student 2011-08-25T02:00:32.027Z However, Fairfax obeyed orders, invested Oxford, and, so far as he was able without a proper siege train, besieged it for two weeks, while Charles and Rupert ranged the midlands unopposed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z These people, in the heart of a midland county, lived almost exactly the life that was led at the same period by the dwellers in the fen countries to the eastward. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z There are three climates to choose from in Africa: the coast climate with more or less moisture; a midland climate, cooler and drier; and a mountain climate drier still, with a bracing atmosphere. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z In the east midlands the Nottingham Post extended its print run by about 10,000 copies on Wednesday to cope with demand for news about the previous night's unrest. England riots boost local newspaper sales and traffic 2011-08-11T11:05:45Z The riots have spread to the midlands city of Birmingham, where England play India in the third test starting on Wednesday, as well as Liverpool and Bristol. England friendly falls victim to UK riots 2011-08-09T09:17:29Z Ericsson AB, the largest maker of wireless networks, said in June it would add 100 software engineers at a facility in Athlone in the Irish midlands. Irish Diseases Return to Economy as Jobs Scarcity Spurs Exodus 2011-08-03T04:14:51Z It was in one of the midland counties, where collieries abounded, and where canals offer a cheap means of transit for manufactures. Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z Ben Foster is the subject of talks between midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City. West Bromwich Albion in talks with Birmingham City about Ben Foster 2011-07-21T16:44:55Z Having satisfied ourselves with the peninsula of Gower, we entered upon a zigzag excursion, round the coast of South-Wales, to its northern boundary, purposing to return to Swansea by a midland route. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z From his description of his home, it might have been in one of the midland counties, the scene was so calm and peaceful. Adventures of Working Men From the Notebook of a Working Surgeon 2011-07-07T02:00:30.453Z In Great Britain the fabrication of horn into combs was a very ancient process, chiefly in Yorkshire and the midland counties. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z In East Britain and the midlands there was no incentive to breed him, as the numerous heavier types sprung from the Forest horse were more serviceable there. The Welsh Pony Described in two letters to a friend 2011-07-02T02:00:10.773Z Less sunshine was available, a detriment to growing crops, and some areas including the midlands, Yorkshire and the southeast are still deficient in soil moisture, according to the report. U.K. Crop Losses Narrow as Rain Follows Driest Spring on Record 2011-07-01T08:16:13Z Then, muttering under his breath words that were certainly strange to that part of the English midlands, he would drive on again, looking to right and left as before. King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z N.B.—Both plains are like the poorer parts of our midland counties. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z He won several victories over Canute, but was defeated at Assandun in Essex, and forced to surrender the midland and northern counties to Canute. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z There lived a singer in France of old By the tideless dolorous midland sea. Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z The Kentish and West-Saxon are sometimes, especially in later times, grouped together as southern dialects as opposed to midland and northern. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z The two elder ones, Louisa and Mary, had been placed in early childhood at a convent in one of the midland counties. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z Far different were the northern midlands, which were her next destination. What Not A Prophetic Comedy 2011-02-09T03:00:50.423Z These were more likely to be modern structures built by property developers along with an apartment block and shopping centre in towns around the midlands or even scenic spots like west Cork or Donegal. Ireland's 'ghost hotels' to be boarded up 2011-02-01T12:50:00Z The prop could have taken his pick of wealthy French destinations; instead he has decided to sign a new contract and stay put in the east midlands. Spreading the word only works if there is there is something to say 2011-01-25T11:02:17Z It is customary to differentiate between east and west midland, and to subdivide these again into north and south. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z In midland counties of England they boast of old oaken dining-halls where three hundred men-at-arms could exercise of a rainy afternoon, in the reign of the Plantagenets. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z These men, sent forth to disarm the people, in their search for concealed arms burned, slew, pitch-capped, flogged without stint or mercy, and turned a great district of the north and midland into a hell. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z Derby goal: Level pegging in the east midlands and it's come from Derby's first attack of the contest. Live - Wednesday's football 2010-12-29T18:29:38Z Dudley lies on an elevated ridge, in the midst of the district of the midlands known as the Black Country, which is given up to ironworks and coal mines. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Every reason conspired that this “English” should be the midland dialect. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z It appears to be a real native of the southern and midland counties of England, and of Wales. Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva 2010-12-25T03:00:16.510Z The Apollo spacecraft landed in the parched midlands of the moon, but last year's mission tested the south polar region, which turns out to be far more chemically diverse. What's the moon made of? NASA mission finds it's nothing so simple as cheese. 2010-10-22T02:46:04Z With its boarded-up main street, uninhabited ghost estates and derelict shopping centre, my hometown, in the midlands of Ireland, is hardly atypical. So Ireland's back to exporting its best known natural resource ? emigrants 2010-11-21T14:00:00Z The businessman walked into his local bank in Longford, a market town in the Irish midlands, and saw a sign asking this question, "Have you thought of taking a holiday?" Ireland's Budget Deficit: Can Austerity Prevent a Bailout? 2010-11-19T08:45:00Z And accordingly after the end of the 14th century, all Englishmen who thought they had anything to say to their countrymen generally said it in the midland speech. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z The marker, gloomily awaited in Britain in recent weeks, was reached with the death on Sunday of a British marine in a hospital in the English midlands city of Birmingham. Prime Minister Mourns 300th British Death in Afghan War 2010-06-21T18:22:00Z Seb Sanders is the jockey charged with travelling from his base in Newmarket to the midlands and then back to East Anglia - the petrol costs should be safely paid for. Talking Horses: Today's best bets and live Derby week news 2010-06-01T10:04:00Z The midlands club are also planning to sign Kris Boyd from Rangers. Football transfer rumours: Shaun Wright-Phillips to Manchester City? 2010-05-10T08:13:00Z As for Westwood, the man from Worksop in the English midlands -- third, third and second in the last three majors -- long ago made his mistakes and, more importantly, learned from them. Birds Of A Feather 2010-04-14T00:00:00Z The dialect of this document is more southern than anything else, with a slight midland admixture. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z As if to demonstrate his continuing commitment to the job, McCoy then flew to the midlands for three rides at Southwell, in minor events worth a combined total of £11,000. Triumph fails to curb McCoy's ambition 2010-04-11T17:51:00Z A recent report by the National Institute for Regional and Spatial Planning estimated that there were over 300,000 empty, newly built properties in Ireland, mostly located in the midlands and west of the country. Bram Stoker and Ireland's ghost estates 2010-04-08T12:00:00Z Dublin and Cork haven't been as badly affected as the Irish midlands, where loads of companies are going into receivership. Dire straits 2010-03-18T10:00:00Z Shortly afterwards he wrote to the king warning him of the still unquiet state not only of the north but of the midlands, and stating his fear that more bloodshed was impending. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" By its exclusive patronage of the midland speech, it raised it still higher above the sister dialects, and secured its abiding victory. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Every imperial possession in the northern and midland Adriatic provinces fell into his power. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII But the worsted party obtained the aid of the Scotts and other clans from the midland district. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 It is widely distributed in the midland counties, and extends to the north of England and into Scotland, but is very capricious in its appearance in many parts. Butterflies and Moths (British) Its most marked physical divisions consisted of the highlands, midland district, and coast district, with the two famous plains of Eleusis and of Athens. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis It was the grégalé, the northeasterly blast so much dreaded by the fishermen, and which in the olden time, before navigation was better understood, created such havoc in this midland sea. The Story of Malta This type of green is confined almost wholly to certain of the northern The game. and midland counties of England, where it is popular for single-handed, gate-money contests. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" I was born in one of the midland counties of England, and am the daughter of a man of good family, though at the time of my birth reduced in means. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa Its chief localities are in the midland and eastern counties. Butterflies and Moths (British) Trade was the iron that had entered his soul; he could never forget that his father was a grocer and provision merchant in a midland town. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle In 1907 there were twenty-two Longhorn herds containing about four hundred registered cattle located mainly in the English midlands and Man. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The boulder-clay laid down by the sea on the midland and northern counties of England, just as was the case with the similar deposit on the Continent, is generally accredited to the action of land-ice. The History of the European Fauna The blue midland sea, the clear blue of heaven just turning to opal, and the glint of mother-of-pearl coming up with the gloaming! The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion This insect is not to be found in either Scotland or Ireland, but is more or less abundant in many of the oak woods of the midland and southern counties of England. Butterflies and Moths (British) She was a woman such as the midland counties alone produce, one whom it would be proper to describe as queenly, were it not that queens are dowds. A Transient Guest and Other Episodes He halted several days in the capital while the process of collecting troops from the midlands and the south went on. Hastings and Neighbourhood There are further scholarships on other foundations which are awarded by preference to pupils of Uppingham and other schools in the midlands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" In the cold midland and northern districts of England we have seen common Laurels and many Roses killed to the ground during severe winters. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens Its chief haunts are the waste cliffy grounds of the southern and some of the midland counties of England, where it is usually restricted to certain small districts. Butterflies and Moths (British) The natural terraces somewhat characteristic of this horizon in the midlands are roughly developed towards the Sun Rising, and are more perfectly shown at Hadsham hollow in the Hornton vale. Edge Hill The Battle and Battlefield The midlands, owing to the comparatively slight elevation of the land, are capable of geographical consideration as a plain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" She placed the child with a certain woman who kept a kind of baby-farm in the midlands. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War When the Mayor and Corporation of the midland capital heard of the intended visit, they resolved to give their Royal Highnesses a right loyal and hearty reception. Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 It is confined to some of the southern and midland counties of England, and is particularly partial to the chalk districts of the south-east. Butterflies and Moths (British) It had been a brisk market: several dealers had attended from the northern and midland counties in England, and English money had flown so merrily about as to gladden the hearts of the Highland farmers. International Short Stories English Serves also Manchester, Liverpool and all parts of the north-west, North Wales, Birmingham and the neighbouring midland towns, and by joint-lines, the South Welsh coal-fields. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" Henry and Anne had gone with a great train on a hunting tour through the midlands in July; but only a few days after starting they suddenly returned to London. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History Though in the character of a straggler only, it now reaches the extreme north of Scotland, and is perhaps nowhere more abundant than in many of the midland and eastern counties of England. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" This is also a very common moth, to be found in all the southern and midland counties, wherever poplars abound, during June and July. Butterflies and Moths (British) On the other hand, the manufacturers and the merchants of the midlands and the north adored a chancellor whose budgets were associated with expanding trade and a prosperity that advanced by leaps and bounds. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) Serving also Nottingham, Derby, and the principal towns of the midlands and West Riding, and Manchester. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" Early in the spring of 1518 the plague broke out again, and Henry in dire fear started upon a progress in the midlands. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History The Coventry canal communicates with the Trent and Mersey and Birmingham canals, and the midland system generally. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Indeed, I may say we are now the great country gentry bank of the midland. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day It is not possible to ascertain how particular grievances in Kent and Essex became identified with the general movements of the peasantry south of the Thames and in many parts of the midland. Women of England Derbyshire, Leicestershire, the midland counties generally, and Somersetshire, Live stock. have the highest proportion, and the counties of the East Anglian seaboard the lowest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" This dreadful midland monotony impelled Dr. Arnold to seek refreshment and compensation in a holiday home in the Lake district, and there he found all that his eyes longed for, streams, hills, woods, and wild-flowers. The Intellectual Life These workmen’s Co-operative Stores, or Distributive Societies, flourish chiefly in the north and midlands of England and in Scotland, but are found more or less all over the country. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" Among our invitations, was one to the house of a baronet who resided in a midland county, only a few miles from my native place. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas A midland group of coalfields extends from south Lancashire to the West Geographical distribution of coalfields. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" In the south midlands of England there are two main ranges of hills, with axes roughly parallel. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" Cleethorpes is greatly favoured by visitors from the midland counties, Lancashire and Yorkshire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" In one of the midland counties of Scotland lies the estate of Sir Patrick Felspar. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III In the last half of Elizabeth's rule the centre had been to the north of London in the southern midlands. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 "The manager's idea is that she was brought up in the midland counties; he thinks so from a few words she said one day." A Mad Love But many of the midland, eastern and south-eastern rivers, the Norfolk Broads, &c., are noted for their coarse fish. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" In a village in one of the midland counties of Scotland, lived a widow, distinguished among her neighbours for decency of manners, integrity, and respect for religion. Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses Developed You may pass the spinal cord of Europe and go down from Alpine glaciers to where Italy 165 extends her marble moles and glasses her marble palaces in the midland sea. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers Now it seems to have progressed to the northern midlands. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 I was out on a tramp through the midlands and got caught in it, which reminds me of a most remarkable chap I met at the time. Aliens It connects with the Oxford Canal at Braunston in Northamptonshire, and through this with canals to Birmingham and the midlands, and continues to Leicester. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" The little town of Dukes-Keeton, in one of the more northern of the midland counties, had in its older days two great claims to consideration. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 This was principally maintained in the rest of the midland counties, and also on the eastern coast, the seat of that piratical people. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First These figures of the more serious trials seem to show that the alarm was drifting from the southeast corner of England towards the midlands. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 In his almost frantic appeal he said: Bolshevism is advancing now and in a gradual progress from east to west and is crushing everything between the midland sea and the Atlantic ocean. Communism and Christianism Analyzed and Contrasted from the Marxian and Darwinian Points of View The rivers of the midlands and east are of little importance to salmon-fishers, though the Trent carries a few, and in modern times attempts have been made to rehabilitate the Thames as a salmon river. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" It is not the less true, however, that the purposes of decency demand that much should be done, especially in the southern and midland districts of Scotland, for the dwellings of the poor. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. People who lived in the midland counties were spoken of as living in the shires. East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations Climate.—From the elevation which it attains in its northern division the county is colder and is rainier than other midland counties. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" I remain in town till the end of next week, then go to Norwich, Ipswich, and Cambridge, my midland circuit, as I call it; after which I shall return to London. Records of Later Life But the midlands, the west, and the south of England, in spite of an absence of great elevation, contain no plains of such extent as might make for monotony. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" The region midland of all these five provinces is called Ytui, and is peopled by heathen Indians, not yet subdued. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 36, 1649-1666 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. The mean annual temperature somewhat exceeds that of the midlands, but the average summer heat is rather less than that of the southern counties to the east. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" The statesman in the House of Commons, the judge on the Bench, the peasant in a midland village, interpreted literally by this rule the phenomena which they experienced or saw. Bunyan The days are long since gone when the name of the midland territory of the great Canadian world, Manitoba, suggested to the uninitiated nothing but Red Indians, buffalo and desperadoes of every sort and condition. The Hound From The North The midland plain curves northward between the outcrop of the Dolomite on the west and the Oolitic heights on the east. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" London and the big midland towns of England send visitors daily. William Shakespeare His Homes and Haunts I suppose a man cannot be a successful manufacturer of hosiery in the English midlands without possessing the quality of persistence. The Red Hand of Ulster The campaign throve in the south, but slackened in the midlands and stopped short in the north. The Education of Eric Lane Be true, Ye winds of ocean, and the midland sea, Wafting your Charge to soft Parthenope! Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 If Leicestershire is the county for “swells,” Devonshire is the county of sportsmen; for although there is very little riding to hounds as compared with the midland counties, there is a great deal of hunting. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid My own researches have been principally confined to the midland counties, and I have very little from the north or east. Notes and Queries, Number 196, July 30, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc In many of our midland and northern counties most of the meadows lie in parallel undulations or "rigs." The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In It was the season of full summer when the midlands, clothed with their rich but sheenless mantle of green, wear a self-satisfied air, as of dull people conscious of deserved prosperity. The Invader A Novel The enemy's successes in Natal were, in fact, encouraging the Free State commandos to establish connection with the disaffected in the eastern and midland districts of Cape Colony. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government When it was proposed to extend the advantages of railways to the population of the midland and southern counties of England, an immense amount of alarm was created in the minds of the country gentlemen. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson At the outset Barrow merely exported the ore to the furnaces of South Wales and the midlands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" When the rebels dispersed Ball fled to the midland counties, but was taken prisoner at Coventry and executed in the presence of Richard II. on the 15th of July 1381. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Theseus is the Attic Hercules, however; and Troy may have been a sort of house of call for mythical monsters, in the view of midland shepherds. Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving From this period of H's life all is an hiatus till his connexion with the celebrated James Whiteley, manager of the most extensive midland circuit ever known in England; viz. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810 Robert Stephenson was subsequently appointed engineer of the Eastern Counties, the Northern and Eastern, and the Blackwall railways, besides many lines in the midland and southern districts. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson While Perceval was congratulating parliament on the elasticity of the revenue, a widespread depression of industry was producing formidable disturbances in the midland counties. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) On that night, however, his car had been reported as having been seen on various roads in the midlands, one appearance having been recorded as far north as Peterborough. The Motor Pirate The following curious relation, in which a lurcher signalised himself characteristically but fatally, we had from a sporting clergyman of one of the midland counties. Anecdotes of Dogs Taking the list of vertebrates of any midland county, how many of them do we find could be collected if we left out of count the "accidentals?" Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. It was at an inn of one of the midland counties of England, a fine old weathered building, called "The King's Arms." Chimney-Pot Papers The expense of carriage to market was till lately in the inland and midland districts so great, that no inducement was held out to proprietors to plant systematically and continuously. The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1, November 1875 A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interests of the Celt at Home and Abroad. The country in its variety and sudden violences of shape and colour seemed to her sensationally lovely after the mild beauty of her own midland landscape, dominated and restrained by the level skylines of Cotswold. The Tragic Bride After all there is nothing more appalling in the violent history of that upland farm than many a midland manor set thick in elms, many a wild country-house of Wales or Cornwall could unfold. Emily Brontë A ripe midland English region is a museum of accessories and specimens, and is sure, under any circumstances, to contain the article wanted. Picture and Text 1893 Practically the whole of the midland, central, and south-east districts, excepting that portion east of the Murray, are suitable for dairying practice when carried out on systematic lines. Australia, The Dairy Country The government having crushed the head of rebellion in Ulster, proceeded to combat it in the midland and southern counties, where it was distinctly a catholic movement. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration In a short, but incredibly active life, he had amassed a fortune that was considerable, even in the midlands where fortunes are made. The Tragic Bride I would as willingly credit a fox-hunter if he told me he hunted on account of the beauty of midland landscapes in thaw-time. A Tramp's Notebook Down almost to the middle of the fifteenth century all glass was imported; and consequently it was not so common in the midlands as near the coast, especially the south-eastern coast. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology Charles Reding was the only son of a clergyman, who was in possession of a valuable benefice in a midland county. Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert She frankly preferred the playground to that other, more "real" England which Gorman contrasted with it, the England of the midlands, where the toilers dwelt, in an atmosphere thick with smuts. Gossamer 1915 Men and officers alike were drawn for the most part from the English midlands. Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 O'er her a mountain stands, a sleepless watch; And white like dawn, Parnassus shimmers far Aloft with midland Zygos at his side. Life Immovable First Part The midland counties were in all likelihood a mixture of the two. Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow And the copious rains are the chief wealth of this midland region. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Mr. R. F. Davis said, "If they were to go into the midland districts, they would see great injury done, from damming the water for mills." Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles At many of these midland farms great bargaining took place, for Mr Strelley’s droves supplied them with store cattle, as agriculture was beginning to be better understood than it had ever before been in England. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea O'er her a mountain stands, a sleepless watch; And white like dawn, Parnassus shimmers far Aloft with midland Zygos at his side. Life Immovable First Part Meanwhile Leonard Reeve reigns in that midland town, and is treasured by the bishop who was not deceived when he expected a kindred spirit. Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales From the northwest to the southeast, midland of the North American continent, there stretches a vast chain of lakes and rivers dividing the continent nearly midway. Old Mackinaw The Fortress of the Lakes and its Surroundings Wyatt undertook to raise Kent, Sir James Crofts the Severn border, Suffolk and his brothers the midland counties. The Reign of Mary Tudor In the midlands years of disturbance caused much of the organisation of the Church to disappear, bishoprics to cease, monasteries to be destroyed. The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 The dialects spoken were various, but the speech of the midland counties had become established in London, at the universities, and in printed books, and was rapidly increasing its dominance. The Facts About Shakespeare The midland town in general seemed not to have gained his affections, though he loved his people one by one. Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales "The midland route would be all right," he said, "if it weren't for the farmers' boys with their long guns and the—ever see a cat, Bub?" If You Touch Them They Vanish The rivers of the midlands are much longer and larger. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England Tin is produced in the midland regions; in the maritime, iron; but the quantity of it is small; they employ brass, which is imported. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume II (of X) - Rome He had the credit of knowing more about mines than any man in the midland counties, knowledge gathered by passing quite half his life underground like a mole. The Black Tor A Tale of the Reign of James the First They had seen nothing of the jester for a good while, for he was with Wolsey, who was attending the King on a progress through the midland shires. The Armourer's Prentices Waterland was a rural parish in one of the midland counties. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found Potter's clay and salt also exist, the former furnishing the basis of industry for an extensive section of the midlands. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England All of these, except Romola, are tales of provincial, and largely of domestic, life in the midland counties. Brief History of English and American Literature They live in tents, and migrate through the midland counties, but I believe are not as numerous as they were thirty years ago. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland I am now returned to my dull home here after my usual pottering about in the midland counties of England. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 Or gather up all the estates of England's midland counties and eastern shires and borderlands, you have not enough land to fill one of Canada's inland seas,—Lake Superior. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom I first heard of Ántonia1 on what seemed to me an interminable journey across the great midland plain of North America. My Ántonia What lake of Italy, what heroic wave of the midland ocean, could rival in his imagination that simple basin! Henrietta Temple A Love Story Large tracts, in particular Warwickshire and the adjoining midlands, were very thinly inhabited. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Three years ago, in a midland county, a field of good land, in good cultivation, and richly manured, produced a heavy crop of cabbages. Draining for Profit, and Draining for Health In the midland counties, on the other hand, take the trees away and the landscape would be scarcely beautiful at all, though the land might be equally rich, undulating and productive. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878. It seemed odd that he should have come to Atherstone, in the midland counties, "on his way" between two shooting visits in the north, but so it was. The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers And soon thine eye delighted saw aspire, Crowning the midland main, thy own Imperial Tyre. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan He was soon given a command in the midland counties, and having seized Lichfield he was killed there on the 2nd of March 1643. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" There were three in Wales, all on the coast at St. David's; one in the south-western peninsula at Exeter, a few in the midlands, and not one north of Lincolnshire and Cheshire. The Age of the Reformation He was to operate in the north-western part of the country, I in the eastern and midland parts. Three Years' War In the midland, and especially in the northern part of England, I saw every moment, and particularly in the rural districts, faces exactly resembling those at home. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 435 Volume 17, New Series, May 1, 1852 By thee was the spear's edge whetted That laid her dead in the dew, In the moist green glens of the midland By her dear lord slain and thee. Erechtheus A Tragedy (New Edition) It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February—still and somewhat damp—in one of the midland shires—say Clayshire. A Crooked Path A Novel As late as Mary's reign there is proof that Protestantism was confined to the south, east, and midlands,—roughly speaking to a circle with London as its center and a radius of one hundred miles. The Age of the Reformation Canals, long winding, ope a watery flight, And distant streams and seas and lakes unite; From fair Albania toward the fading sun, Back through the midland lengthening channels run. The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention "Sarah," he said, "this is my young friend, Rupert Holliday, who as you know did me good service in the midlands." The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars These Yankees hate it and they and their children are scattering all over the midlands. A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy The Peasant Rising From the eastern and midland counties the restlessness spread to all England south of the Thames. History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 The climate is much the same as in the midland districts of Canada; the river is generally frozen across about the beginning of November, and open about the beginning of April. Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. The county, one of the midlands, was justly celebrated for its scenery; its rich woods and smiling plains, its river and gentler streams. Elster's Folly Still less do we learn about the beginnings of Mercia, the powerful English kingdom which occupied the midlands; or about the first colonisation of East Anglia. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain Late in January a wind from the southeast melted the snow and warmed the air of the midlands so that, for a week or so, it seemed as if spring were come. A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy While his sons were courting disaster in the west and midlands, he threw himself into London, where he was rapturously welcomed. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) It was the worst of a succession of wet seasons in the midland, western and southern counties of England, the average rainfall being one-fourth above the average, and 1880 was little better. A Short History of English Agriculture They were midland in Thrace on their way to Piraeus, where a ship waited them, when they were overtaken by the cavalcade of Antipater. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ But the mass of the emigrants from the Central Asian fatherland moved further westward in successive waves, and occupied, one after another, the midland plains and mountainous peninsulas of Europe. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain Holly Hall—Eileen's first place—was in the English midlands, towards the North: a sombre stone house looking down on a small manufacturing town, whose very grass seemed dingied with coal-dust. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes All might yet be regained if he could join forces with an army of relief which his son Simon had slowly levied in the south and midlands. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) There are many old superstitions in connection with the ash, and there is a midland counties saying that if there are no keys on the ash, within a twelvemonth there will be no king. Miscellanea In the mixed midlands and the Saxon south, the sound softens into Chesterfield, Chester, Winchester, and Dorchester. Science in Arcady Although no part of the island is peculiarly favorable to constitutions of the European race, yet with prudence and temperance foreigners find this midland region reasonably healthy. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy In the north it is safe to sow at the beginning of May, but in the midlands and southern counties of England the end of May or beginning of June is early enough. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition The south and midland districts were entirely subdued, and the interest of the war again shifted to the mountains of Snowdon, where David strove to maintain himself as Prince of Wales. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) Keats, like his friend Hunt, turned instinctively away from northern to southern Gothic; from rough border minstrelsy to the mythology and romance of the races that dwelt about the midland sea. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century On midland lips the sound soon grew into the familiar Chester. Science in Arcady I will describe it as I have found it in the industrial midlands and north. Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 The disaffected midland districts were swept, but the leaders escaped. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans He abandoned his original clerical profession, received knighthood, married nobly, and was the founder of a baronial house in the midlands. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) A quat in the midland counties is a pimple, which by rubbing is made to smart, or is rubbed to sense. Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies The exploitation of the virgin lands of the American West gradually threw the fertile midlands of Ireland from tillage into grass. Against Home Rule (1912) The Case for the Union A cold collation was prepared at the Cornwall, and about 100 gentlemen sat down, amongst whom were many magistrates and gentlemen representing the most influential and respectable portions of the northern and midland districts. A Source Book of Australian History Some troops were sent down, but they were insufficient to control the disaffection which was active in the midland districts. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans They are grown more especially in the north and north-eastern counties; in the midland counties their culture is less extensive, but it is prevalent throughout most parts of Wales. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The French fleet withdrew to the shelter of Toulon harbour; and the allies' supremacy in the midland sea was never again throughout the war seriously challenged. History of Holland He would leave some seat of ancient story, and proceed towards the midlands, seeking some blast furnace wherein to throw himself. Sister Teresa The midland counties, too, were for the most part tolerably safe. Montcalm and Wolfe Near Tarkastad on September 17 he ambushed and overwhelmed a detachment of regular cavalry and won a footing in the midlands, where rebellion again raised its head from the ground. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans In England barley is grown principally in the eastern and some of the midland counties, and chiefly for malting. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The mountains of the midland and eastern counties are generally enormous clumps with little inequality of surface, and covered over with heath and weeds. The Felon's Track History Of The Attempted Outbreak In Ireland, Embracing The Leading Events In The Irish Struggle From The Year 1843 To The Close Of 1848 Along many roads, however, especially in the midland counties, others were straggling to the appointed rendezvous. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 Of the sonnets, this To Herodotus is worth quoting: Far-travelled coaster of the midland seas, What marvels did those curious eyes behold! Reviews I have heard it in one of the midland counties, and in one of the western, both many years ago; but I have not heard it in London or any of the metropolitan districts. Notes and Queries, Number 47, September 21, 1850 And mingled with the noisy or wailing gusts came the shrieking from time to time of one of the little brown owls that are now multiplying so fast in the English midlands. Harvest Lucy became quite alarmed, and asked if they ought not to stop at one of the midland cities; but Uncle Gilbert said they could surely go on to Liverpool. Story of Chester Lawrence My interpretation of both tales is as follows:—Lara and Ezzelin both lived in youth where they afterwards met, viz. in a midland county of England—time about the fourteenth century. Notes and Queries, Number 27, May 4, 1850 This was especially true of the midland and southern districts of the peninsula. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 Britain is not only an island, but an island slashed by the sea till it nearly splits into three islands, and even the midlands can almost smell the salt. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index The red-dung thrush added by Dr. Templeton to the Singhalese Fauna, is found in thick jungle in the southern and midland districts. Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 The awful conflagrations had not taken place when I arrived in London from a large school in one of the midland counties in England, for the Midsummer vacation. Notes and Queries, Number 48, September 28, 1850 The wild Welsh hills held them for Offa, as did his midland forests everywhere, as men told me. A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford I have observed the same custom in various parts of England, and particularly in the midland counties. Notes and Queries, Number 36, July 6, 1850 The red dung thrush added by Dr. Templeton to the Singhalese Fauna, is found in thick jungle in the southern and midland districts. Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon For some time previous to the summer of 1842, great distress, it will be remembered, prevailed among the manufacturing population of the northern and midland counties. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844 The Irish trade was rising at the same time, and the comparatively short distance between the midland counties, where Irish livestock was chiefly consumed, soon brought the Irish traders to Liverpool. Rides on Railways The Bradford stapler has the northern method of speech, which sounds unfamiliar in the midland and southern counties, but it is not so cryptic as that of the Scottish wool trade. Grain and Chaff from an English Manor Out in our great midland valley two rivers—the Missouri and the Mississippi—meet and mingle their waters. The Abolitionists Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights Thenceforward, for some time, the organization went on rapidly extending through the province of Ulster, in the first instance, and subsequently over most of the midland and southern counties. Speeches from the Dock, Part I Be true Ye winds of ocean and the midland sea, Wafting your charge to soft Parthenope! The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 582, December 22, 1832 The midland part of Cumberland consists principally of hills, valleys, and ridges of elevated ground. Rides on Railways The terrific hail-storm of the summer of 1843, which destroyed the crops of corn through several of the eastern and midland counties of this kingdom, was a calamity in the original sense of the word. Notes and Queries, Number 17, February 23, 1850 Beyond them, the broad and blue expanse of the midland ocean, glittering in the meridian blaze, or about to receive perhaps in its glowing waters the red orb of sunset. Venetia We wandered all over the north and the midlands of Scotland on that tour, and it was a grand success. Between You and Me The simple surroundings and ideas of the midland village are seldom strayed away from, and most of the characters are farmers and their laborers, artisans or clergymen. George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy The course of the disease is clearly traced from the south of England toward the midland counties, and all over the island, and into Scotland and Ireland. Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887 All of these, except Romola, are tales of provincial and largely of domestic life in the midland counties. From Chaucer to Tennyson He had begun life, in a midland town, as a chemist's errand-boy, and by steady perseverance, with a little pecuniary help from relatives, had at length risen to the position of chemist's assistant. The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories On the night the bogus African traveller was to lecture in the midland town, Mary Radford was a unit in the very large audience that greeted him. McClure's Magazine December, 1895 In the first place, an, in the midland counties, is used for if; and pigs is evidently a corruption of Pyx, the sacred vessel containing the host in Roman Catholic countries. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 387, August 28, 1829 The "Wodensdyke" appears to have been made to protect south-western England from foes coming out of the midlands, but whether it was the work of Brito-Roman or West Saxon is unknown. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter All the same, gunmaking is not the be-all and end-all of our manufacturing activity, and is, indeed, only one of the many and increasing trades that thrive and progress in the midland hardware capital. A Tale of One City: the New Birmingham Papers Reprinted from the "Midland Counties Herald" But where a greater variation than that between one midland dialect and another is required, "George Eliot's" conscientiousness is very curiously shown. Famous Reviews It is in the British midlands, but before the factory towns begin. A Minstrel in France From Ogilby's fourth edition, published in 1749, it appears that the roads in the midland and northern districts of England were still, for the most part, entirely unenclosed. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain After reducing, by force, or treaty, the towns of inferior note in the midland provinces of Italy, Totila proceeded, not to assault, but to encompass and starve, the ancient capital. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 This served to focus the eyes of the country on the midland capital, and from this date the town became a new centre of political activity. A Tale of One City: the New Birmingham Papers Reprinted from the "Midland Counties Herald" Then she advertises for a situation as governess, and obtains one immediately in one of the midland counties. Famous Reviews His father was a rich manufacturer, and had bought landed property enough in one of the midland counties to make all the born squires in his neighbourhood thoroughly envious of him. Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices In London I walked ignorant in an immensity, and it was clear that among my fellow-students from the midlands and the north I was ill-equipped and under-trained. Tono Bungay Both shores I visited as far as Spain, — Sardinia, and Morocco, and what more The midland sea upon its bosom wore. Poems A more surprising feature was the appearance at the coast-town station of the little priest of the restaurant; he alleged merely that business led him also to cross the mountains of the midland. The Wisdom of Father Brown Bakewell's fame as a breeder was for a time enhanced by the improvement which he effected on the Long-horned cattle, then the prevailing breed of the midland counties of England. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 "Don't you think 'twould have been better for us to wait till you were quite settled in your midland farm?" she once asked timidly. Tess of the d'Urbervilles They had seen nothing of the jester for a good while, for he was with Wolsey, who was attending the King on a progress through the midland shires. The Armourer's Prentices He and his sister had been spending Christmas with some cousins in the midlands. Delia Blanchflower They were passing through an undulating midland country, dimly seen under the stars. Sir George Tressady — Volume I At last, and by a transition that is not always easy to mark, the scene glides into those rich pasture-lands and well-tilled farms that form the wealth of the midland counties. Lord Kilgobbin This is the name of one of the midland counties of New York. Satanstoe I am a country Gentleman of a midland county. Byron's Poetical Works, Volume 1 From Mohawk's mouth, far westing with the sun, Thro all the midlands recent channels run, Tap the redundant lakes, the broad hills brave, And Hudson marry with Missouri's wave. The Columbiad On one occasion we three set out on a posting expedition, to examine several sites in the midland counties of Scotland, which had been proposed for the new college. Memoirs of James Robert Hope-Scott, Volume 2 His daily visits to the City, except when he was travelling over England, and especially the north and midland counties, had their purpose and bore fruit. Endymion Arriving in this irregular and vagabond fashion at the terminus, he took his ticket for DIBBLEDEAN, a quiet little market town in one of the midland counties. Hide and Seek In the midland counties, upon any unexpected obstruction or resistance, it is common to exclaim an' how? Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies From realm to realm the smoky volumes bend, Reach round the bays and up the streams extend; Deep o'er the concave heavy wreaths are roll'd, And midland towns and distant groves infold. The Columbiad There could be no connection between a Catalan family and his mother, the daughter of a clergyman in a midland county. Coningsby He gave Septimius, and made him take down on a tablet which he had about him, the name of a hall in one of the midland counties of England. Septimius Felton, or, the Elixir of Life There were a few waving palms, and a hill or two midland. The Motor Girls on Waters Blue Or the Strange Cruise of the Tartar The third was the bursting of the Bilberry Reservoir in midland England, with the sacrifice of nearly a hundred lives and a large amount of property. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 You get the minimum of possible overlap—such overlap as the spreading out of the great midland city to meet London must some day cause—in this way. Mankind in the Making In one of our midland counties there is a region of this character, to which, during a season of peculiar lustre, we would introduce the reader. Coningsby It seemed the very midland solitude of the world where Septimius was delving at the grave. Septimius Felton, or, the Elixir of Life After the lark came the grouse, who had flown over the midlands. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils It was like one of the midland landscapes of England, bathed in Southern sunshine. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain In the midland counties and in London these general Trade Councils are engaged in the gigantic task of welding into some single unity the complex conflicting interests of large bodies of workmen. Problems of Poverty Placed on a noble elevation, yet screened from the northern blast, its sumptuous front, connected with its far-spreading wings by Corinthian colonnades, was the boast and pride of the midland counties. Coningsby And withal, the ordinariness and the midland gumption of the scene were shot through with the bright exotic rays of romance! Hilda Lessways Tin is produced in the midland regions; in the maritime, iron; but the quantity of it is small: they employ brass, which is imported. "De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries They returned home through the midland counties, visiting most of the meetings in Oxfordshire, and in the parts adjacent; which they had been unable to do the previous year in returning from the West. Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel There are at this time offices of insurance along the whole coasts of the midland sea, among the Dutch, and even among the French. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 10 Parlimentary Debates I Wallace I have heard Of some dark deed to which in early life His passion drove him—then a Voyager Upon the midland Sea. The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 1 He halted at the capital only six days, and during that time gave orders for collecting forces from the southern and midland counties, and also directed his fleet to reassemble off the Sussex coast. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) LONG-HORNS.—This is the prevailing breed in our midland counties and in Ireland; but they are greatly inferior to the short-horns, and are fast being supplanted by them. The Book of Household Management In the Fourth Month of this year, when Joseph Wood received a certificate to visit some of the midland counties, J.Y. felt desirous "of setting him a little on his way." Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel The return distance from Helgoland to London, or any midland towns in England, corresponds with the mileage covered on recent trips. The Secrets of the German War Office The Eastern midlands and the home counties were gathering in arms to her support. England under the Tudors While in this mood, I happened to be riding in a stage-coach through one of the midland counties in company with two New England farmers. The Old Stone House The police in these midland counties are not so alert and vigilant, like people in an enemy's country, as they are in the west. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland But it had come now to be a contest between the King's main force and the combined forces of Parliament in the South-English midlands. The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 Mr. Gideon Gray, surgeon in the village of Middlemas, situated in one of the midland counties of Scotland, led the rough, active, and ill-rewarded course of life which we have endeavoured to describe. The Surgeon's Daughter Oh, I remember, a tobacco-pipe manufacturer somewhere in the midland counties, isn't he? Philistia The gardens show the rare beauties of midland California. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance I set up in a manufacturing town in the midlands in a little surgery at ten shillings a week. The Doctor's Dilemma Whether Lyons, by the advantage of her midland situation and the rivers Rhone and Saone, be not a great magazine or mart for inward commerce? Querist On purpose he kept the midland accent in his speech. Aaron's Rod At the same time, it was necessary to avoid any appearance of mystery, and people were given to understand that she had passed some years with her family in the midland town. Our Friend the Charlatan Lo, not a breath, not a beam, not a beacon from midland to sea; Freedom cries out for a sign among nations, and none will be free. Songs Before Sunrise He halted at the capital only six days; and during that time gave orders for collecting forces from his southern and midland counties, and also directed his fleet to reassemble off the Sussex coast. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo The castle in which I am confined should be somewhere in the midlands, to judge by its construction and the vegetation in the park. The Hollow Needle; Further adventures of Arsene Lupin It cannot be explained by race; for the population of the west midlands and the north of England, possibly of the whole of it, have been made up of the same elements. Short History of Wales On the same day a more serious engagement occurred near Tarkastad, a place which lies to the east of Cradock, a notorious centre of disaffection in the midland district. The Great Boer War The close and singular friendship between the two men went on for nearly a year, when Mr. Sainway was presented to a living in a densely-populated town in the midland counties. A Changed Man; and other tales One day, two years after the parting, Stockdale, now settled in a midland town, came into Nether-Moynton by carrier in the original way. Wessex Tales In these two books is a record of the privations and hardships of the men and women who subdued the midland wilderness and prepared the way for the present golden age of agriculture. Main-Travelled Roads So they sailed southward ever, through smooth waters and past the islands that lie like water-lilies in the midland sea. The World's Desire The total number of Boers who were wandering over the eastern and midland districts may have been about two thousand, who were divided into bands which varied from fifty to three hundred. The Great Boer War It stood in the deep green heart of the land, in the midst of one of the bonny, fertile midland counties. Dora Thorne It lies among those low spurs of the Alleghanies which cover the midland counties of New York, and it is a little east of a meridional line drawn through the centre of the State. The Pioneers Ever in our midland provinces, the most backward by reason of their situation, the sentiment of social equality was already driving out the customs of a barbarous age. Mauprat For fourteen months, in those days of slow Indiamen and French privateers, no tidings of their welfare reached the poor praying people of the midlands, who had been emboldened to begin the heroic enterprise. Life of William Carey The main Boer force under Kritzinger was in the midlands, however, and had concentrated to such an extent in the Cradock district that it was clear that some larger enterprise was on foot. The Great Boer War The Costellos had been one of the midland chieftains in Cromwell's time; the clan had offered the most determined resistance, and it had been extirpated root and branch by the Protector. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: French novels His father was a rich manufacturer, and had bought landed property enough in one of the midland counties to make all the born squires in his neighborhood thoroughly envious of him. The Queen of Hearts Several dealers had attended from the northern and midland counties in England, and English money had flown so merrily about as to gladden the hearts of the Highland farmers. Chronicles of the Canongate Even if it is true, as I said, that every third manufacturer from the midlands is in much the same case as he is, that does not dismiss the case. Secret Places of the Heart In another half-hour the two were traveling together to a town in one of the midland counties. Little Novels Through the flat midlands of England they sped; field after field, hedgerow after hedgerow, trees by the dozen, by the hundred, by the thousand, spinning by in one continuous green vista. Count Bunker: being a bald yet veracious chronicle containing some further particulars of two gentlemen whose previous careers were touched upon in a tome entitled the Lunatic at Large The King was at that time making a progress through certain of the midland counties, and with him travelled the Comte de Vermoise. Men of Iron There he lay in camp for a year; and then, sailing through the midland sea, he made his way to the Hellespont. The Danish History, Books I-IX Every third manufacturer from the midlands or the north has some such undertow of 'affairs.' Secret Places of the Heart There is a midland city in the heart of fair, open country, a dirty and wonderful city nesting dingily in the fog of its own smoke. The Turmoil, a novel But if that was so I had noted nothing of the slender graciousness that shone out so pleasingly against the bleaker midland surroundings. The New Machiavelli |
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