| 单词 | plot of ground |
| 例句 | For at the start and for several decades thereafter, it remained a vast and nearly vacant plot of ground. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z We have marked off a little plot of ground and buried it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The suds were dashed on a plot of ground beside the kitchen door. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z We went to an empty plot of ground. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z He was ready to be "bound / Within the sonnet's scanty plot of ground". Love poems: writers choose their favourites for Valentine's Day 2012-02-10T22:52:01Z The city was faced with a choice: Either sell to a private party the small plot of ground on which the cross rested or acquire the easement through eminent domain and remove the cross. Supporters fight to resurrect Albany Hill cross after city pulls down California landmark 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z While waiting for this fall’s crop to grow and ripen, visitors or passersby might notice new growth taking place at this plot of ground on the city’s east side. Unsure what to do with land, city opts for community orchard 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z With cameras rolling, in an act of outreach both global and local, he led children from the mountain on a “bioblitz,” an intensive survey of all of the life in a chosen plot of ground. In ‘A Window on Eternity,’ Edward. O. Wilson Finds a Paradise, but Says More Are Needed 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z Includes a plot of ground or mausoleum space. Pet burials range from bottom of sea to sky above 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Give him in exchange for his work a small plot of ground on which to grow corn, perhaps with a view to his later entering the boys’ contest for a prize. Farm Boys and Girls 2012-04-21T02:00:21.733Z I stopped, and saw near the road a plot of ground sown with hemp. Annouchka A Tale 2012-04-13T02:00:19.120Z Some small plots of ground in this vicinity have been sold at the rate of nearly one million sterling per acre! Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z But ten or twelve years ago a Roman Catholic builder purchased, at an enormous price, a plot of ground about three acres in extent beside the church of the Holy Trinity, Brompton. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The plot of ground formerly cultivated by the convicts is now occupied partly by a fine public garden, and partly by the domain surrounding the Governor's residence. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z This lovely plot of ground, fresh with running streams, possesses a glorious view over the city, and the Campagna beyond S. Paolo. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z By the shore, a plot of ground Clips a ruined chapel round, Buttressed with a grassy mound; Where Day, and Night, and Day go by And bring no touch of human sound. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z The cemetery is shown in the general view at the extreme left, where the plot of ground appears laid out in ridges and surrounded by a wall. Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History 2012-02-29T03:00:24.937Z Each couple, as I have said, live always together on their own pretty-well-defined plot of ground, which they jealously guard from intrusion. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z These bears and other beasts were baited in plots of ground scaffolded round for the beholders to stand safe. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z New England furnished the only plot of ground on the planet, where the transcendental philosophy had a chance to show what it was and what it proposed. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z He had leased a plot of ground in order to build the house of sculptured wood which he dreamed of; the construction of the house carried away his remaining capital. Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art 2012-02-14T03:00:24.393Z It tells of man's happy tillage of his plot of ground, yet blazes abroad the infinite abundance of God's wide husbandry of the world. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z Florists usually devote a plot of ground to them, and plant them in lines 5 to 10 ft. apart. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z It has ever been customary, and in these days of freedom it is not discontinued, to give the negroes upon the different estates, a plot of ground to plant provisions in, independent of their wages. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z Stowe informs us that there was a great cloister on the north side of the church, environing a plot of ground, of old time called Pardon church-yard. The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein 2012-02-02T03:04:33.900Z His capital enabled him to buy a plot of ground and to start constructing another house. Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art 2012-02-14T03:00:24.393Z In a small plot of ground behind this fence, a little boy could be seen digging up the ground about some flower-beds. When a Cobbler Ruled a King 2012-01-15T03:00:13.430Z From here an open colonnade leads past a little plot of ground, which in the days of the Little Brethren was the orchard of the convent. The Story of Assisi 2012-01-14T03:00:18.710Z His singular abnegation could not put an end to the evils of landlordism, even to the extent of his own plot of ground. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z A plot of ground planted with esculents, a fruit tree, a sick person, a "lady in the straw,"—all these were so many objects declared holy and inviolate. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z On account of the war, it had been necessary to enlarge it by several level plots of ground that formed a series of terraces. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z The settlers, however, employ what leisure time remains after their work is279 done, in cultivating a number of plots of ground with cereals and vegetables, potatoes especially returning from time to time an excellent yield. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z St. Benedict obtained from the Assisans the gift of a small plot of ground near the sanctuary, which suggested to him the name of St. Mary of the Little Portion—Sta. The Story of Assisi 2012-01-14T03:00:18.710Z It was from Cora; a modern miracle had happened: there was oil in the black keeping of the plot of ground that only sentiment had so long bade them retain in the little Ohio town. The Azure Rose A Novel 2011-12-31T03:00:18.657Z On the way I saw a curious plot of ground whose walls were made of perfectly symmetrical and equal-sized stones. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z The place chosen for the combat was a waste, uninhabited plot of ground, frequently selected as a duelling-ground by the young gallants of Paris. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z Still we have won a plot of ground—men's and women's hearts. English Secularism A Confession Of Belief 2011-11-24T03:00:50.030Z He brought us every day five or six clauses ready drawn up, and patiently, little by little, drew back to this little plot of ground all those who wished to escape from it. The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville 2011-11-02T02:00:13.477Z He laid great stress on every child cultivating its own plot of ground, but this was not his reason for the choice of the name. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z The forest stream One open plot of ground I traversed many times with the eye of a government surveyor: it was the very thing itself; but there was no water to be seen. The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest 2011-10-13T02:00:39.777Z It was difficult to buy a plot of ground that was not in some way subject to legal controversy. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z When the Romans returned to their city, they found it little better than a dust-heap, or a plot of ground on which a shooting party had met for the purpose of shooting dry rubbish. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z Hugo possessed one valuable piece of landed property, a plot of ground bought by him for 337,365 francs in the Avenue which bears his name. Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z The Jews profited by his necessity to buy from the prince a plot of ground and the right to erect thereon a brick synagogue. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z A little plot of ground, wherein stands a grand old tomb. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z A large plot of ground for forming the ring is selected, and enclosed with bamboos. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z The kitchen was, after the manner of South Africa, situated away from the house, at one corner of the large plot of ground which surrounded the house. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z Who knows how many are waiting for the little plot of ground? Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z And in the plot of ground belonging to the artisans, sacrifices were performed in honour of the return of Athenio, and libations made with formal proclamation by a herald. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z In the centre of a plot of ground, containing about two acres, is a mortuary chapel. The Friars in the Philippines 2011-06-17T02:00:20.100Z They stood a considerable way back and had small plots of ground before them cultivated or not, according to the taste of those who owned them. The Mandarin's Fan 2011-06-09T02:00:17.540Z A man must be more intelligent to work with animals and control them than to dig up a plot of ground with his own hands. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z It is only the cottages erected by the labourers themselves on waste plots of ground which are open to objection. The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies 2011-05-27T02:00:19.437Z We walked up the road together, and my glance fell on the plot of ground on the right, covered so thickly with little wooden crosses. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z Not being allowed to meet at the latter city the organizers had leased a plot of ground in Glassport and had been holding regular meetings there, with the full sanction of the local authorities. The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons 2011-05-07T02:00:25.193Z The slave quarters were the regular log wood cabins, said Uncle Charlie, with space between each row and a little plot of ground to separate each cabin to itself. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives 2011-05-04T02:00:16.830Z The people worked and played together for much of the time, but there was a certain plot of ground that came down from father to son in each family and belonged to that family alone. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z At last the car paused in front of a little stone cottage set in the midst of a small plot of ground. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z I am willing," resumed Ladarelle, "to make you my land-steward, give you a house and a plot of ground rent free, and pay you eighty pounds a year. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z The Yuchi houses are grouped round a square plot of ground which is held as sacred, and here the religious ceremonies and social gatherings take place. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z The plot of ground had been bought in perpetuity; it was in a shaded place a good distance from the entrance; an Iona cross, erected by friends, marked the spot, bearing the one word, “Gwendoline.” The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z He had a little plot of ground which he cultivated, with nine bean-rows and various kinds of herbs, and a row of beehives stood near the entrance to his cave. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z This plot of ground is surrounded by a terrace three feet higher. Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste 2011-03-22T02:00:23.063Z You look down at the side, and half-way down the gorge you see a little plot of ground called 'Luther's Garden.' Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z My intention was to select my plot of ground and take possession of it, and then, if I did not like the country, to turn it into dollars again. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z The small plot of ground about the house became a zoölogical garden, with its tank for turtles and an alligator, its cage for eagles, a tame bear, and a family of opossums. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z The garden at the back of Mr. Sleaford's house was a large square plot of ground, with fine old pear-trees sheltering a neglected lawn. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z In this country any plot of ground that is moderately flat is called a level. Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes 2011-02-28T03:00:31.280Z If you will remember, I had it in my heart to buy this plot of ground six years ago. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z The fact appears to have been that Constantine, although not cured of the leprosy, did give to Silvester the Lateran palace and a plot of ground around it. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Antoine I knew was working in the kitchen-garden, a plot of ground hidden from the house at the foot of a steep descent, and I went to him and asked to be allowed to help. In the Mountains 2011-01-27T03:00:37.910Z But he begged so hard that at length she gave him some seed rice, which he sowed on the small plot of ground in the jungle. Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z The grocers of the village had but empty shops; our neighbours were unhumbled, because each was the owner of a plot of ground. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z How many bushels can you raise upon your plot of ground? The Blood of Rachel A Dramatization of Esther, and other poems 2011-01-14T03:00:46.933Z A little plot of ground had been picketed in with crooked sticks, and in this primitive garden were growing some squashes and watermelons, barely visible under the rank weeds. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Then Zoraw measured off and assigned to us our plot of ground. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z The raja had a plot of ground set apart for a flower garden, but there was nothing in it. Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z To settle the point he began to pace the plot of ground, across and then lengthways. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z For this purpose in 1094 he purchased a large plot of ground near the Castle and soon commenced the building of a magnificent cathedral. Cathedral Cities of England A neat little box of a house, with a signal-mast and yard, and a small plot of ground, about as large as a pocket-handkerchief, used as a garden, occupied the whole space. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z I would sing of kings and battles, Apollo pulled my ear and warned me.’170.‘Cottage that belonged to Siron, and poor plot of ground, although deemed great riches by your former owner.’ The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil Under their shelter did the monks go to and fro in life; and in the plot of ground enclosed by these sombre passages were they laid in death. How to Observe Morals and Manners Two million men, many of whom are ignorant and uneducated, and possess only a small plot of ground, are to be given political rights. The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey Frequently, however, its owners seem to think that to attempt to grow anything in such a little plot of ground is a veritable waste of time and money, as nothing ever comes of it. Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them Some little time before my arrival, two of the staff had lost their lives in the smelting-works and been buried in a little plot of ground with two monuments placed above them. Russian Life To-day It would be a moderately high office structure and would fit an irregular plot of ground better than the more monumental court house. Down Town Brooklyn A Report to the Comptroller of the City of New York on Sites for Public Buildings and the Relocation of the Elevated Railroad Tracks now in Lower Fulton Street, Borough of Brooklyn Let us take here some plot of ground, for we will go no farther till we have seen our enemies. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 He, at least, need not be discounted as a pathetic broken crystal: he can be judged on his own little plot of ground, without allowances, and by our strictest modern standards. Thomas Stanley: His Original Lyrics, Complete, In Their Collated Readings of 1647, 1651, 1657. With an Introduction, Textual Notes, A List of Editions, An Appendis of Translation, and a Portrait. King George IV. also took great interest in its welfare, allotting the plot of ground in the Regent's Park where the College now stands. Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 The manager asked me to consecrate this little plot of ground with a larger space added to it, so that they might have their own little God’s acre. Russian Life To-day Till the movement originated, the purchaser of a small plot of ground had to pay in lawyer’s expenses connected with the purchase frequently as much as he paid for the plot itself. Freehold Land Societies Their History, Present Position, and Claims Mr. Mayhew says it consists of a plot of ground about an acre in extent; but Mr. Mayhew has certainly fallen into error here. Here and There in London So he cometh to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph: and Jacob's well was there. The Bible Story Every street and plot of ground at Westchester was so pretty and tidy, the hills were so high and grand, and there was the beautiful river. Helen Grant's Schooldays Here, rising four full stories above the carefully tended plot of ground surrounding it, stood a tremendous structure of pure white stone, its shining walls adding materially to the dazzling effect given the awe-struck Dylara. Warrior of the Dawn If they were economical, they cut off from this large plot of ground some strips, which they let for a good sum; and we sometimes find shops occupying the whole exterior of the house. Roman Women To the lot of Gyges, the wealthy and powerful king, she preferred that of a poor Arcadian farmer who cultivated his plot of ground in peace of mind. Greek Women Among savage tribes individual control of plots of ground would interfere with welfare, as hindering the only use to which the land is put in hunting. Rural Health and Welfare I was once struck by seeing a little man sitting on a box outside a silk-store on a bald plot of ground. Japan A Record in Colour The first by itself requires but little consideration; for though it might explain the initial visit, it cannot account for the persistency with which the plot of ground is afterwards resorted to. Territory in Bird Life Surely he saw something moving amongst the tombs over there by the railed-in plot of ground that marked the vault, in which lay the mortal remains of Sydney and Marion Vane? A Life Sentence A Novel Their food depended on the crops of one tiny plot of ground; and if the Savior was not reborn with the spring, they slowly and miserably died. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance We do not hear of our own sturdy labourers returning to their village with a pocketful of money and purchasing a plot of ground or a cottage. The Hills and the Vale Yes; but why must he think on that bald plot of ground? Japan A Record in Colour Throughout April, May, and until the 19th June, it clung to its small plot of ground, tolerated no intrusion, and sang incessantly. Territory in Bird Life They still owned it and the little plot of ground on which it stood, but they were loath to leave just the same. A Canadian Bankclerk With the object of carrying out this principle, he ordered that when a particular plot of ground was decided upon as an encampment, orderlies should be posted to protect the cultivated ground in its vicinity. Rulers of India: Akbar This latter is, commonly, a mere hut, a little stony plot of ground yielding a little wine. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages This is a pleasant and extensive plot of ground, neatly laid out with gravelled walks, a grass-plot, flowering shrubs, lime-trees, pavilions, &c. Old and New London Volume I Whenever a particular plot of ground was selected, Fern was to send him a certified check for its purchase. Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century It was in 1733 that two wings were added for incurable patients, but this proved insufficient in the course of time; and in 1793 an adjoining plot of ground was obtained, and more accommodation provided. Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles Here a plot of ground, said to have been cultivated by the saint when he lived there as its apostle, is still known as "St. Drostan's Croft." A Calendar of Scottish Saints The plot of ground should be where the water will not stand on it at any time in the winter, as it will on most level gardens. Soil Culture The old massa give him a mud and log house and a plot of ground for he own. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. Texas Narratives, Part 2 Small plots of ground have also been devoted to growing tea, peppers, sage, hops, ginseng and other medicinal plants, with such excellent results, that no doubt they will soon develop into profitable ventures. Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century The Burton house, like the others on Duncan Street, sat fairly in the center of a plot of ground perhaps two hundred feet square. Ashton-Kirk, Criminologist He was leaning against the railing that enclosed the plot of ground opposite their house, staring fixedly at their door. The Son of His Mother They lived in a country town, and had a large plot of ground at the back of the house, through the farther end of which flowed a brook. Happy Days for Boys and Girls There they are–every warmish day thousands of mothers and children and old men, working their little plots of ground, trudging back to the tenements in the evening. In the Heart of a Fool A training camp, padre, is a plot of ground traversed by imitation trenches, where officers who have never been near the line teach war-worn veterans their business. General Bramble It is a wooded section, with a clearing here and there for a Negro shack and plots of ground for growing "victuals and co'n." Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 It is the grand burial-place of Paris; all who choose may purchase little plots of ground, from a square foot to an acre, for the deposition of themselves and their families. Before and after Waterloo Letters from Edward Stanley, sometime Bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816) But Jack remarked that of the speakers there was not one who owned a little plot of ground, or had a bank-account. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart If there is a poor fellow who wishes to go to America, he gets �8 or �10 for his plot of ground, and he will let him go off if he gets a better tenant. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 And, inversely, a great mind and a noble nature may show itself by impalpable but recognisable signs within the 'sonnet's scanty plot of ground.' Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) Their food depended on the crops of one tiny plot of ground; and if the Saviour was not reborn with the spring, they slowly and miserably died. Five Stages of Greek Religion My new friend conducted me down into the plot of ground and, stopping on the edge of it, said, "There is a nest within two feet of me." Under the Maples And in America, after Bridget Gaffort had donated the first plot of ground for a public school, girls were still denied the advantages of such schools. Men, Women, and Gods And Other Lectures The narrow confines of a prison cell seem to suit the ‘sonnet’s scanty plot of ground,’ and an unjust imprisonment for a noble cause strengthens as well as deepens the nature. A Critic in Pall Mall Being Extracts from Reviews and Miscellanies On November 12, just four hundred years before, the lease of the plot of ground, on which James Carr built his first School, had been signed. A History of Giggleswick School From its Foundation, 1499 to 1912 TWO brothers once lived upon a little plot of ground—one rich, the other poor. The Russian Garland being Russian Folk Tales When he cultivates his own plot of ground, he exerts himself to the utmost, because he knows that he will enjoy all that is yielded by his labor. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy To their surprise the plots of ground which they had sown along the banks had suffered less than they had expected. The Red River Colony A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba One of these concerned the possibility of interesting Mr. Pawling in a plot of ground on Broadway, now defaced by several taxpayers. The Crimson Tide A Novel They were built on a plot of ground bordering on a small cove of the lake, and extending about a thousand feet back into the woods of the mountain-side. Dave Porter At Bear Camp or, The Wild Man of Mirror Lake Chestnut trees shaded the green plot of ground between the building and the street. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance The cabins are often for two families and each has a plot of ground for a garden. The Negro Farmer I see very decent cottages everywhere, with large plots of ground at economic rents, and decently waged people paying them; no tithes, but a band of extinguished tithe-holders, happy with their compensation. Another Sheaf A plot of ground that is seeded with crab-grass should not be selected, as the pulling up of the grass injures the growth of the onions. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 4, January 26, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside There should be, however, some method of alternating plots of ground, one with another, so that the sewage is turned from one to the other every day. Rural Hygiene It shall be erected within a plot of ground that shall not exceed 10,000 square yards, and shall be at all times solidly and carefully inclosed. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose To its "narrow plot of ground" his habits, when applied in the cultivation of the muse, most naturally led him—and here he may claim no undeserved companionship even with Shakespeare, Milton, and Wordsworth. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 In this way the whole plot of ground should be planted, placing the potatoes at least sixteen inches apart. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families In a little plot of ground in the temple garden, Mr. Phillips, purser of the Alceste, sowed mustard-seed, peas, and a variety of other seeds, the natives taking his directions for their culture. Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island The plot of ground in which this cottage stood was one hundred feet square and ornamented with a few trees. Jennie Gerhardt A Novel The Review entered heartily into the project, and steps were at once taken to secure a suitable plot of ground for the site of the monument. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose Allot may also refer to space; as, to allot a plot of ground for a cemetery; but we now oftener use select, set apart, or assign. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions We passed by one patch of potatoes that a florist might have been proud of; no carnation-bed ever looked more gay than this square plot of ground on the waste common. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 I had meant, when I came of age, to take my little money and buy a plot of ground. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia She gave instructions that the body should be taken to Chicago and buried in the Cemetery of the Redeemer, for Lester, at the time of Gerhardt's death, had purchased a small plot of ground there. Jennie Gerhardt A Novel Every house was surrounded by a small plot of ground sufficient to supply the family with fruit, poultry, grain and vegetables; from two to three acres in extent. When Dreams Come True Next in order will come the enriching of this plot of ground by spreading upon it a good coating of well rotted cow manure. Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts I have heard that this plot of ground was originally used as a burying ground by Trinity parish. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century The place is merely a small, square plot of ground, damp, shady, and overgrown with long grass. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot The farmer or working man could buy a small plot of ground, build a little home for his family, be insured against sickness or accident, even though he hardly had a dollar to start with. Birdseye Views of Far Lands Opposite the museum building there was observed, in the centre of an open plot of ground, a large, long cannon mounted, and of Indian manufacture, over a century in age. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months Mr. Brice gives the plot of ground, four acres with the house, to Al, rent free. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 But luckily Manawyddan got word of it, and he and Kicva left the town one night and proceeded to Narberth, taking with him a sheaf of wheat, which he sowed in three plots of ground. The Lilac Fairy Book This is a painting," he said, "of the plot of ground to which you refer. The Confessions of Arsène Lupin My mother lived the greater part of her life at this place as the slave of Colonel William Bowen, who owned the plot of ground upon which the Tuskegee Institute now stands. Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements It is, of course, the plot of ground on which were set up the wooden racks, or frames, on which the Guildford blue cloth was stretched and dried in the wind and sun. Highways and Byways in Surrey It took some years to secure a plot of ground for the burial of Christians in the village of Yerandawana. India and the Indians Before the grass came up on this plot of ground, its surface in the evening swarmed with earthworms, which instantly shrank into their holes on the approach of a foot. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville By renting for five shillings a year an extra plot of ground near his cottage, he was able to keep his large family supplied with potatoes for quite half the year. Change in the Village Each plot of ground is divided from the next by a narrow green path: no hedges or mounds are permitted, and the field itself is enclosed without a hedge to harbour birds. The Toilers of the Field The plot of ground was divided into one hundred and fifty shares, for purchasers to build upon. The Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew King of the Beggars; containing his Life, a Dictionary of the Cant Language, and many Entertaining Particulars of that Extraordinary Man When he came again, we said that as the plot of ground was to be used for religious purposes it would be best to put aside mercenary ideas and make a free gift of it. India and the Indians Years ago at his behest Christ Church had been given a plot of ground for the poor, the friendless, and the forgotten of men, "God's Acre." Frank H. Nelson of Cincinnati All her irrepressible zeal went into the conduct of her house and plot of ground. Ladies-In-Waiting He had a little plot of ground at the back of the house, marked out as his own by a row of oyster shells, which a maid one day threw away as rubbish. Stories of Authors, British and American This chosen place was a fine plot of ground enclosed by magnificent chestnut trees. The Old Helmet, Volume II A Perch is not onely a length of 5�. yards: But it is a plot of ground 5�. yards square every way. The Way To Geometry The plot of ground in front of which the children knelt played all manner of pranks—pranks Van Hielen did not at all like. Werwolves I enclose a draft from the terrier as far as the plot of ground and the vicarage-gate are concerned. The Vicar of Bullhampton This ceremony took place on the plot of ground, afterward set apart as Portsmouth Square, on the west line of Kearney street, between Clay and Washington. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror It is located on a small plot of ground within the city limits, and in full view from three streets. Woodward's Country Homes In the summer Randi managed to dig up her tiny plots of ground after a fashion, so that she could harvest a few potatoes and a little grain. Lisbeth Longfrock Even a plot of ground a few feet square can afford great opportunity for experiment and beauty. The Renewal of Life; How and When to Tell the Story to the Young Then he walked round the plot of ground, pacing it, as though something might be learned in that way. The Vicar of Bullhampton The man who before the fire had been a prosperous merchant occupied with his family a little plot of ground that adjoined the open-air home of a laborer. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror We believe, therefore, that every teacher should encourage his pupils to cultivate plants and, if possible, to own a plot of ground however small. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study And there was the plot of ground she had laboriously broken at the foot of the wall. The Gold Girl The ballium, or inclosed plot of ground in an ancient fort. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. This convent was at first supported by the alms of the faithful; and afterward it acquired some incomes of its own through the gifts of various devout persons, in houses, shops, and plots of ground. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 28 of 55 1637-38 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 To her surprise, after searching about for some time, she saw him digging, as she thought, on his plot of ground. Norman Vallery or, How to Overcome Evil with Good And the plot of ground outside the chapel is the place where these favoured few were killed. The Children's Book of London Nature had been rolling and tilling this green plot of ground for a good many thousand years. A Dixie School Girl The keeper, who is at once grave-digger and church-beadle—thus making a double profit out of the parish corpses—has taken advantage of the unused plot of ground to plant potatoes there. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VIII (of X) - Continental Europe II. And again, when they went to turn over the hay, Niezguinek used a rake with twelve teeth, and so cleared twelve plots of ground with every stroke. Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen The old sailor took up his abode with little Robby in the cottage, hoping with the small plot of ground surrounding it and his cattle to obtain the means of supporting himself and his grandson. Norman Vallery or, How to Overcome Evil with Good The grave guardian then stalked slowly across the little plot of ground which divided the boys' cottages from those of the girls. The Crown of Success The little plots of ground which had been given over to the Vivian girls had been chosen by Mrs. Haddo on the edge of a wild, uncultivated piece of ground. Betty Vivian A Story of Haddo Court School Moreover, the mill stood in a plot of ground by itself, so it could not be approached excepting by a dash through the open. An Undivided Union This consisted of a plot of ground, surrounded by an iron fence, and divided up into twelve or fifteen square fields, each of which was painted in fresh green. The Goose Man The stake has been set for it; this the level plot of ground in front of the cavern’s month. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea This is the most Catholic Irish-American historical plot of ground in the United States. The Story of Commodore John Barry Betty went for a walk with her two sisters; and presently, almost before they knew, they found themselves surveying their three little plots of ground in the gardens, which they had hitherto neglected. Betty Vivian A Story of Haddo Court School It was not in Assyria only that plots of ground could be leased and sold in accordance with the provisions of Assyrian law. Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs They are allowed to lie about and sleep in a little plot of ground somewhere in the village. The Wonders of the Jungle Book One And it is more than a common ditch; it is deep; it is four-sided, and it fences in a distinct plot of ground. Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine In the heart of Oxford there is a small plot of ground, hemmed in by public thoroughfares, which has been the possession and the home of one Society for above five hundred years. The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin I will also have the beds prepared, and then you must consult Birchall about the sort of things that grow best in this special plot of ground. Betty Vivian A Story of Haddo Court School Extensive as the plot of ground is, there is not, throughout its compass, one foot of level soil. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II Mr. David Lord gave Mr. Horton a plot of ground, and he resolved to build. The History of Tasmania, Volume I Lovely autumn flowers they were, for Ethel's father was a gardener, and he often gave his little daughter choice roots, or cuttings, for her plot of ground. Chatterbox, 1906 He was buried in a plot of ground which he had already acquired for the purpose. Mystics and Saints of Islam The plots of ground are your property while you stay at Haddo Court. Betty Vivian A Story of Haddo Court School But in Coleridge's day there was a small plot of ground belonging to the house and running back to the large and pleasant place of his friend Poole. Days Off And Other Digressions If he could guide the strangers' ship directly to his own plot of ground, he might just as easily have caused it to land in the center of the village. A Transmutation of Muddles Their grand effort at present appears to be, to chain him to the spot on which he happens to stand, by making him the possessor of some small house, or some small plot of ground. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 457 Volume 18, New Series, October 2, 1852 The Canon went in search of the station master and found him at last digging potatoes in a plot of ground beyond the signal box. Lalage's Lovers There is a house that is rented, and a great plot of ground. A Little Girl in Old Boston The islanders had cultivated a considerable plot of ground which produced vegetables of all sorts, and this was now much increased by the new comers. Won from the Waves Who, then, can appropriate to himself the tiniest plot of ground, or the meanest building in such a city, without committing a flagrant injustice? The Conquest of Bread Before this gate is a small open plot of ground, planted with trees. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War Those lighthouses which are situated on the mainland are comfortable homes, with their little plot of ground to cultivate, and visitors, at least in the summer season, to talk with. Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands Half my time is study—the rest, work upon our small plot of ground. The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764 Old Sally’s thatched cottage was so near the farm-buildings that it almost looked like one of them, but a narrow lane really ran between, and it stood on its own little plot of ground. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes They were led out of the Head Gate, to “a plot of ground hard by the town wall, on the outward side,” beside the Lexden Road. The King's Daughters A pleasant entertainment occurred one evening, when a plot of ground adjoining the Warrenton Inn, was appropriated for a camp theatre. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War The space within the inclosure was chiefly devoted to the cultivation of yams and other vegetables, but Olla showed me a little plot of ground, near the house, which she said was her own garden. The Island Home He cultivated a plot of ground, and sold the produce to the boats which floated about. The History of Tasmania , Volume II By incredible hardship I made myself owner of a plot of ground. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette IN 1596 Burbage's lease of the plot of ground on which he had erected the Theatre was drawing to a close, and all his efforts at a renewal had failed. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration But Wordsworth had little of this spacious freedom of poetic energy; to him— "'twas pastime to be bound Within the sonnet's scanty plot of ground." Milton As my old readers know, Putnam Hall was a handsome structure of brick and stone standing in the center of a large plot of ground, bounded on two sides by cedar woods. The Rover Boys on the Farm or Last Days at Putnam Hall "We can scarce hope for arable land and dense forest in one plot of ground," remarked Winslow dryly. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims To that end you had best ride with me to Verney Manor, and there have it out on this plot of ground Charles talks of. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia The plot of ground selected for the playhouse is described with exactness in the lease printed below. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration Many of the gates and little wooden railings which separated the different plots of ground were in very bad repair, the paint being in many cases completely rubbed off, and the wood-work broken. Hollowmell or, A Schoolgirl's Mission A plot of ground was made ready and wheat planted. Deep Furrows A number of families obtain a licence from the government agent of the district to cultivate a plot of ground in this way for two years, and no more. My First Voyage to Southern Seas It was in a small circular plot of ground, enclosed with strong stakes of considerable height, to prevent the entrapped jaguar from breaking through or leaping over. In New Granada Heroes and Patriots I was hurrying down for the purpose, when on my way I observed between the trees the walls of a building, standing on a level plot of ground. Manco, the Peruvian Chief An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas There was only one cheerful object in the Wilderness just now, and that was a little monthly rose-bush in Dickie’s plot of ground, which, in spite of most unfavourable circumstances, bore two bright pink blossoms. The Hawthorns A Story about Children The great business of all was fur trading and the care of their little plots of ground. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year To one side of Tampakan stood a plot of ground used as a cemetery. A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route In Kentucky these small plots of ground were nearly always filled with sweet potatoes, tobacco and watermelons. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 No one would expect to grow the same farm crop on a plot of ground for many years without fertilizer. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Battle Creek, Michigan, September 10 and 11, 1934 Ahead of him the principal residence street of the town stretched, the houses standing in exclusive withdrawal far apart on large plots of ground, a treeless, dusty, unlovely lane. Trail's End Workingmen and workingwomen from neighboring districts came to help at harvest time, and, after a chance meeting, were married and settled down on a little plot of ground provided for them near the monastery. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages A few feet away was a deserted cabin, built upon a level plot of ground and giving to Barry a chance for comparison, and he could see that his motor had not been at fault. The White Desert The word is said to be Celtic, and may be derived either from geat, which means a plot of ground, or geas, a thick branch. Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre North-east of the park, close to where the Marble Arch now stands, was a plot of ground connected with more horrors than could be found elsewhere in England. Chatterbox, 1905. Thus were these mythical beings left in undisturbed possession of many fertile plots of ground, and here they were believed to dance merrily through many a summer night. Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales It is astonishing how many cantaloupes will grow on a plot of ground seventy-four feet long by nineteen feet wide. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's He followed him to the Hoboken ferry, crossed on the same boat with him, and saw him enter a house situated in the midst of a large plot of ground covered by lines of trees. Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist Dudie Dunne Again in the Field She watched the children busy at their little plots of ground, utterly unconscious of the utter ruin that had befallen them. Cobwebs and Cables The peasants, too, had to work on the roads for nothing, leaving their farms and little plots of ground whenever they were ordered. Chatterbox, 1905. If this be true, may there not be an unoccupied plot of ground where a late-comer may pitch tent, as under the hemlocks by some babbling water, and feel himself in some real way proprietary? A Hero and Some Other Folks This little plot of ground proved very fertile, and whatever the owner planted produced a hundredfold. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know After the raid, too, the French and English Governments began to treat the planters of the St Kitts colony unjustly, so that many poor men were forced to leave their plots of ground there. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. There was a large plot of ground around the Nelson cottage so that other bungalows were not too near. The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View Or, The Box That Was Found in the Sand The crew were now landed; and set to work, with hatchet and bill, to clear a plot of ground. Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main For a time it was uphill work; they had given up planting their little plots of ground—what was the use when their harvest was always taken from them? The Red Book of Heroes Charley Barber lives in a shanty kind of house, situated on a plot of ground containing two acres all his own. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Gregory kept on, till he came to the huts occupied by the fishermen, and men who cultivated small plots of ground. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman The plot of ground secured for the building is rectangular, and measures two hundred feet by four hundred feet, open to streets on all sides. The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 03, March 1895 The Cloister at Monreale, Near Palermo, Sicily Their food consisted of roots, of wild fruit, and of yams; which the natives cultivated in small, scattered plots of ground. Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main "I have had revenge upon two generations through that plot of ground, and now I must have it from the present, from their child, Carlos de Sotos, through that same plot and through thee." The Beautiful Eyes of Ysidria In fact, he gave each of them land, a small plot of ground for this purpose. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 The barren plot of ground back of the dock was deserted. Parrot & Co. A few days later the body of Sarah Broom Macnaughtan was laid to rest in the plot of ground reserved for her kinsfolk in the churchyard at Chart Sutton, in Kent. My War Experiences in Two Continents And the plot of ground which held the six houses seemed to me to be only a good-sized house lot. The Harvest of Years He cultivated a small plot of ground, where he grew potatoes and other vegetables and kept a cow, and he possessed several cats and a couple of fine collie dogs. Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 Just above the water his gardener had prepared under direction and instruction a plot of ground in a very special manner. The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural He feared naught but an unforgiving God, and wished to end his days in a little house, with a plot of ground attached—far in the country—out of sight of the sea. The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" A Tale Of The Forecastle No child was employed in the mines, neither were the women allowed to work outside their huts and plots of ground. The Title Market Recently Hayden and Steinmetz experimented with a plot of ground 5 feet by 9 feet, over which were hung five 500-watt gas-filled tungsten lamps 3 feet above the ground and 17 inches apart. Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization The plot of ground of about half an acre, on which ten pounds of seed were sown, produced three barrels of seed. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside It has only been built during the last half-century, but it stands on the identical plot of ground where Paine's other Greenwich residence once stood. Greenwich Village They climbed the fence, and Sedgwick led the way to a plot of ground where there were three headstones. The Wedge of Gold This word, which means literally boundary, signifies a plot of ground within which Uposatha meetings, ordinations and other ceremonies can take place. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 In that county there was a small plot of ground, called 'the hemp-yard,' appendant to almost every farm-house and to many of the best sort of cottages. A Short History of English Agriculture To the man who has a plot of ground which he calls his own, division doesn't appeal with any but negative force. The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm Several rich people of the countryside even offered to present the city corporation with a much larger and more valuable plot of ground somewhere else; but the officials were firm. Greenwich Village But the Pisans, not to be outdone in honour, refused to allow him to be executed in their territory; then the Florentines bought a plot of ground near the camp, and killed him there. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition In that he is quite right, but he does not see his way on a small plot of ground, and off he goes down a mine, or something of that sort. A Winter Tour in South Africa The diamond or field where the game is played is a square plot of ground with sides ninety feet long. Outdoor Sports and Games As the month advances early crops will be finished and numerous plots of ground become vacant. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition For a long moment M'Ginnis stood motionless, staring back at that desolate plot of ground; when at last he glanced toward his companion, Soapy was lighting a fresh cigarette. The Definite Object A Romance of New York They are as follows: About thirty-five years ago Dr. Wallace built a house upon a plot of ground adjoining that upon which our house stood. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 2 Now that the Great War is practically over, until the next one begins there isn't very much that you can do with that large plot of ground which used to be your war-garden. Love Conquers All Each one of us has her own small plot of ground for which she is responsible. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers When this is buried under one or two feet of clean gravel or sand you will have a permanently dry plot of ground to build upon. The House that Jill Built after Jack's had proved a failure They want to earn their livelihood, pay their way, and dig their plots of ground. In a Green Shade A Country Commentary It was situated just on the outskirts of the city, on a beautiful ten-acre plot of ground. Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem A Novel The sixteen boys dug, and Flannery, in desperation, dug, but a square mile is a large plot of ground to dig over. Mike Flannery On Duty and Off All summer long we had been digging out of, picking from, and cutting off of that little plot of ground, and there it was reaching out with more to return to me. Over Paradise Ridge A Romance The clapboards of the simple story-and-a-half cottage had faded to a dull gray, but the little plot of ground in which the house stood was cultivated with scrupulous care. A Hoosier Chronicle It was a large brick structure, set back a hundred feet from the street on a plot of ground nearly an acre in extent. Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains or, A Christmas Success against Odds An unsurpassably beautiful and eligible plot of ground at no great distance from the town was given me on which to erect the proposed theatre. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers America, too, has provided convenient plots of ground, as laboratories for all sorts of vagaries, where, unhampered by restrictions and unannoyed by inquisitive neighbors, enthusiastic dreamers could attempt to reconstruct society. Our Foreigners A Chronicle of Americans in the Making Such poets are usually at their best when they bind themselves to the discipline of existing forms and particularly when they limit the movements of their muse to the "sonnet's scanty plot of ground." Tragic Sense Of Life He is dead now and buried in a little fenced-in plot of ground close by the churchyard. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 The theatre was a rude wooden structure that stood near the banks of the river, on a vacant plot of ground that bordered the city on the east and skirted the fields. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance The narrow confines of the prison cell seem to suit the ‘sonnet’s scanty plot of ground,’ and an unjust imprisonment for a noble cause strengthens as well as deepens the nature. Reviews As the tale goes, they were two brothers, and had each his plot of ground and a distinct boundary. Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before At last we came to a little plot of ground surrounded on three sides with great rocks. Buffalo Roost The conqueror takes from you a plot of ground twenty-four hundred square miles in extent. The Nameless Castle And so on, and so on; the initials recurring again quite unexpectedly, the plots of ground held by the same proprietor being far apart. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, September 26, 1891 Wishing to be singular in all things, when he put up a plot of ground for sale, he ordered the crier to announce that there were good neighbours next to it. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I Every one puts his house on his little plot of ground, just as the shade of the trees, the direction of the wind, the height of the ground, etc., may suit his fancy. Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before If we must live suitably to nature, and a plot of ground is to be first sought to raise a house upon, do you know any place preferable to the blissful country? The Works of Horace I have not yet told thee that I intend to buy a lovely plot of ground on the shore of the lake, which is to be made into a pretty flower-garden for thy use alone. The Nameless Castle The elevated plot of ground appeared to be several acres in extent, covered with small-sized pines, and at the far edge there was a little log cabin. The Mysterious Rider "I will give you bit and drop, and clothing, too, for the right to your plot of ground." Bebee If a man is sentenced to become a colonist, the government gives him a house or means to build it, a plot of ground, and the necessary tools. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life A row of conical white pillars and a grass-grown plot of ground containing a few bungalows and camping space for a regiment indicate a military reservation. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama That plot of ground, then, will be our home, will it not? The Nameless Castle Then he said to his company: 'Let us take here some plot of ground, for we will go no farther till we have seen our enemies. Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series) It stands in Greyfriars' churchyard at the head of a small plot of ground, where about 100 bodies were at sundry times heaped together. Sketches of the Covenanters On the other side of the hill was a large waste plot of ground. The Dark House In the end the peasants set apart a plot of ground for the school, and were obliged to bring all the building material from the town with their own horses. The Chorus Girl and Other Stories Therefore, it was only necessary to secure the naturalization documents, and to purchase a plot of ground on the shore of the lake. The Nameless Castle The foundations only of this edifice had been laid before the overthrow of Buonaparte, and this large plot of ground now presents a scene of waste and desolation. A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium In 1673 the spring and plot of ground were given by the Earl of Northampton to the poor of the parish, but the vestry leased the spring to a brewer. The Parish Clerk I do not recommend this scheme, however, but would suggest that the single individual get a larger plot of ground, at least ten acres, and a team of his own. The Dollar Hen This colored minister has a five acre plot of ground and an old brick house located at the corporation line of the village of Lebanon. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Ohio Narratives The count at once had the plot of ground inclosed with a high fence of stout planks, engaged a gardener, and had it transformed into a beautiful flower-garden. The Nameless Castle One of his neighbors erected a Flemish château, another a Florentine palazzo, and a third a François Premier hôtel; but his plot of ground remained an unkempt tangle of mullein and blue succory. The Wild Olive As the rate of wages was miserably low, and the rent of a cabin and a plot of ground scandalously high, how the wretched occupiers managed to keep body and soul together is a mystery. Is Ulster Right? It may be that this is their own little plot of ground, for they work with a certain air of proprietorship. Jean Francois Millet We then drove to the Laurel Hill Cemetery, a beautifully situated place or plot of ground, by the Schuylkill river: there is the figure of Sir Walter Scott's Old Mortality cut out of solid stone. Journal of a Voyage across the Atlantic "Now you, too, own a plot of ground." The Nameless Castle In connection with this the boys could be induced to conduct experiments on plots of ground on their fathers' farms. The Minister and the Boy A Handbook for Churchmen Engaged in Boys' Work Here, in the close neighbourhood of the later Hebron, he bought a plot of ground in the sloping cliff, wherein a twofold chamber had been excavated in the rock for the purposes of burial. Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations The plot of ground on which it is erected has an area of six and three-quarters acres and is triangular in shape. By the Golden Gate There are some beautiful walks over this one-hundred-acres plot of ground. Journal of a Voyage across the Atlantic He conducted the veiled maiden through the park, along the freshly graveled path to the inclosed plot of ground. The Nameless Castle A drying yard is a plot of ground surrounded by a bamboo fence of such a height that it is impossible for fowls and the like to gain entrance. The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe They owned a plot of ground, and had a hundred dollars lying at the bottom of a chest, and in the stall two fine cows. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 This is only a small plot of ground covered with a veritable forest of crosses and surrounded by a low stone wall. Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories Whenever I have been tempted to buy some small plot of ground, an inward voice has prevented me. Recollections of My Youth Jane Austen is the best example in the whole range of English literature of the wisdom of knowing your limitations and cultivating your own special plot of ground. Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities The plot of ground on which the tree stands is surrounded by a high iron fence. A Trip Abroad In times of excitement men have worked out on paper wonderful arithmetical problems concerning the partition of the soil of the forest into small plots of ground for the poor. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 08 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes The Globe Theatre stood on a plot of ground, now occupied by four houses, contiguous to the present Globe Alley, Maiden Lane, Southwark. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 540, March 31, 1832 Several years ago the city authorities honored me by giving my name to the attractive plot of ground at the junction of Fulton and Greene Avenues. Recollections of a Long Life An Autobiography The habitant would often enclose a small plot of ground surrounding the house and outbuildings with a fence of piled stones or split rails, and in one corner he would plant his kitchen-garden. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 On the top is a remarkably level plot of ground, with a cluster of rocks in one place. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 On his return to Lucca, he built this architectural plaisance on a bare plot of ground, used for jousts and tilting. The Italians Then did Socrates will Alcibiades to seeke out the situation of Athens, which when he found Socrates proceeded further and willed him to point out that plot of ground where his lands and lordships lay. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 In the little plot of ground that fronts an English cottage the flowers are like members of the household. Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden The plot of ground you purchased gets its strange name from an ancient tin mine that is comprised in it, once worked by the Romans, but disused since their time. Bred in the Bone If the dead man can pay for a plot of ground for a grave, well and good; or if the villagers will subscribe….' A Tramp's Sketches Many of his experiments were made in what he called his "Botanical Garden," a plot of ground lying between the flower garden and the spinner's house. George Washington: Farmer And when a suitable plot of ground has been chosen for erecting a saw-mill,' to prepare the boards, 'it is called "pine-land," or a spot where the pine trees predominate. Among the Trees at Elmridge A moment later a third shell dropped in the same plot of ground. Over There War Scenes on the Western Front Each slave had a small plot of ground assigned to him near the huts, and on these, after the day's work was over, they raised vegetables for their own consumption. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War She resolved to seek a subsistence by cultivating a small plot of ground, and this was the spot that she chose. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction East of the formal garden lies a plot of ground that he used for agricultural experiments. George Washington: Farmer He increased it continually, and on the plot of ground he had inherited from his father he built a pretty house and moved into it. Armenian Literature That he inherited some landed property at Settignano from his father is certain; and he added several plots of ground to the paternal acres. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti An aged couple, who belong to the old régime and obstinately refuse to part with the little plot of ground on which they have lived for years, anger him to the point of madness. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. Every merchant is presented by the English government with a plot of ground, on condition of his building on it. A Woman's Journey Round the World They had a little plot of ground that helped to sustain them, but as the man was sick the woman went to work alone. Philippine Folk-Tales He who has not cultivated his own plot of ground will hardly know much about the tillage of his neighbour’s land. Literary and General Lectures and Essays Then he proceeded to a small plot of ground situated in the temple and after turning the earth over with a hand plow he sowed the first seeds of the season. Two Years in the Forbidden City In France most of those who labor for hire in agriculture, are themselves owners of certain plots of ground, which just enable them to subsist without working for anyone else. Democracy in America — Volume 2 The character of the country changes before reaching Delischan: the valleys contract to narrow gorges, and the mountains seldom leave space for small villages and plots of ground. A Woman's Journey Round the World I made, and have kept, that plot of ground entirely with my own hands. The Old Curiosity Shop But his daughter saw him coming, and changed her horse into a plot of ground, herself into a rose-tree covered with roses, and the prince into a gardener. The Violet Fairy Book At the rear of the mansion was a wild, uncultivated plot of ground, in the midst of which arose a black rock. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 The choice of such a man as we have supposed is soon made; he sells his plot of ground, leaves his dwelling, and embarks in some hazardous but lucrative calling. Democracy in America — Volume 2 After having proceeded eight English miles in four hours, we left the boats, and following a narrow footpath, soon reached a number of plots of ground, cleared from trees, and planted with pepper and gambir. A Woman's Journey Round the World As Shakespeare stands alone in his vast domain, so Herrick stands alone in his scanty plot of ground. Ponkapog Papers This announcement was received with a shout by the crowd, who now resumed their places at either side of the plot of ground which had been measured. The Purcell Papers — Volume 1 What had made this little plot of ground green and sweet and fragrant was now no more. Desert Gold He was possessed of some little money evidently, because he bought a plot of ground, and had a pair of ugly yellow brick cottages run up very cheaply. To-morrow That spring Marilla, by way of turning Davy's passion for reveling in mud and clay into useful channels, had given him and Dora a small plot of ground for a garden. Anne of Avonlea The plot of ground was in a high, dry, open enclosure, where there were forty or fifty such pieces, and where labour was at its briskest when the hired labour of the day had ended. Tess of the d'Urbervilles At another time it occupied a plot of ground on or near the present site of Gooderham's distillery. Canadian Notabilities, Volume 1 The land they cultivated was divided between them year after year, so that a German owned only his hut and the plot of ground or garden about it. Introductory American History They made their very difficult way across a plot of ground from which a row of dilapidated cottages had been razed to the ground. The Pawns Count Clearly Collins had not been put in possession of his mistress's intentions with regard to this plot of ground: and when he learnt them from Mr Anstruther he displayed no enthusiasm. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Part 2: More Ghost Stories The square plot of ground before the house was laid out in quaint old flower-beds, where the roses seemed, to Clarissa at least, to flourish as they flourished nowhere else. The Lovels of Arden From this a straight avenue bordered by arbor vitae trees, conducts to a square plot of ground enclosed by low posts and chains. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places At first he toils with zeal and thrift as an agriculturist on that plot of ground which his family have held since they expelled some former owner. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War This present planet was an admirable plot of ground, and here he stood, cheerfully ready to induct us, the Puritan-born, into the fictitious joys thereof. Meadow Grass Tales of New England Life We know that he had undertaken to protect the plot of ground cultivated by his wife. The Fur Country Seventy Degrees North Latitude Each occupied its own insulated plot of ground, with a garden in its rear. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish Even in France are to be found day labourers, only the very poorest, however, being without a cottage, plot of ground, a cow and of poultry their own. East of Paris Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champagne He saw that he was in a village of small houses, each cottage standing in its own plot of ground. The Face and the Mask A number of young men form a circle on a clear plot of ground. The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok Lord Milton came by and Clare was encouraged to tell him his trouble; his intense phrases and bearing were such that the nobleman at once promised him a new cottage and a plot of ground. Poems Chiefly from Manuscript "Good-bye, Mr. Menzies," she had said, "and thank you a thousand times for—" "They are from my own plot of ground," said the grizzled gardener, and looked away. Rest Harrow A Comedy of Resolution Each child has his or her little plot of ground in the roof-garden, where they are taught the once wellnigh forgotten art of agriculture. Through the Eye of the Needle A Romance The Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where there was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines. The World English Bible (WEB): 2 Samuel Would he be able to finish the plot of ground by the end of the week? Esther Waters So we have not only the picture of the broad river in its unity, but also that of the thousand little rivulets in their multiplicity, and in their direction to each man's plot of ground. Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah Now he found it flourishing in a magnificent mansion on Carlton Terrace, while in very sight of its windows, on a plot of ground in Pall Mall, a palace was rising to receive it. Endymion A savage plot of ground, where nothing else would grow save this crop of gray stones, and other gray stones formless and grim, thrusting their rugged faces out here and there through the scanty soil. Melody : the Story of a Child Here are old barrel-hoops, and patches of old sails, and dead bushes and dead dogs, and old saucepans, and little plots of ground where cabbages and pumpkins drag on a pining existence. The Englishwoman in America Demid lived on his own plot of ground, which, like the village, stood on a hill above the river. Tales of the Wilderness The moon showed us a little cottage, standing off from the road in a poor plot of ground. The Yeoman Adventurer I wanted the very best fruits the land had; so I, too, was obliged to take a plot of ground in the Valley of Sore Temptation and make a beginning. Adventures in the Land of Canaan There are still several plots of ground in Dacca town belonging to the French. Three Frenchmen in Bengal The Commercial Ruin of the French Settlements in 1757 The men, largely assisted by the females, cultivate small plots of ground, and totally disregard all modern improvements. The Englishwoman in America We camped on a narrow plot of ground, in the very heart of the tremendous gorge. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain In the centre of a square plot of ground enclosed with lattice work, is erected a wooden cross, painted black. A Visit to the Monastery of La Trappe in 1817 With Notes Taken During a Tour Through Le Perche, Normandy, Bretagne, Poitou, Anjou, Le Bocage, Touraine, Orleanois, and the Environs of Paris. Illustrated with Numerous Coloured Engravings, from Drawings Made on the Spot The tool of the artisan is not like the peasant's plot of ground, which is more productive after having lain fallow. Paris under the Commune The Seventy-Three Days of the Second Siege; with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs) Compared with the short span of time they live, men of great intellect are like huge buildings, standing on a small plot of ground. The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; The Art of Literature At this place, the Kathayans had in one night inclosed a plot of ground 500 paces square, with walls ten feet high. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time And the same hath now possessed a plot of ground with the reward of iniquity. The first New Testament printed in English These cotters correspond to our truck farmers, and their plots of ground number about 35,000 on the outskirts of the cities and villages. Norwegian Life Trinity Church is built on a plot of ground once called Patten Field. Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston Sam's plot of ground and cabin was near the division line between the two farms, and Lewis took his time to go down there after dark. A Child's Anti-Slavery Book Containing a Few Words about American Slave Children and Stories of Slave-Life. Mr. Baines employed repairing the portable boat; Richards clearing a plot of ground near the spring for a garden. Journals of Australian Explorations It seems that the plot of ground reserved for dead paupers was very circumscribed. From Yauco to Las Marias A recent campaign in Puerto Rico by the Independent Regular Brigade under the command of Brig. General Schwan The road to Pales is over the moors; we scarcely saw a house for miles, except here and there a little cot, on a plot of ground obtained as a grant to encourage industry. Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel Our consul Marius, worthy soldiers, Of late within a pleasant plot of ground Sat down for pleasure near a crystal spring, Accompanied with many lords of Rome. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 The principal features of the exterior were suggested by its situation, it being placed on an angular plot of ground, between Langham-place and Regent-street. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 325, August 2, 1828 The emancipated negroes took but little trouble to cultivate the plots of ground they had obtained, and were quite content if they could scratch enough from the soil to enable them barely to live. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 If I didn't own that plot of ground next door, this place would be impossible. The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet A Detective Story It was the captain who spoke, and, an instant later, the plot of ground, perhaps an acre and a half in area, was a scene of rollicking labor. The Iron Game A Tale of the War It is written by a landscape gardener, and contains most valuable suggestions as to how best to use for a Kindergarten or Nursery School plots of ground which may be secured for that purpose. The Child under Eight Indeed, it seemed to her flat desecration that Musgrave should have brought his former mistress into this hallowed plot of ground. The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck A Comedy of Limitations Hence, I have already measured out and registered over 100 plots of ground for gardens, situated in various parts of the channel in which we are settled. Metlakahtla and the North Pacific Mission As they both had a wish to be left on the isle, I gave them each a plot of ground, on which they had tents and barns built. Robinson Crusoe — in Words of One Syllable A little way down the railroad track they found a rather ramshackle building, mostly tin roof, and behind it a large plot of ground surrounded with a high corral or fence. The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure Thanks to the latter, the plot of ground on which the monument is raised is set apart for ever, so that the remains of those interred there will henceforth be sacred from any irreverent treatment. The Poetical Works of Mrs. Leprohon Weavers some time ago had a plot of ground which brought potatoes and kale to supplement the loom, and on it could earn twelve shillings a week. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland Every child, where it be practicable, should have a small plot of ground to cultivate, that he may dig and delve in, and make dirt-pies if he choose. Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children We accordingly pressed on, and found ourselves in presence of an old man and a younger one, who were working hard at a plot of ground and watering it by a channel from the spring. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02 The ownership of a very small plot of ground steadies life, lends ballast to existence, and is a bond given to society for good behavior. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers And without loss of time he staked out a plot of ground, and, in his own way, proclaimed himself proprietor. On the Trail of Pontiac When she died she was buried in the family burying plot of ground in the Episcopalian churchyard. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland It would be well, in every village, and in the outskirts of every town, if a large plot of ground were set apart for children to play in, and to go through regular gymnastic exercises. Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children Bradford says that there was immediate improvement when each family received the full returns from working its own individual plot of ground. History of American Literature I have seen some large flocks this winter, and a few fed daily on a bare plot of ground at the end of our piazza. Nature's Serial Story The young heir of Glendearg was in the meanwhile conducted to a plot of ground more raised, and therefore drier than the rest of the moor. The Monastery To the rear of the farmhouse stood a plot of ground planted with cherry trees. Amanda — a Daughter of the Mennonites But every one of the six fields would be divided into three parts, one of which was given to each child, so that instead of six separate plots of ground, there were now eighteen. The Eve of the French Revolution The little plot of ground was in truth a portion of his own compensation exacted in advance of the murder. The Rose in the Ring The house stood in a small plot of ground, the cultivation of which was the delight of papa Christinat. Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence Of course we could not be buried at the foot of the beech-tree unless Cardinal Mercier would permit a plot of ground to be consecrated there. The Valley of Vision : a Book of Romance an Some Half Told Tales Edward I. gave them a plot of ground in Fleet Street, to build their church upon. The Fortunes of Nigel The master might act as surgeon, or attorney, or surveyor; he might cultivate a plot of ground. The Eve of the French Revolution In the middle of the waste plot of ground next to Soto's. The Evil Shepherd Now, imagine rain-drops falling on this plot of ground and sinking into the earth. The Fairy-Land of Science No watchman was in sight, in the mist of falling flakes, so the criminologist disappeared over the fence which separated the plot of ground from the sidewalk. The Voice on the Wire What he called "my own people"—the liberated captives of the Sherif—were to make a distinct quarter of Patusan, with their huts and little plots of ground under the walls of the stronghold. Lord Jim If the treasure should be found—as it might be—somewhere hidden on that little plot of ground with a palace on it on our side of the river, our problem would be fairly easy. Guns of the Gods It brought delicious fruit, and never was the fire lighted more frequently on the hearth in the plots of ground assigned to the pupils—baking and boiling were pleasant during the cool afternoons. The Story of My Life — Complete It brought delicious fruit, and never was the fire lighted more frequently on the hearth in the plots of ground assigned to the pupils— baking and boiling were pleasant during the cool afternoons. The Story of My Life — Volume 04 Much is gained by preparing a warm but not dry plot of ground in autumn, making it very rich with short, half-decayed stable-manure. The Home Acre There had been a building in the middle of the plot of ground, but it had been burned down and only a pile of blackened debris marked the place. Raspberry Jam He had come over to aid me in choosing a two-acre plot of ground for corn and potatoes. Driven Back to Eden I finally obtain a good place, where nothing but an open plank fence and a narrow plot of ground thinly set with shrubbery intervenes between me and the street leading from the palace. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran His mother's family, the Fouques, owned, towards the end of the last century, a large plot of ground in the Faubourg, behind the old cemetery of Saint-Mittre; this ground was subsequently joined to the Jas-Meiffren. The Fortune of the Rougons He soon came in sight of it, and also perceived Elzear himself, stooping over a small plot of ground in front of his dwelling, apparently gathering herbs. Ardath Much of his time was spent in cultivating a small plot of ground in the churchyard, which he had enclosed as a vegetable garden. A Zola Dictionary; the Characters of the Rougon-Macquart Novels of Emile Zola; About the little plot of ground a rustic fence of poles was built, and the path led to a stile by which one might enter the enclosure. The Shepherd of the Hills Thus, every year the crops are carefully harvested and weighed from twenty measured plots of ground that receive no treatment except the rotation of crops. The Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Real Life, All day long Miette's choice had puzzled him, and his curiosity increased when he found himself in the narrow lane formed by the piles of planks at the end of the plot of ground. The Fortune of the Rougons But in buying small plots of ground, larger farms have to be broken up. Three Acres and Liberty Directly opposite the main entrance was a vacant plot of ground, with a frontage of an entire block and a depth of four hundred feet. Five Thousand an Hour : how Johnny Gamble won the heiress And when he reached his plot of ground that morning, and set to work as usual, he was, for a non-reflective man, very much absorbed in thought. The Master-Christian An honest, hard-working couple, living in one of the outlying districts, cultivated a plot of ground, upon the produce of which they depended for their livelihood. West Indian Fables by James Anthony Froude Explained by J. J. Thomas When he reached the Faubourg, and could no longer even recognise the Fouques' plot of ground, he was stupefied. The Fortune of the Rougons How I hate to think of them going away and leaving it to strangers who don't love it or care more for it than any other plot of ground where good crops can be raised! The Lure of the Labrador Wild Notwithstanding the wild and dangerous route, every available plot of ground was cultivated, although no villages were perceptible. Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879 A shrubbery of evergreens divided the lawn near the house from the flower-beds which occupied the further extremity of the plot of ground. Jezebel's Daughter For this purpose he goes to the middle of the plot of ground, stoops down, and pretends to pick up a letter. The Golden Bough Harlow paid fifteen shillings a year for his plot of ground, and although it meant a lot of hard work it was also a source of pleasure and some profit. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists I at once cleared a small plot of ground and sowed some garden seeds on the new soil now annexed to Egypt. Ismailia They passed through the gate, and arriving at the plot of ground in front of the house, paused for a moment to look around them. Antonina We strolled past. the quiet homes to the more quiet plot of ground, "hallowed by many congenial and great souls." See America First But luckily Manawyddan got word of it, and he and Kieva left the town one night and proceeded to Narberth, taking with him a sheaf of wheat, which he sowed in three plots of ground. The Lilac Fairy Book Sometimes Easton passed the evening at the Cricketers but frequently he went over to the allotments, where Harlow had a plot of ground. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Marshall erected his Richmond home, called "Shockoe Hill," in 1793 on a plot of ground which he had purchased four years earlier. John Marshall and the Constitution; a chronicle of the Supreme court The place was a level plot of ground beyond the Pincian Gate, backed by a thick grove of pine trees, and looking towards the north over the smooth extent of the country round Rome. Antonina After breakfast we went for another walk, and watched some of the Amahagger sowing a plot of ground with the grain from which they make their beer. She He had a little plot of ground at the back of the house, marked out as his own by a Tory of oyster-shells, which a maid one day threw away as rubbish. Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 Each municipal body, each company of the National Guard, wants to reign on its own plot of ground out of the way of any foreign control; and this is what is called liberty. The French Revolution - Volume 1 If he assigns them a plot of ground, if he permits them merely to encamp on it, if he sets them to work or furnishes them with seeds it is on conditions, which he prescribes. The Ancient Regime The authorities and people there showed the new-comers every kindness, and set apart a plot of ground for their camp. The Story of the Mormons, from the date of their origin to the year 1901 I never knew, before visiting Holland, how much it was possible for people to get out of a small plot of ground. Up from Slavery: an autobiography He worked early and late in the plot of ground that gave him his livelihood. Stories By English Authors: France (Selected by Scribners) They bestowed the names of Brittany and Normandy on two little plots of ground, where they had sown corn, strawberries, and peas. Paul and Virginia Sometimes there are good days, when she takes a certain pleasure in her walks and in looking after a little plot of ground where she gardens. Michael In spite of his jests over the periwinkles, he has a taste for flowers, and had obtained from the gardener the concession of a little plot of ground to cultivate according to his fancy. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: French novels These gardens are small plots of ground where, with great trouble and expense, salad, spinach, parsley, potatoes, and a few varieties of edible roots, are cultivated. Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North He was clothed as miserably as the moujiks, not being above them in social position; in fact, laboring like a peasant on his plot of ground; baptis-ing, marrying, burying. Michael Strogoff Or, The Courier of the Czar He himself could see first a wide courtyard lying between the two wings of the house, then beyond it the garden, an immense square plot of ground beautifully cultivated. The Case of the Lamp That Went Out As the entrance to this from the road is at the side, the path goes round the corner into the little plot of ground. Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 1 They might have the plot of ground opposite his house for a chapel-site. The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa "Only give me a plot of ground to build a palace upon that shall be fit for the wife of the King of the Wind to live in." Twilight Land The gardens of the pavilion and my plot of ground were in the shape of a hatchet, of which this avenue was the handle. Honorine The new plots of ground that are for sale, there to the left. Camille The man who last Tuesday was a prosperous merchant was obliged to occupy with his family a little plot of ground that adjoined the open-air home of a laborer. The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire It was a small plot of ground, only a few rods long and wide, and was kept absolutely private for the use of the Countess and her family. Men of Iron By Him that made me, I'll maintain my words On any plot of ground in Christendom. King Henry VI, Part 1 With his map before him, he followed the explanations until he thought he could recognize the very plot of ground which Julio's regiment had occupied. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse A short stone's-throw from where they had halted stood a cottage back from the road in a little plot of ground, the property of a kindly old woman known to both. Mistress Wilding When this devil of a fellow saw every one cultivating his own plot of ground, he hurried about buying grain so as to supply the poor with the requisite seed. The Country Doctor This plot of ground, turned now as I saw into a rockery, had been the scene of my most untiring labours. Elizabeth and Her German Garden It also boasted of what in Languedoc is styled a garden, consisting of a small plot of ground, on the side opposite to the main entrance reserved for the reception of guests. The Count of Monte Cristo Xenophon took the money and bought for the goddess a plot of ground at a point indicated to him by the oracle. Anabasis And then, one day, he scaled low hills and looked into an inhabited valley—a valley of trees and cultivated fields and plots of ground enclosed by stone walls surrounding strange towers. The Chessmen of Mars The plot of ground, the graven tablet, the tended flowers affected him so as belonging to him that he resembled for the hour a contented landlord reviewing a piece of property. The Beast in the Jungle |
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