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" ... palaces, navigation, &c. ; but now sallow, &c., are rejected, and nothing but oak any where regarded ; and yet see the change ; for when our houses were builded of willow, then had we oaken men ; but now that our houses are come to be made of oak,... "
The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution ... - Página 383
por David Hume - 1775
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The Britannic magazine; or entertaining repository of heroic ..., Volumen1

482 páginas
...were builded of willow, then had we oalcen men ; but now, that our houfes are come to be made of oak, our men are not only become willow, but a great many altogether of ftraw, which is a fore alteration. In thefe, the coitrage of the owner was a fufficient defence to...
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Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts ..., Volumen10,Parte1

Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 422 páginas
...were builded of willow, then had we oaktn men ; but now that our houfes are come te be made of oak, our men are not only become willow» but a great many altogether of ftraw, which is a fore alteration. In thefe, the courage of the owner wat a fufficient defence to keep...
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The Universalist's Miscellany, Or, Philanthropist's Museum, Volumen3

1799 - 404 páginas
...are come to be made of oak, our men are not only become willow, but a great many altogether of ftraw, which is a fore alteration. In thefe the courage of...owner was a fuificient defence to keep the houfe in iafety ; but now the afl'urance of the timber muft defend the men from robbing." VOL. III. Kk Now Now...
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The Universalist's Miscellany, Or, Philanthropist's Museum, Volumen3

1799 - 394 páginas
...were builded of willow, then had we oaken men ; but now that our houfes are come to be made of oak1, our men are not only become willow, but a great many altogether of ftraw, which is a fore alteration. In thefe the courage of the owner was a fufficient defence to keep...
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An Impartial History of the Town and County of Newcastle Upon Tyne and Its ...

John Baillie - 1801 - 642 páginas
...houfes were buylded of willowe then had we oken men, but now that our houfes are come to be made of oke, our men are not only become willow, but a great many altogether of draw, which is a fore alteration." April 26, 1582, Qjjeen Elizabeth obtained a leafe of the manors of Gatelhead and Whickham, with the...
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The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to the ..., Volumen4

David Hume - 1807 - 480 páginas
...were builded of willow, then had we oaken men ; but now that our houses are come to be made of oak, our men are not only become willow, but a great many altogether of straw, which is a sore alteration. In these the courage of the owner was a sufficient defence to keep...
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Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. Charles Buck, Author of the ..., Volumen3

Charles Buck - 1808 - 374 páginas
...were built of willow, then had we oaken men ; but now, when our houses are come to be made of oak, our men are not only become willow, but a great many altogether of straw, which is a sore alteration. In these, the courage of the owner was a sufficient defence to keep...
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Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. Charles Buck ...: Containing The Young ...

Charles Buck - 1808 - 362 páginas
...were built of willow, then had we oaken men ; but now, when our houses are come to be made of oak, our men are not only become willow, but a great many altogether of straw, which is a sore alteration. In these, the courage of the owner was a sufficient defence to keep...
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Imitations and Translations from the Ancient and Modern Classics: Together ...

John Cam Hobhouse Baron Broughton, George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1809 - 288 páginas
...builded of " willow, then had we oaken men ; but now that our houses are " come to be made of oak, our men are not only become willow, " but a great many altogether of straw, which is a sore alteration." Holingshed, Description of Britain, chap. xvi. If Holingshed complained...
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Encyclopædia Britannica: or, A dictionary of arts and sciences ..., Volumen12

Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 816 páginas
...were builded of willow, then had we oaken but now that our houfes are come to be made of men; oak, our men are not only become willow, but a great many altogether of ilraw, which is a fore alteration. In thefe the courage of the owner was a fufficient defence to keep...
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