An Account of the Past and Present State of the Isle of Man: Including a Topographical Description; a Sketch of Its Mineralogy; an Outline of Its Laws, with the Privileges Enjoyed by Strangers; and a History of the Island |
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Page 16
... usually from six to eight feet thick , and sometimes much more . It rests upon clay , frequently much mixed with sand . Trunks of the pine and of the oak are often observable . The former is accounted the most common , but I saw only ...
... usually from six to eight feet thick , and sometimes much more . It rests upon clay , frequently much mixed with sand . Trunks of the pine and of the oak are often observable . The former is accounted the most common , but I saw only ...
Page 21
... less numerous , the slate is softer and more readily splits into thin laminæ . usually hardest near the veins . It is The slate not unfrequently breaks into rhomboidal fragments , the consequence of its Sketch of the Mineralogy . 21.
... less numerous , the slate is softer and more readily splits into thin laminæ . usually hardest near the veins . It is The slate not unfrequently breaks into rhomboidal fragments , the consequence of its Sketch of the Mineralogy . 21.
Page 35
... usually very small . Farms are some- times let for a guinea or even 25s . those at a distance from 12s . to 20s .; uplands 5s . and up- wards ; but rents everywhere are evidently rising . The measure of the English statute acre is ...
... usually very small . Farms are some- times let for a guinea or even 25s . those at a distance from 12s . to 20s .; uplands 5s . and up- wards ; but rents everywhere are evidently rising . The measure of the English statute acre is ...
Page 37
... usually from four to ten acres , with fences unaccountably crooked and irregular . The common fence is composed of sods of earth , reaching to the height of four or five feet . It requires frequent repairs . Gorze or furze is often ...
... usually from four to ten acres , with fences unaccountably crooked and irregular . The common fence is composed of sods of earth , reaching to the height of four or five feet . It requires frequent repairs . Gorze or furze is often ...
Page 38
... usually of two rooms on the ground , sometimes with , sometimes without , a solitary window . The thatch is of straw , and is kept in its proper place by bands of the same material , twelve or eighteen inches apart , crossing each other ...
... usually of two rooms on the ground , sometimes with , sometimes without , a solitary window . The thatch is of straw , and is kept in its proper place by bands of the same material , twelve or eighteen inches apart , crossing each other ...
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