A book of the West Being An Introduction to Devon And Cornwall
A book of the West Being An Introduction to Devon And Cornwall
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It was rumoured that gold was to be found in the gozen — the refuse from the mines. All who had old mines on their land sent up specimens to London, and received reports that there was a specified amount of gold in what was forwarded. Some, to be sure that there was no decep- tion, went up with their specimens and saw them ground, washed, and analysed, and the gold extracted. So large orders were sent up for gozen -crushing * Cotton (R. W. ), "The Oxenham Omen, " in Transactions of the Devonshi...re Association, 1882.
LOCAL SONG 223 machines. These came down, were set to work, and no gold was then found. The makers of the machines had introduced gold-dust into the water that was used in the washing of the crushed stone. I made use of this incident in my novel John Herring. But to return to the singers. Here is a song of local origin, which, however, I did not obtain from these South Zeal singers. I must premise that the local pronunciation of Okehampton is Ockington.
At Ockington, in Devonshire, Old vayther lived vor many a year.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
It was rumoured that gold was to be found in the gozen — the refuse from the mines. All who had old mines on their land sent up specimens to London, and received reports that there was a specified amount of gold in what was forwarded. Some, to be sure that there was no decep- tion, went up with their specimens and saw them ground, washed, and analysed, and the gold extracted. So large orders were sent up for gozen -crushing * Cotton (R. W. ), "The Oxenham Omen, " in Transactions of the Devonshi...re Association, 1882.
LOCAL SONG 223 machines. These came down, were set to work, and no gold was then found. The makers of the machines had introduced gold-dust into the water that was used in the washing of the crushed stone. I made use of this incident in my novel John Herring. But to return to the singers. Here is a song of local origin, which, however, I did not obtain from these South Zeal singers. I must premise that the local pronunciation of Okehampton is Ockington.
At Ockington, in Devonshire, Old vayther lived vor many a year.
What to read after A book of the West Being An Introduction to Devon And Cornwall?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by S Sabine Baring Gould to read onlineMoreLess
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