Walks And Talks of An American Farmer in England
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The walls of these cottages are all made by in- terlacing twigs (called wattles) between the timbers, and then plashing these with mud (noggin), inside and out, one layer over another as they dried, until it is as thick as is desired ; then the surface is made smooth with a trowel, and whitewashed.
A few miles further on we came to a large, park-like pasture, bounded by a neatly trimmed hedge, and entered by a simple gate, from which a private road ran curving among a few clumps 90 AN AMERICAN ...FARMER IN ENGLAND.
of trees to a mansion about a furlong distant. We entered, and rested ourselves awhile at the foot of some large oaks. The house was nearly hidden among trees, and these, seen across the clear grass land, formed, we thought, the finest mass of foliage we had ever seen. A peculiar character was given it by one or two purple-leaved beeches tall trees, thickly branched from the very ground. The cattle in this pasture-lawn were small and black, brisk and wild-looking, but so tame in reality that, as we lay under the tree, they came up and licked our hands like dogs.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The walls of these cottages are all made by in- terlacing twigs (called wattles) between the timbers, and then plashing these with mud (noggin), inside and out, one layer over another as they dried, until it is as thick as is desired ; then the surface is made smooth with a trowel, and whitewashed.
A few miles further on we came to a large, park-like pasture, bounded by a neatly trimmed hedge, and entered by a simple gate, from which a private road ran curving among a few clumps 90 AN AMERICAN ...FARMER IN ENGLAND.
of trees to a mansion about a furlong distant. We entered, and rested ourselves awhile at the foot of some large oaks. The house was nearly hidden among trees, and these, seen across the clear grass land, formed, we thought, the finest mass of foliage we had ever seen. A peculiar character was given it by one or two purple-leaved beeches tall trees, thickly branched from the very ground. The cattle in this pasture-lawn were small and black, brisk and wild-looking, but so tame in reality that, as we lay under the tree, they came up and licked our hands like dogs.
What to read after Walks And Talks of An American Farmer in England?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Frederick Law Olmsted to read onlineMoreLess
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