 House standing out of a speaking distance from another; .... We could see at every house a Tenter, and on almost every Tenter a piece of Cloth or Kersie or Shalloon.  The Industrial Revolution - Page 12by Charles Austin Beard - 1919 - 105 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1873 - 612 pages
...descended safely into the Vale of Calder ; and as they approached Halifax the day cleared up, and ' we could see at every house a tenter, and on almost...every tenter a piece of cloth, or kersie, or shalloon, which are the three articles of this country's labour. . . . These by their whiteness reflecting the... | |
 | Charles Knight - Great Britain - 1859 - 536 pages
...country became one continued village, though every way mountainous ; and as the day cleared up, he could see at every house a tenter, and on almost every tenter a piece of white cloth, sparkling in the sun. Every house on the hill-side had its little rill, conveyed in gutters... | |
 | John Murray (Firm) - Yorkshire (England) - 1867 - 644 pages
...mountainous, hardly a house standing out of a speaking distance from another ; and as the day cleared up we could see at every house a tenter, and on almost...every tenter a piece of cloth, or kersie, or shalloon, which are the three articles of this country's labour. These by their whiteness reflecting the bright... | |
 | English literature - 1868 - 600 pages
...country one continued village, hardly a house standing out of speaking distance from another ; and we could see at every house a tenter, and on almost...every tenter a piece of cloth, or kersie, or shalloon, which are the three articles of this country's labour. These, by their whiteness reflecting the bright... | |
 | Anonymous - History - 1868 - 602 pages
...country one continued village, hardly a house standing out of speaking distance from another ; and we could see at every house a tenter, and on almost...every tenter a piece of cloth, or kersie, or shalloon, which are the three articles of this country's labour. These, by their whiteness reflecting the bright... | |
 | English literature - 1868 - 602 pages
...country one continued village, hardly a house standing out of speaking distance from another ; and wo could see at every house a tenter, and on almost every tenter a piece of cloth, or kcrsio, or shalloon, which are the three articles of this country's labour. These, by their whiteness... | |
 | Arnold Toynbee - Economics - 1884 - 304 pages
...of Land had an House belonging to them ; . . . hardly an House standing out of a Speaking-distance from another ; . . . we could see at every House a...Kersie or Shalloon. ... At every considerable house was a manufactory. . . . Every clothier keeps one horse, at least, to carry his Manufactures to the... | |
 | Arnold Toynbee - Economics - 1887 - 314 pages
...of Land had an House belonging to them ; . . . hardly an House standing out of a Speaking-distance from another ; . . . we could see at every House a...Kersie or Shalloon. ... At every considerable house was a manufactory. . . . Every clothier keeps one horse, at least, to carry his Manufactures to the... | |
 | Richard Whately Cooke-Taylor - Factory laws and legislation - 1891 - 556 pages
...pieces of land had an house belonging to them . . . hardly an house standing out of a speaking-distance from another We could see at every house a tenter,...almost every tenter a piece of cloth, or Kersie or Shallon. . . At every considerable house was a manufactory. Every clothier keeps one horse at least... | |
 | Richard Theodore Ely - Economics - 1893 - 456 pages
...three or four pieces of land had an house belonging to them, . . . hardly an house standing out of a speaking distance from another. . . . We could see...almost every tenter a piece of cloth or kersie or shaloon. ... At every considerable house was a manufactory. . . . Every clothier keeps one horse, at... | |
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