 I labour much. I go out at day-break, urging the oxen to the field, and I yoke them to the plough (the pyl). It is not yet so stark winter that I dare keep close at home, for fear of my lord...  The Popular History of England - Page 106by Charles Knight - 1881Full view - About this book
 | Sharon Turner - Anglo-Saxons - 1805 - 534 pages
...the Saxon dialogues already quoted, the ploughman gives this account of his duty : " I LABOUR much. 1 go out at day-break, urging the oxen to the field, and I yoke them to the plough (thefyl). It is not yet fo flark winter that I dare keep clofe at home, for fear of my lord ; but the... | |
 | Sharon Turner - Great Britain - 1807 - 498 pages
...taken away. In the Saxon dialogues already quoted, the ploughman gives this account of his duty: " I labour much. I go out at day-break, urging the oxen to the field, and 1 yoke them to the plough (the syl). It is not yet so stark winter that I dare keep close at home,... | |
 | Sharon Turner - Anglo-Saxons - 1823 - 580 pages
...taken away. IN the Saxon dialogues already quoted, the ploughman gives this account of his duty : " I labour much. I go out at day-break, urging the oxen to the field, and I yoke them to the plough (the pyl). It is not yet so stark winter that I dare keep close at home, for fear of my lord ; but... | |
 | Philip Miller - 1834 - 250 pages
...There is a very old Saxon dialogue extant, in which a ploughman in stating his duties, says, " I go ont at day-break, urging the oxen to the field, and I yoke them to the plough — the oxen bcing yoked, and the share and cultro fastened on, I ought to plough one entire field... | |
 | Sharon Turner - Anglo-Saxons - 1836 - 626 pages
...taken away. IN the Saxon dialogues already quoted, the ploughman gives this account of his duty : " I LABOUR much. I go out at day-break, urging the oxen to the field, and I yoke them to the plough (che ryl). It is not yet so stark winter that I dare keep close at home, for fear of my lord; but the... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1840 - 384 pages
...and taken away. In the Saxon dialogues already quoted, the ploughman gives this account of his duty : "I labour much. I go out at day-break, urging the...oxen to the field, and I yoke them to the plough ((he syl). It is not yet so stark winter lhat I dare keep close at home, for fear of my lord ; but the oxen... | |
 | Sharon Turner - Anglo-Saxons - 1841 - 636 pages
...the quantity; and another on a notched stick, seems to be marking what is measured and taken away. " I labour much. I go out at daybreak, urging the oxen to the field, and I yoke them to the plough (che pF 1 )- It is not yet so stark winter that I dare keep close at home, for fear of my lord; but... | |
 | Sharon Turner - Anglo-Saxons - 1841 - 636 pages
...taken away. In the Saxon dialogues already quoted, the ploughman gives this account of his duty: " 1 labour much. I go out at daybreak, urging the oxen to the field, and I yoke them to the plough (che j-yl). It is not yet so stark winter that I dare keep close at home, for fear of my lord ; but... | |
 | William Blackwood - 1841 - 646 pages
...driver. There is a very old Saxon dialogue extant, in which a ploughman in stating his duties says :—" I go out at daybreak, urging the oxen to the field, and I yoke them to the plough^-the oxen being yoked, and the share and cultro fastened on, I ought to plough one entire field... | |
 | 1843 - 826 pages
...driver. There is a very old Saxon dialogue extant, in which a ploughman, in stating his duties, says, ' I go out at day-break, urging the oxen to the field, and I yoke them to the plough— the oxen being yoked, and the share and coulter fastened on, I ought to plough one entire field or... | |
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