There were no hedges throughout all this locality, and very few stone walls, for enclosure acts had not then come into operation; while trees were of so little value, as scarcely to be worth the trouble of felling. Old England possessed no “green lanes,” such as are now deemed picturesque; but there were little dells and hollows beautiful enough for the fairies to live in; and dark woods, where it would be dangerous for young people to go blackberrying; and jungles, where the hunter might almost lose himself in pursuit of game.
Tomlinson/Yorkshire
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