commonage

Example Sentences

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His pony was only grazing on the town commonage hard by; he could have him brought in less than half an hour.

From A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance by Mitford, Bertram

We came over a rolling down towards the commonage.

From Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales by Cripps, Arthur Shearly

In the evening we heard that the enemy were at Glen Lennie on their way to Harrismith, and that a patrol had already reached the town commonage.

From Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet by Kestell, J. D. (John Daniel)

The rights of men are liberty and an equal participation in the commonage of nature.”

From The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources by MacDonald, Daniel J.

He grazed on the town commonage; besides grass, he never got anything to eat but an occasional handful of mealies.

From Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)