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  • On the top grows a gwern or alder-tree, about a foot thick, its bark terribly scotched with letters and uncouth characters, carved by the idlers of the town who are fond of resorting to the top of the mound in fine weather, and lying down on the grass which covers it.

    Wild Wales : Its People, Language and Scenery 2004

  • “Of the gwern, or alder tree,” said the woman, “of which there is plenty on both sides of the brook.”

    Wild Wales : Its People, Language and Scenery 2004

  • The manner in which I’ve witnessed the issue of global warming argued would suggest so. gwern

    Perils of pop philosophy 2009

  • _cicerone_, the gardener, I passed from one object of natural beauty to another, -- the vale of Pen-gwern surrounded by part of the Berwyn chain, the woody dingle, and brawling brook of the Cyflymed, with many others, which are supplied with the most gratifying conveniences for their leisurely inspection.

    The "Ladies of Llangollen" as Sketched by Many Hands; with Notices of Other Objects of Interest in "That Sweetest of Vales" John Hicklin

  • It just lies to you to keep you happy. ray: haskell 'will come out in 2020 and be h98 with hierarchical modules ray: enlarge your kleisli arrow, please the category ladies quicksilver: making the compiler writer's job painful is one of the main duties of a language designer. gwern: as a plugin, yes, but that's like being so out of shape that a guy in a wheelchair can outrace you - yes, he needs a tool, but you should still be ashamed of yourself

    Planet Haskell 2009

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