1 An upland moor of sheep and flitting cool sunlight.
2 On some upland farm, a plough had been left standing in the field.
3 The scene was strangely homogeneous, in that the vale, the upland, the barrow, and the figure above it amounted only to unity.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 1: 2 Humanity Appears upon the Scene, Hand in Hand with Trouble 4 But in upland hamlets the transition from a-bed to abroad is surprisingly swift and easy.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 5: 2 A Lurid Light Breaks in upon a Darkened Understanding 5 To expiate his huntsman's offense, Ilagin pressed the Rostovs to come to an upland of his about a mile away which he usually kept for himself and which, he said, swarmed with hares.
6 The way to Iligin's upland was across the fields.
7 Then some malicious god conveyed Ulysses to the upland farm where his swineherd lives.
8 The new country lay open before me: there were no fences in those days, and I could choose my own way over the grass uplands, trusting the pony to get me home again.
9 Russian thistles were blowing across the uplands and piling against the wire fences like barricades.
10 The car ran on along the uplands, seeing the rolling county spread out.
11 God help those who wander into the great mire now, for even the firm uplands are becoming a morass.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In Chapter 10. Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson