If the curious reader chooses to see a picture of Birmingham, in the time of the Britons, he will find one in the turnpike road, between hales-owen and Stourbridge, called the Lie Waste, alias Mud City.
"An History of Birmingham (1783)"
William Hutton
The approach is on every side by ascent, except that from hales-Owen, north west, which gives a free access of air, even to the most secret recesses of habitation.
"An History of Birmingham (1783)"
William Hutton
He hales with enthusiasm a commonplace, he gets into ecstasy about that toward which an intelligent man displays little or no emotion.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell