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c. 1710.  Congreve, trans. Ovid, Wks. 1730, III. 304. And plenteous Crops of golden Grain are found, Alone, to grace well-cultivated Ground.

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1755.  Smollett, Quix. (1803), IV. 221. A student of acute parts, and a well-cultivated understanding.

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1781.  Gibbon, Decl. & F., xxx. III. 171. The banks of the Rhine were crowned … with elegant houses and well-cultivated farms.

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1847.  Mrs. Gore, Castles in Air, I. ix. 181. The thriving, cheering aspect of our well-cultivated kingdom.

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1879.  Mrs. Howeis, Art of Dress, 124. We are offending well-cultivated eyes and well-regulated minds.

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