upgrowth

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What Elizabeth contributed to this upgrowth of national prosperity was the peace and social order from which it sprang.

From History of the English People, Volume IV by Green, John Richard

Her sons were goodly and delightsome to her in their upgrowth, but they are well-nigh men.

From The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

The first faint upgrowth of manufactures was seen in a crowd of protective statutes which formed a marked feature in the legislation of Edward the Fourth.

From History of the English People, Volume III The Parliament, 1399-1461; The Monarchy 1461-1540 by Green, John Richard

The vigour of English life showed itself in the wide extension of commerce, in the progress of the towns, and the upgrowth of a free yeomanry.

From History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 by Green, John Richard

There was a sudden upgrowth of virulent pamphlets of the old Martin Marprelate type.

From History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 by Green, John Richard