landowning rights

His tactlessness combined with his bluntness made him many enemies.

On the whole, I have sat under the wing of Saint Swithin; uncheery, sluggish, murky, as the wettest of his Days;--hoping always, nevertheless, that blue sky, figurative and real, does exist, and will demonstrate itself by and by.

Who knows? Maybe someday he'll finish writing his book and make lots of money selling it.