He had Encroached, inch by inch, but her oblivion had not been inclination, as Waterbury fancied.
"Garrison's Finish A Romance of the Race-Course"
W. B. M. Ferguson
What the original estate was, or to what extent the colonel had Encroached upon it, Sue never rightly knew.
"Garrison's Finish A Romance of the Race-Course"
W. B. M. Ferguson
It was also observed, that in a course of time, the buildings in some of the ancient streets had Encroached upon the path, four or five feet on each side; which caused an irregular line, and made those streets eight or ten feet narrower, that are now used by 50,000 people, than they were, when used only by a tenth part of that number; and, that their confined width rendered the passage dangerous to children, women, and feeble age, particularly on the market day and Saturday evening.
"An History of Birmingham (1783)"
William Hutton