We have hills which, seen from a distance almost take the character of mountains, some cultivated nearly to their summits, others in their wild state covered with furze and broom.
His chief peculiarity consisted in the fineness of his mechanical finish, which extended to depicting even the almost invisible furze of hair growing on smooth skin.
Instead, he nearly blinds himself with too much reading, then further mortifies his wife by deciding to eke out a living, at least temporarily, as a furze-cutter.
The furze is destroyed by fire, but grows again; the granite is worn away imperceptively by the rain....
Furze was cast into the role after an audition and a screen test impressed producers.
Its condition was said to be of mixed quality, principally cultivated, but containing some boggy land, rocks and furze.
Whether the fleur-de-lis was inspired by a real iris, broom, furze or lotus is not known and not really important.
The furze seems to suggest cruelty, the heather endurance, and the granite strength.
