It was, Harper said, a countryside so lovely and so fertile that it seemed only fitting that he rode it on a horse of gold.

They raised six children in this rolling, fertile countryside before China imposed its single-child policy.

Playing in the meadows and by the riverbanks of an unspoiled, fertile countryside, she found happiness of a kind.

The fertile countryside allowed the city to grow quickly, and nurture a reputation for culture and learning.

A mere half morning's walk brought them in sight of green, hilly scrubland and the promise of gentle, fertile countryside.

Quaker families settled into the fertile countryside soon after, establishing farms and lumber and grist mills.

This was a beautiful countryside, rich, fertile, and handsome.

The population increased in the 16th and 17th centuries with settlers from areas further south affected by Ottoman raids moving to the fertile countryside around Gorizia.

Córdoba lies in the foothills of Mexico's central mountains, surrounded by fertile countryside.

The fertile countryside of this country is famous for its grapes, which are made into the finest wine.