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The district had been formerly occupied by the very poorest, who eat nothing but potatoes; but now the miners who lived here were well-fed and well-lodged.

From Black Diamonds by Jókai, Mór

Say not "I am," "I was," or "I shall be,"      Think not ye pass from house to house of flesh Like travelers who remember and forget,      Ill-lodged or well-lodged.

From The Light of Asia by Arnold, Edwin, Sir

The people are decently clothed, and well-lodged in nice-looking houses, most of which are two stories high.

From Due West or Round the World in Ten Months by Ballou, Maturin Murray

Another wonderful thing he told us was, that there are five thousand million cells in our brain, and that it takes about ten thousand cells to furnish a well-lodged perception.

From In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)

We have taken up our abode in the Hôtel de la Terrasse, Rue de Rivoli, are well-lodged, but somewhat incommoded by the loud reverberation of the pavement, as the various vehicles roll rapidly over it.

From The Idler in France by Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of