Observations on Popular Antiquities: Including the Whole of Mr. Bourne's Antiquitates Vulgares, with Addenda to Every Chapter of that Work: as Also an Appendix Containing Such Articles on the Subject, as Have Been Omitted by that Author |
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... used as Feathers to adorn her Triple - Cap , have been stolen out of the Wings of the dying Eagle . With regard to the Rites , Sports , & c . of the Common . People , I am aware that the morofe and bigoted Part of Mankind without ...
... used as Feathers to adorn her Triple - Cap , have been stolen out of the Wings of the dying Eagle . With regard to the Rites , Sports , & c . of the Common . People , I am aware that the morofe and bigoted Part of Mankind without ...
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... used in the Streets of London , " which open Pastimes " in my Youth being now fuppreft , worse Practices within " Doors are to be feared ) , " may be with fingular propriety adopted on the moft tranfient Survey of our present popular ...
... used in the Streets of London , " which open Pastimes " in my Youth being now fuppreft , worse Practices within " Doors are to be feared ) , " may be with fingular propriety adopted on the moft tranfient Survey of our present popular ...
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... used with Innocence . CHA P. XXVIII . 271 Of the Feast of Sheep - fhearing , an ancient Custom . 282 CHA P. XXIX . Of Michaelmafs : Guardian Angels the Difcourfe of the Country People at this Time : That it feems rather true , that we ...
... used with Innocence . CHA P. XXVIII . 271 Of the Feast of Sheep - fhearing , an ancient Custom . 282 CHA P. XXIX . Of Michaelmafs : Guardian Angels the Difcourfe of the Country People at this Time : That it feems rather true , that we ...
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... used ( fays Bede ) even to a Proverb , That he died praying ; for when the Enemy had furrounded him , and he faw himself about to be flain , be prayed unto the LORD for the Souls of his Army . Hence it is that the Proverb comes , LORD ...
... used ( fays Bede ) even to a Proverb , That he died praying ; for when the Enemy had furrounded him , and he faw himself about to be flain , be prayed unto the LORD for the Souls of his Army . Hence it is that the Proverb comes , LORD ...
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... used inftead of them . ( Housewives to this Day try the Soundness of their Earthen or China Vases by ringing them with a Finger ) . Vide Lye's Junii Etymolog . in verbo.- Mr Wheatley , in his Illuftration of the Liturgy , apologizes for ...
... used inftead of them . ( Housewives to this Day try the Soundness of their Earthen or China Vases by ringing them with a Finger ) . Vide Lye's Junii Etymolog . in verbo.- Mr Wheatley , in his Illuftration of the Liturgy , apologizes for ...
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