Notes on the Folk-lore of the Northern Counties of England and the BordersLongmans, Green, 1866 - 344 páginas |
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Página 146
... butter - making . When the butter fails to come in the churn as usual , it is at once set down as bewitched , and , curiously enough , this belief extends to Devonshire , though butter is there made . without churning . A gentleman of ...
... butter - making . When the butter fails to come in the churn as usual , it is at once set down as bewitched , and , curiously enough , this belief extends to Devonshire , though butter is there made . without churning . A gentleman of ...
Página 147
... butter come without delay . On the Borders , if you suspect a woman of bewitching your cow and hindering the butter from coming , order the dairymaid to press down the churn - staff to the bottom of the churn , and keep it there . The ...
... butter come without delay . On the Borders , if you suspect a woman of bewitching your cow and hindering the butter from coming , order the dairymaid to press down the churn - staff to the bottom of the churn , and keep it there . The ...
Página 150
... butter they yield . Therefore the elves delight to injure the milch - cows . At dead of night , it is firmly believed , will an elf often enter the byre , and shoot a small sharp stone , rather bigger than a pea , under and behind the ...
... butter they yield . Therefore the elves delight to injure the milch - cows . At dead of night , it is firmly believed , will an elf often enter the byre , and shoot a small sharp stone , rather bigger than a pea , under and behind the ...
Página 156
... butter made from the milk of cows fed in kirk- yards , a sovereign remedy for consumption brought on through being witch - ridden . 6 A similar story is told in Iceland , and is translated in Powell's Legends of Iceland , ' p . 85. It ...
... butter made from the milk of cows fed in kirk- yards , a sovereign remedy for consumption brought on through being witch - ridden . 6 A similar story is told in Iceland , and is translated in Powell's Legends of Iceland , ' p . 85. It ...
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... butter year . On such a morning a witch went out before sunrise into her neighbour's fields , took up the dew with large linen cloths , then wrung them out , and so collected the dew in a vessel . Afterwards , every time she wished to ...
... butter year . On such a morning a witch went out before sunrise into her neighbour's fields , took up the dew with large linen cloths , then wrung them out , and so collected the dew in a vessel . Afterwards , every time she wished to ...
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Notes on the Folk-lore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders William Henderson Visualização integral - 1879 |
Notes on the Folk-lore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders William Henderson Visualização integral - 1879 |
Notes on the Folk-lore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders William Henderson Visualização integral - 1866 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
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