Notes on the Folk-lore of the Northern Counties of England and the BordersLongmans, Green, 1866 - 344 páginas |
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Página xviii
... milk , and ears of corn to be made to the Great Menhir , an obelisk once connected with Druidical worship . We know too , that almost if not quite up to the present time , on holiday eves , the Norwegian peasant has offered cakes ...
... milk , and ears of corn to be made to the Great Menhir , an obelisk once connected with Druidical worship . We know too , that almost if not quite up to the present time , on holiday eves , the Norwegian peasant has offered cakes ...
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... take out a jug of milk , which he offered to the young lad who accompanied me . The Master of Sherburn Hospital informs me that this old brother was SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS PASSING OVER THE COFFIN . 43 in 42 LIFE AND DEATH OF MAN .
... take out a jug of milk , which he offered to the young lad who accompanied me . The Master of Sherburn Hospital informs me that this old brother was SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS PASSING OVER THE COFFIN . 43 in 42 LIFE AND DEATH OF MAN .
Página 49
... milk , with spice and sugar , and of fruit - tarts . At its close the yule - cake and cheese are cut and partaken of , while the master taps a fresh cask of ale . This cake and cheese are offered through the season to every visitor who ...
... milk , with spice and sugar , and of fruit - tarts . At its close the yule - cake and cheese are cut and partaken of , while the master taps a fresh cask of ale . This cake and cheese are offered through the season to every visitor who ...
Página 58
... milk , and fish in the sea ; If north , much cold and storms there will be ; If east , the trees will bear much fruit ; If north - east , flee it , man and brute . Perhaps I may mention here two other weather prophecies . It is well ...
... milk , and fish in the sea ; If north , much cold and storms there will be ; If east , the trees will bear much fruit ; If north - east , flee it , man and brute . Perhaps I may mention here two other weather prophecies . It is well ...
Página 89
... milk and vegetables . As far south as Lancashire , it is thought lucky to see the first lamb's head , and unlucky to see its tail . As to the spilling of salt , it is considered ominous in the North as elsewhere ; and he whose misplaced ...
... milk and vegetables . As far south as Lancashire , it is thought lucky to see the first lamb's head , and unlucky to see its tail . As to the spilling of salt , it is considered ominous in the North as elsewhere ; and he whose misplaced ...
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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
appeared asked Barguest believe Berwickshire bird Black Heddon Border bride Brownie called candle charm child church creature Crown 8vo cure custom Dartmoor dead death Devonshire door dream Durham Edition England evil falchion farmer father fire first-foot Gabriel hounds German girl hair hand Hand of Glory hare haunted head heard Hedley Kow horse husband Killmoulis Kludde lady Lambton Lewtrenchard lived looked Lord married milk morning mother neighbourhood neighbours never night North Northumberland old woman once parish passed person pins Pixy poor Post 8vo Redcap Riding root round Scotland seen Sockburn spirit sprite Stamfordham stick Stokesley stone story superstition tells Thorpe's Mythology thou told took tree turned unlucky village wife wild wild hunt Wilkie witch witchcraft Woodcuts worm Yorkshire young
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