Faiths and Folklore of the British Isles: A Descriptive and Historical Dictionary of the Superstitions, Beliefs and Popular Customs of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, from Norman Times to the End of the Nineteenth Century, with Classical and Foreign Analogues, Volume 1B. Blom, 1965 - 672 páginas |
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... seen much alone . firm believers- Finally , Its being accounted unlucky to destroy swallows is probably a pagan relique . We read in Ælian that these birds were sacred to the penates or household gods of the ancients , and therefore ...
... seen much alone . firm believers- Finally , Its being accounted unlucky to destroy swallows is probably a pagan relique . We read in Ælian that these birds were sacred to the penates or household gods of the ancients , and therefore ...
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... seen especially in the expert bowler in choosing out his ground , . whether it be in open wide places , or in Allies , and in this sport the choosing of the Bowles is not the least of the cun- ning belongs to it ; your flat bowles being ...
... seen especially in the expert bowler in choosing out his ground , . whether it be in open wide places , or in Allies , and in this sport the choosing of the Bowles is not the least of the cun- ning belongs to it ; your flat bowles being ...
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... seen , it is an argument that the tempest which it accom- panied was caused by a sulphureous spirit , rarefying and violently moving the clouds . For the cause of the fire is a sulphurous and bituminous matter , driven downwards us : by ...
... seen , it is an argument that the tempest which it accom- panied was caused by a sulphureous spirit , rarefying and violently moving the clouds . For the cause of the fire is a sulphurous and bituminous matter , driven downwards us : by ...
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Faiths and Folklore of the British Isles: A Descriptive and ..., Volume 1 William Carew Hazlitt Visualização de excertos - 1965 |
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