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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Página 127
... town of Okebrook shall be at the several ales ; and every hus- band and his wife shall pay two - pence , every cottager one penny ; and all the in- habitants of Elvaston shall have and re- ceive all the profits and advantages coming of ...
... town of Okebrook shall be at the several ales ; and every hus- band and his wife shall pay two - pence , every cottager one penny ; and all the in- habitants of Elvaston shall have and re- ceive all the profits and advantages coming of ...
Página 131
... town , while the as- sembled folks shout and holloa . If the man who carries the barrel falls , it is an evil omen . The man with the lighted barrel having gone with it round the town carries it up to the top of the hill , and places it ...
... town , while the as- sembled folks shout and holloa . If the man who carries the barrel falls , it is an evil omen . The man with the lighted barrel having gone with it round the town carries it up to the top of the hill , and places it ...
Página 243
... town is shut by break of day , at which time all the youths of the neighbourhood assemble in the streets . town - hall ; and the multitude , dividing The ball is then thrown up in front of the into two parts , strive with incredible ...
... town is shut by break of day , at which time all the youths of the neighbourhood assemble in the streets . town - hall ; and the multitude , dividing The ball is then thrown up in front of the into two parts , strive with incredible ...
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Faiths and Folklore of the British Isles: A Descriptive and ..., Volume 1 William Carew Hazlitt Visualização de excertos - 1965 |
Faiths and Folklore of the British Isles: A Descriptive and ..., Volume 1 William Carew Hazlitt Visualização de excertos - 1965 |
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