Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our Vulgar and Provincial Customs, Ceremonies, and Superstitions, by John Brand; Arranged, Rev. and Greatly Enlarged, by Sir Henry Ellis, Volume 2H.G. Bohn, 1849 |
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Page 27
... Newcastle - upon - Tyne ( and I suppose it is the same in other sea - port towns ) that the sailors , in heaving their anchors , made use of a similar kind of song . In ploughing with oxen in Devonshire , I observed a song of the same ...
... Newcastle - upon - Tyne ( and I suppose it is the same in other sea - port towns ) that the sailors , in heaving their anchors , made use of a similar kind of song . In ploughing with oxen in Devonshire , I observed a song of the same ...
Page 127
... Newcastle - upon - Tyne , who had often seen it done . A clergyman in Yorkshire told me that to prevent this very indecent assault , it is usual for the bride to give garters out of her bosom . I have sometimes thought this a fragment ...
... Newcastle - upon - Tyne , who had often seen it done . A clergyman in Yorkshire told me that to prevent this very indecent assault , it is usual for the bride to give garters out of her bosom . I have sometimes thought this a fragment ...
Page 188
... Newcastle - upon - Tyne Courant for August 3d , 1793 , that at the assizes at Durham , in the preceding week , " Thomas Jameson , Matthew Marrington , Geo . Ball , Jos . Rowntree , Simon Emmerson , Robert Parkin , and Francis Wardell ...
... Newcastle - upon - Tyne Courant for August 3d , 1793 , that at the assizes at Durham , in the preceding week , " Thomas Jameson , Matthew Marrington , Geo . Ball , Jos . Rowntree , Simon Emmerson , Robert Parkin , and Francis Wardell ...
Page 205
... Newcastle - upon - Tyne to use prayers , as for a soul departing , at the tolling of the passing - bell . In Ray's Col- lection of old English Proverbs I find the following couplet : " When thou dost hear a toll or knell , 66 Then think ...
... Newcastle - upon - Tyne to use prayers , as for a soul departing , at the tolling of the passing - bell . In Ray's Col- lection of old English Proverbs I find the following couplet : " When thou dost hear a toll or knell , 66 Then think ...
Page 209
... Newcastle - upon- Tyne , it is observable that the tolling of the bell is not men- tioned in the parish from the year 1643 till 1655 , when the church by this and such like means having been brought in dilapidations , through want of ...
... Newcastle - upon- Tyne , it is observable that the tolling of the bell is not men- tioned in the parish from the year 1643 till 1655 , when the church by this and such like means having been brought in dilapidations , through want of ...
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Account of Scotland Æneid ancient antiquity appears barley-break Bartholomew Faire bell body bride bridegroom burial buried cake called ceremony Christians church churchyard cock corpse cuckold cuckoo curious custom dance dead death deceased doth drink Dunmow England fair fairies feast find the following flowers following passage friends funeral garlands garters give gloves grave hand hath head Herrick's Hesperides Hesperides History History of Northamptonshire honour horns Hudibras husband Ibid Irish John Sanderson King Lady London Lord maids manner marriage married mentioned merry month's mind neighbours Newcastle-upon-Tyne night nuptial observed occasion parish passing-bell person play Poems Poor Robin's Almanack prayers quæ quod ring Robin Goodfellow Romans rosemary round says Scotland Scottish Language sing Skimmington solemn soul speaking sport Statistical Account strewed Strutt superstition tells thou tolling unto wake wedding wife wine woman women word yew-trees young