Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our Vulgar and Provincial Customs, Ceremonies, and Superstitions, Volume 1Bell and Daldy, 1873 |
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Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our Vulgar and Provincial Customs, Ceremonies, and Superstitions John Brand Henry Ellis. MAY - POLE BEFORE ST . ANDREW.UNDERSHAFT .
Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our Vulgar and Provincial Customs, Ceremonies, and Superstitions John Brand Henry Ellis. MAY - POLE BEFORE ST . ANDREW.UNDERSHAFT .
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Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our Vulgar and Provincial Customs, Ceremonies, and Superstitions John Brand Henry Ellis. LAK 4 PO THE ORI ON THE POPULAR ANTIQUITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN.
Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our Vulgar and Provincial Customs, Ceremonies, and Superstitions John Brand Henry Ellis. LAK 4 PO THE ORI ON THE POPULAR ANTIQUITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN.
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... Henry Ellis. ON THE POPULAR ANTIQUITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN : CHIEFLY ILLUSTRATING THE ORIGIN OF OUR VULGAR AND PROVINCIAL CUSTOMS , CEREMONIES , AND SUPERSTITIONS . BY JOHN BRAND , M.A. , FELLOW AND SECRETARY OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES ...
... Henry Ellis. ON THE POPULAR ANTIQUITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN : CHIEFLY ILLUSTRATING THE ORIGIN OF OUR VULGAR AND PROVINCIAL CUSTOMS , CEREMONIES , AND SUPERSTITIONS . BY JOHN BRAND , M.A. , FELLOW AND SECRETARY OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES ...
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... Henry Ellis. JAN 1 1 $ 27 PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION . THE great popularity of BRAND's Work on the Customs and Provincial Antiquities of Great Britain having led to the demand for a new edition , it was thought advisable to attempt ...
... Henry Ellis. JAN 1 1 $ 27 PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION . THE great popularity of BRAND's Work on the Customs and Provincial Antiquities of Great Britain having led to the demand for a new edition , it was thought advisable to attempt ...
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... Henry Ellis. PREFACE . TRADITION has in no instance so clearly evinced her faith- fulness as in the transmittal of vulgar rites and popular opinions . Of these , when we are desirous of tracing them backwards to their origin , many may ...
... Henry Ellis. PREFACE . TRADITION has in no instance so clearly evinced her faith- fulness as in the transmittal of vulgar rites and popular opinions . Of these , when we are desirous of tracing them backwards to their origin , many may ...
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