Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our Vulgar and Provincial Customs, Ceremonies, and Superstitions, Volume 2Henry G. Bohn, 1853 |
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... neighbour and neighbour . Hither came the wives in comely manner : and they which were of the better sort had their mantles carried with them , as well for show as to keep them from cold at the table . These mantles also many did use in ...
... neighbour and neighbour . Hither came the wives in comely manner : and they which were of the better sort had their mantles carried with them , as well for show as to keep them from cold at the table . These mantles also many did use in ...
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... neighbours and fellow - gos- sippes , the duckes and hennes , at a harvest feast ; for then if she enter into the hall there , as high and wide as the doore is , she will stoop for feare of breaking her head . " Great numbers attending ...
... neighbours and fellow - gos- sippes , the duckes and hennes , at a harvest feast ; for then if she enter into the hall there , as high and wide as the doore is , she will stoop for feare of breaking her head . " Great numbers attending ...
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... neighbours come , and such as dwell not nere , Come of their owne good willes , and some required to be there . And ... neighbour's house , whereas they feede unreasonablie : For sixe or seven courses they unto the table bring , And for ...
... neighbours come , and such as dwell not nere , Come of their owne good willes , and some required to be there . And ... neighbour's house , whereas they feede unreasonablie : For sixe or seven courses they unto the table bring , And for ...
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... neighbours keep , They guess it is because you want your sleep ; I therefore wish that you your sleep would take , That they ( without offence ) might keep their wake . " 1 It appears that in ancient times the parishioners brought ...
... neighbours keep , They guess it is because you want your sleep ; I therefore wish that you your sleep would take , That they ( without offence ) might keep their wake . " 1 It appears that in ancient times the parishioners brought ...
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... neighbours make good cheer , and God is glorified in his blessings on the earth . " The following is in Herrick's Hesperides , p . 113 : " The Hock - cart , or Harvest - home : to the Right Honourable Mildmay Earle of Westmorland ...
... neighbours make good cheer , and God is glorified in his blessings on the earth . " The following is in Herrick's Hesperides , p . 113 : " The Hock - cart , or Harvest - home : to the Right Honourable Mildmay Earle of Westmorland ...
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