The Every-day Book and Table Book; Or, Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs, and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in Past and Present Times: Forming a Complete History of the Year, Months, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac ... for Daily Use and DiversionsPub. for T. Tegg, 1830 - Almanacs, English |
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... MONTHS - because it describes the appearances that distinguish each month from the other months . It is a HISTORY OF THE SEASONS -- because it describes the influences and character of the four quarters into which the year is divided ...
... MONTHS - because it describes the appearances that distinguish each month from the other months . It is a HISTORY OF THE SEASONS -- because it describes the influences and character of the four quarters into which the year is divided ...
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... months over which he presided . According to Verstegan ( Restitution of Decayed Intelligence , 4to . 1628 , p . 59 ) the Saxons called this month " Wolf- monat , " or Wolf - month , because the wolves of our ancient forests , impelled ...
... months over which he presided . According to Verstegan ( Restitution of Decayed Intelligence , 4to . 1628 , p . 59 ) the Saxons called this month " Wolf- monat , " or Wolf - month , because the wolves of our ancient forests , impelled ...
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... month " Aefter - yula , " or After Christmas . In illuminated calendars prefixed to catholic missals , or service books , January was frequently depicted as a man with fagots or a woodman's axe , shivering and blowing his fingers ...
... month " Aefter - yula , " or After Christmas . In illuminated calendars prefixed to catholic missals , or service books , January was frequently depicted as a man with fagots or a woodman's axe , shivering and blowing his fingers ...
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... months . In Paris it is by no means un- common for a man of 8,000 or 10,000 francs a year to make presents on new year's day which cost him a fifteenth part of his income . No person able to give must on this day pay a visit empty ...
... months . In Paris it is by no means un- common for a man of 8,000 or 10,000 francs a year to make presents on new year's day which cost him a fifteenth part of his income . No person able to give must on this day pay a visit empty ...
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Forming a Complete History of the Year, Months, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac ... for Daily Use ... month is called " The Festi- val of Kings ; " and " that this ceremony of electing kings was continued with feasting ...
Forming a Complete History of the Year, Months, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac ... for Daily Use ... month is called " The Festi- val of Kings ; " and " that this ceremony of electing kings was continued with feasting ...
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