Observations on Popular Antiquities Including the Whole of Mr. Bourne's Anti Quitates Vulgares Etc |
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... Number of these flaunting Externals , which Infal- libility has adopted , and used as Feathers to adorn her Triple Cap , have been stolen out of the Wings of the dying Eagle . With regard to the Rites , Sports , & c . of the Common ...
... Number of these flaunting Externals , which Infal- libility has adopted , and used as Feathers to adorn her Triple Cap , have been stolen out of the Wings of the dying Eagle . With regard to the Rites , Sports , & c . of the Common ...
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... Numbers to witness the one , and your Clergy may witness the other . FOR not to mention you in your private Capacities , as Promoters of Common Learn- ing , as the Helpers and Supporters of Schools of CHARITY , one great Blessing of ...
... Numbers to witness the one , and your Clergy may witness the other . FOR not to mention you in your private Capacities , as Promoters of Common Learn- ing , as the Helpers and Supporters of Schools of CHARITY , one great Blessing of ...
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John Brand. THE PREFAСЕ . THE following Sheets are a few of that vast Number of Ceremonies and Opinions , which are held by the Common People ; such , as they solely or generally observe . For tho ' some of them have been , of National ...
John Brand. THE PREFAСЕ . THE following Sheets are a few of that vast Number of Ceremonies and Opinions , which are held by the Common People ; such , as they solely or generally observe . For tho ' some of them have been , of National ...
Page xxiv
... Number of Angels , than by one parti- cular Genius . 320 CHAP . XXX . Of the Country Wake : How observed formerly : A Custom of the Heathens , and regulated by Gregory the Great . 329 CHAP . XXXI . Of the Harvest - Supper : A Custom of ...
... Number of Angels , than by one parti- cular Genius . 320 CHAP . XXX . Of the Country Wake : How observed formerly : A Custom of the Heathens , and regulated by Gregory the Great . 329 CHAP . XXXI . Of the Harvest - Supper : A Custom of ...
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... Number of the Faithful , whose Prayers could prevail upon God to beat back the Amalekites of Darkness ; some whose Faith might remove a Mountain of Sins , and some whose Tears procure a Mul- titude of Mercies . O the Comfort of the For ...
... Number of the Faithful , whose Prayers could prevail upon God to beat back the Amalekites of Darkness ; some whose Faith might remove a Mountain of Sins , and some whose Tears procure a Mul- titude of Mercies . O the Comfort of the For ...
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Account Angels antient antient Custom Antiquity appear apud atque Author Bell Bishop Bishop Stillingfleet Blount Bourne called Candlemass Candles Cere Ceremony CHRIST Christians Christmass Church Church of Rome Church-yards Cock Cock-crow common Corpse Dæmon Dance Darkness Dead derived Devil Divination drink Du Cange Durand Easter Eggs Emblem enim etiam Etymon evil Fairs Feast Festival Fire Funeral Ghost Grave hæc hath Heathens Hence Holy Honour House Ibid JESUS Kind King learned Light LORD Love Manner Mede Moresin Moresini Deprav Morning Name Newcastle upon Tyne Night North Number OBSERVATIONS ON CHAP Occasion Omens Opinion Orig Origin perhaps Places Plutarch Polyd Prayers present quæ quod Rites Rome saltatione Saturnalia Saxon says Scotland Season Second Sight seems Servants shew signifies sing Solstice Soul Spirits Sport Sunday Superstition supposed Taisch tells thee Things thou tion unto Verbo Vide vulgar Witches wont Word Worship