Observations on Popular Antiquities Including the Whole of Mr. Bourne's Anti Quitates Vulgares Etc |
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Page i
... Origin , many lose themselves in Antiquity . They have indeed travelled down to us through a long Succession of Years , and the greatest part of them , it is not improbable , will be of perpetual Observation : for the generality of Men ...
... Origin , many lose themselves in Antiquity . They have indeed travelled down to us through a long Succession of Years , and the greatest part of them , it is not improbable , will be of perpetual Observation : for the generality of Men ...
Page ii
... the choicest Beauties of her magic Creation . The prime Origin of the superstitious Notions and Cere- monies of the People is absolutely unattainable ; we des- pair of ever being able to reach the Fountain Head pair iv THE GENERAL PREFACE .
... the choicest Beauties of her magic Creation . The prime Origin of the superstitious Notions and Cere- monies of the People is absolutely unattainable ; we des- pair of ever being able to reach the Fountain Head pair iv THE GENERAL PREFACE .
Page ix
... Origin of our popular Cere- monies , an invaluable Magazine of the most interesting Intelligence . I would stile this Performance the great Ceremonial Law of the Romanists , in Comparison with which the Mosaic Code is barren of Rights ...
... Origin of our popular Cere- monies , an invaluable Magazine of the most interesting Intelligence . I would stile this Performance the great Ceremonial Law of the Romanists , in Comparison with which the Mosaic Code is barren of Rights ...
Page x
... Origin and Increase of Depravity in Reli- gion ; " containing a very masterly Parallel between the Rites , Notions , & c . of Heathen and those of Papal Rome . The copious Extracts from this Work , with which 1 shall adorn the ...
... Origin and Increase of Depravity in Reli- gion ; " containing a very masterly Parallel between the Rites , Notions , & c . of Heathen and those of Papal Rome . The copious Extracts from this Work , with which 1 shall adorn the ...
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... Origin , common to it with the highest of the Kind . The beautiful Sentiment of Te- rence : " Homo sum , humani nihil à me alienum puto , " may be adopted therefore in this Place , to persuade us that nothing can be foreign to our ...
... Origin , common to it with the highest of the Kind . The beautiful Sentiment of Te- rence : " Homo sum , humani nihil à me alienum puto , " may be adopted therefore in this Place , to persuade us that nothing can be foreign to our ...
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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