Observations on Popular Antiquities Including the Whole of Mr. Bourne's Anti Quitates Vulgares Etc |
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... shew him ; and how unfriendly is it , to change it into Negligence and too great Resignation ? How unchristian , instead of a becoming Sor- row and decent Gravity , to put on an unbe- coming Joy and undecent Pastime . OBSERVATIONS ON ...
... shew him ; and how unfriendly is it , to change it into Negligence and too great Resignation ? How unchristian , instead of a becoming Sor- row and decent Gravity , to put on an unbe- coming Joy and undecent Pastime . OBSERVATIONS ON ...
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... shew , that the Body , though Dead , should spring up again as the Grass . Thus by these two antient Ceremonies , we have placed before our Eyes , our Mortality and Immortality ; the one speaks the Death of the Body , the other . the ...
... shew , that the Body , though Dead , should spring up again as the Grass . Thus by these two antient Ceremonies , we have placed before our Eyes , our Mortality and Immortality ; the one speaks the Death of the Body , the other . the ...
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... shew that they have ended their spiritual Warfare , that they have finished their Course with Joy , and are become Conquer- ors ; which surely is a Matter of no little Con- solation for the loosing of our Friend . And how becoming is it ...
... shew that they have ended their spiritual Warfare , that they have finished their Course with Joy , and are become Conquer- ors ; which surely is a Matter of no little Con- solation for the loosing of our Friend . And how becoming is it ...
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... shew their Love , the Neighbours far and near , Follow'd with wistful Look the Damsel's Bier : Cattle ) for the making of Bows . Hence their Frequency in Church- yards . This seems to me the Observation of one totally ignorant of ...
... shew their Love , the Neighbours far and near , Follow'd with wistful Look the Damsel's Bier : Cattle ) for the making of Bows . Hence their Frequency in Church- yards . This seems to me the Observation of one totally ignorant of ...
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... shew what Truth there is in this vulgar Opinion , I shall consider , First , What Truth there is in the Roaming of Spirits in the Night . And , Secondly , Whether they are ob- liged to go away at Cock - crow . I believe none who assent ...
... shew what Truth there is in this vulgar Opinion , I shall consider , First , What Truth there is in the Roaming of Spirits in the Night . And , Secondly , Whether they are ob- liged to go away at Cock - crow . I believe none who assent ...
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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