The every day book: or a guide to the year: describing the popular amusements, sports, ceremonies, manners, customs, and events incident to the three hundred and sixty-five days in past and present timesWilliam Tegg, 1866 - Almanacs, English |
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... fair day , as it is called , is set apart in each year , as is the case in many coun- ties ; the excitement , which is intense for ten or twelve hours , is fully sufficient for the purpose ; all is noise and merriment , and one general ...
... fair day , as it is called , is set apart in each year , as is the case in many coun- ties ; the excitement , which is intense for ten or twelve hours , is fully sufficient for the purpose ; all is noise and merriment , and one general ...
Page 49
... fair entice By telling , " yonder skaters are quadrilling " - And here the skateless hire the " best skates " for a shilling . Phil . Trane , 49 + Bee vol . 1. p . 151 . E tide . Kipton , on the border of Northampton- mass. THE EVERY ...
... fair entice By telling , " yonder skaters are quadrilling " - And here the skateless hire the " best skates " for a shilling . Phil . Trane , 49 + Bee vol . 1. p . 151 . E tide . Kipton , on the border of Northampton- mass. THE EVERY ...
Page 52
... fair cause of the general expression , and occasion her to forego the pleasure she received from the amusement . Two ac- cidents occurred : a skating lady dislo- cated the patella or kneepan , and five gentlemen and a lady were ...
... fair cause of the general expression , and occasion her to forego the pleasure she received from the amusement . Two ac- cidents occurred : a skating lady dislo- cated the patella or kneepan , and five gentlemen and a lady were ...
Page 55
... Fair - 1814 . On Sunday , the 30th of January , the immense masses of ice that floated from the upper parts of the river , in conse- quence of the thaw on the two preceding days , blocked up the Thames between Blackfriars and London ...
... Fair - 1814 . On Sunday , the 30th of January , the immense masses of ice that floated from the upper parts of the river , in conse- quence of the thaw on the two preceding days , blocked up the Thames between Blackfriars and London ...
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... FAIR . Friday , Feb. 4. Each day brought a fresh accession of " pedlars to sell their wares ; " and the greatest rubbisn of all sorts was raked up and sold at double and treble the original cost . Books and toys , labelled " bought on ...
... FAIR . Friday , Feb. 4. Each day brought a fresh accession of " pedlars to sell their wares ; " and the greatest rubbisn of all sorts was raked up and sold at double and treble the original cost . Books and toys , labelled " bought on ...
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