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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... saints , before whose festivals they are placed ; or secondly , the manner of their martyrdoms ; or thirdly , their actions , or the work or sport in fashion about the time when their feasts are kept . For instance - 1 . From the notch ...
... saints , before whose festivals they are placed ; or secondly , the manner of their martyrdoms ; or thirdly , their actions , or the work or sport in fashion about the time when their feasts are kept . For instance - 1 . From the notch ...
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... Saints of the Roman calendars and nothing else , it is an acknowledgment of WASSAIL ! The Wassail Bowl . Health , my lord. January 1 . Grahame- good , or very bad indeed ! And only to vropose to be better , is something ; if ...
... Saints of the Roman calendars and nothing else , it is an acknowledgment of WASSAIL ! The Wassail Bowl . Health , my lord. January 1 . Grahame- good , or very bad indeed ! And only to vropose to be better , is something ; if ...
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... saint , and was naturally followed by a public religious celebration , generally on the day of that saint , or on the Sunday immediately fol- lowing . Whatever might be the origin , the festival part is still observed in most of the ...
... saint , and was naturally followed by a public religious celebration , generally on the day of that saint , or on the Sunday immediately fol- lowing . Whatever might be the origin , the festival part is still observed in most of the ...
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... saint , who appears to have been a poor ignorant girl , born near Milan , where she worked desire to become a nun , she sat up at in the fields for her living . Conceiving a night to learn to read and write , which , her biographer says ...
... saint , who appears to have been a poor ignorant girl , born near Milan , where she worked desire to become a nun , she sat up at in the fields for her living . Conceiving a night to learn to read and write , which , her biographer says ...
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... the credulous man , to his astonishment and delight , read as follows : - " Worthy and well - beloved Signor respected by the saints and now revered by men . From our long observ . ation 44 THE EVERY - DAY BOOK . - JANUARY 18 .
... the credulous man , to his astonishment and delight , read as follows : - " Worthy and well - beloved Signor respected by the saints and now revered by men . From our long observ . ation 44 THE EVERY - DAY BOOK . - JANUARY 18 .
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