Faiths and Folklore of the British Isles: A Descriptive and Historical Dictionary of the Superstitions, Beliefs and Popular Customs of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, from Norman Times to the End of the Nineteenth Century, with Classical and Foreign Analogues, Volume 1 |
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Page 58
... body , is the same thing to it as motion is . ' Tis observed that dead bodies will bleed in a concourse of people , when murtherers are absent as weli as present , yet legislators have thought fit to authorize it , and use this tryal as ...
... body , is the same thing to it as motion is . ' Tis observed that dead bodies will bleed in a concourse of people , when murtherers are absent as weli as present , yet legislators have thought fit to authorize it , and use this tryal as ...
Page 249
... body of his mother Monica ; and Gregory of Tours , con- cerning that of St. Ambrose , whose body was carried into the church the same hour he died . In the monumental effigy of Berengaria , queen of Richard Coeur de Lion , at Le Mans ...
... body of his mother Monica ; and Gregory of Tours , con- cerning that of St. Ambrose , whose body was carried into the church the same hour he died . In the monumental effigy of Berengaria , queen of Richard Coeur de Lion , at Le Mans ...
Page 251
... body occupies the centre of the group . There is no hearse or vehicle of any kind ( 1875 ) . In the Cotswolds there appears to be a pretty and appropriate custom at the burials of little children , by which the coffin is borne in the ...
... body occupies the centre of the group . There is no hearse or vehicle of any kind ( 1875 ) . In the Cotswolds there appears to be a pretty and appropriate custom at the burials of little children , by which the coffin is borne in the ...
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