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Page 67
... mention may be made of the two English universi- ties ; and we shall have occasion hereafter to show that traces of the old ceremonials linger still in those their ancient haunts . But the reader who is unacquainted with this subject ...
... mention may be made of the two English universi- ties ; and we shall have occasion hereafter to show that traces of the old ceremonials linger still in those their ancient haunts . But the reader who is unacquainted with this subject ...
Page 81
... mention is made of an " Abbé de Liesse , " and a reference given to Car- pentier's Supplement to Du Cange , for the title " Abbas Lætitiæ . " We mention these , to enable the antiquarian portion of our readers to make the reference for ...
... mention is made of an " Abbé de Liesse , " and a reference given to Car- pentier's Supplement to Du Cange , for the title " Abbas Lætitiæ . " We mention these , to enable the antiquarian portion of our readers to make the reference for ...
Page 82
... mention that by some this officer has been derived from the ancient ceremony of the Boy - Bishop . Faber speaks of him as originating in an old Persico - Gothic festival in honor of Buddha and Purchas , in his " Pilgrimage , " as quoted ...
... mention that by some this officer has been derived from the ancient ceremony of the Boy - Bishop . Faber speaks of him as originating in an old Persico - Gothic festival in honor of Buddha and Purchas , in his " Pilgrimage , " as quoted ...
Page 83
... officer whose duties were of any extent ; and we mention it that our readers may contrast it with the lavish --- appointments of the same functionary in after times . Henry THE CHRISTMAS SEASON . 83 THE LORD OF MISRULE.
... officer whose duties were of any extent ; and we mention it that our readers may contrast it with the lavish --- appointments of the same functionary in after times . Henry THE CHRISTMAS SEASON . 83 THE LORD OF MISRULE.
Page 84
... mention is made of a certain George Ferrers , therein described as a “ lawyer , a poet , and an historian , " who ... mentions his having been likewise distin- guished by military services , in the reign of Henry the Eighth . It appears ...
... mention is made of a certain George Ferrers , therein described as a “ lawyer , a poet , and an historian , " who ... mentions his having been likewise distin- guished by military services , in the reign of Henry the Eighth . It appears ...
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