Observations on popular antiquities: including the whole of mr. Bourne's Antiquitates vulgares. revised by sir H. Ellis, Volume 11853 |
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... Valentine's Day 53 Maid Marian . 253 Collop or Shrove Monday 62 Robin Hood . 258 Shrovetide , or Shrove Tuesday 63 Friar Tuck . 262 Throwing at Cocks 72 The Fool . 263 Pancake Customs 82 Ash Wednesday St. David's Day St. Patrick's Day ...
... Valentine's Day 53 Maid Marian . 253 Collop or Shrove Monday 62 Robin Hood . 258 Shrovetide , or Shrove Tuesday 63 Friar Tuck . 262 Throwing at Cocks 72 The Fool . 263 Pancake Customs 82 Ash Wednesday St. David's Day St. Patrick's Day ...
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... VALENTINE'S DAY . FEBRUARY 14 . Ir is a ceremony , says Bourne , never omitted among the vulgar , to draw lots , which they term Valentines , on the eve before Valentine Day . The names of a select number of one sex are , by an equal ...
... VALENTINE'S DAY . FEBRUARY 14 . Ir is a ceremony , says Bourne , never omitted among the vulgar , to draw lots , which they term Valentines , on the eve before Valentine Day . The names of a select number of one sex are , by an equal ...
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... Valentine's Day : - 66 St. Valentine is past ; Begin these wood - birds but to couple now ? " I once thought this custom might have been the remains of an ancient superstition in the Church of Rome on this day , of choosing patrons for ...
... Valentine's Day : - 66 St. Valentine is past ; Begin these wood - birds but to couple now ? " I once thought this custom might have been the remains of an ancient superstition in the Church of Rome on this day , of choosing patrons for ...
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... Valentine , composed by Gower . See a curious , but by no means satis- factory , note upon this subject , by Monsieur Duchat , in the quarto edition of Rabelais , i . 393. There is an account of the manner in which St. Valentine's Day ...
... Valentine , composed by Gower . See a curious , but by no means satis- factory , note upon this subject , by Monsieur Duchat , in the quarto edition of Rabelais , i . 393. There is an account of the manner in which St. Valentine's Day ...
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... Valentine on S. Valentine's Day . " Oft have I heard both youth and virgins say , Birds chuse their mates , and couple too , this day , But by their flight I never can divine When I shall couple with my Valentine . " In Dudley Lord ...
... Valentine on S. Valentine's Day . " Oft have I heard both youth and virgins say , Birds chuse their mates , and couple too , this day , But by their flight I never can divine When I shall couple with my Valentine . " In Dudley Lord ...
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Page xvii - The primogenitive and due of birth, Prerogative of age, crowns, sceptres, laurels, But by degree, stand in authentic place? Take but degree away, untune that string, And, hark, what discord follows ! each thing meets In mere oppugnancy: The bounded waters Should lift their bosoms higher than the shores, VOL.
Page 433 - at the Mount of St Mary's, in the stony stage where I now stand, I have brought you some fine biscuits, baked in the oven of charity, carefully conserved for the chickens of the church, the sparrows of the spirit, and the sweet swallows of salvation.
Page xvii - And therefore is the glorious planet, Sol, In noble eminence enthron'd and spher'd Amidst the other; whose med'cinable eye Corrects the ill aspects of planets evil, And posts, like the commandment of a king, Sans check, to good and bad: But, when the planets, In evil mixture, to disorder wander, What plagues, and what portents?
Page 213 - England, the juvenile part of both sexes were wont to rise a little after midnight on the morning of that day, and walk to some neighbouring wood, accompanied with music and the blowing of horns, where they broke down branches from the trees and adorned them with nosegays and crowns of flowers. This done, they returned homewards with their booty about the time of sunrise, and made their doors and windows triumph in the flowery spoil.
Page 215 - Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire ; Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and...
Page 214 - Come, my Corinna, come; and, coming, mark How each field turns a street, each street a park Made green and trimmed with trees; see how Devotion gives each house a bough Or branch: each porch, each door, ere this, An ark, a tabernacle is, Made up of white-thorn, neatly interwove; As if here were those cooler shades of love.
Page 261 - With drums, and guns that bounce aloud, and merry tabor playing ! Which to prolong, God save our king, and send his country peace, And root out treason from the land ! and so, my friends, I cease.
Page 469 - COME, bring with a noise, My merry, merry boys, The Christmas log to the firing ; While my good dame, she Bids ye all be free ; And drink to your hearts' desiring. With the last year's brand Light the new block, and For good success in his spending On your psaltries play, That sweet luck may Come while the log is a-teending.
Page xvii - The heavens themselves, the planets, and this centre, Observe degree, priority, and place, Insisture, course, proportion, season, form, Office, and custom, in all line of order...
Page 149 - made his maund in our Lady's chapel, having fifty-nine poor men, whose feet he washed and kissed ; and, after he had wiped them, he gave every of the said poor men twelve pence in money, three ells of good canvass to make them shirts, a pair of new shoes, a cast of red herrings, and three white herrings ; and one of these had two shillings.