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Page 62
... remains of an ancient Druidical festival , celebrated on Midsummer - day , to implore the friendly influence of Heaven on their fields , compounded with that of the first of May , when the Druids kindled large fires on all their sacred ...
... remains of an ancient Druidical festival , celebrated on Midsummer - day , to implore the friendly influence of Heaven on their fields , compounded with that of the first of May , when the Druids kindled large fires on all their sacred ...
Page 64
... remains . One man who had lost his eyes , had them restored to him ; and others received similar benefits ; none , indeed , were refused relief , who applied for it with an humble heart , and firm reliance in the Saint's exertion ...
... remains . One man who had lost his eyes , had them restored to him ; and others received similar benefits ; none , indeed , were refused relief , who applied for it with an humble heart , and firm reliance in the Saint's exertion ...
Page 122
... remains of a helmet , supposed to be Roman , were dug up in Maidstone ; it was crowned with a knob , as if to re- ceive a plume of feathers : an urn was also discovered here , but broken up in hopes of finding treasure ! Suffolk ...
... remains of a helmet , supposed to be Roman , were dug up in Maidstone ; it was crowned with a knob , as if to re- ceive a plume of feathers : an urn was also discovered here , but broken up in hopes of finding treasure ! Suffolk ...
Contents
General Notes on Festivals | 3 |
DAYS AND SEASONScontinued | 8 |
Festivals held before the Reformation | 10 |
Copyright | |
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