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The notion of lighting fires to keep off the dragons bears , or seems to bear , a striking analogy to the old solstitial creed , as typified by Hercules slaying the dragons . This matter has been well ex- plained by Gebelin .
The notion of lighting fires to keep off the dragons bears , or seems to bear , a striking analogy to the old solstitial creed , as typified by Hercules slaying the dragons . This matter has been well ex- plained by Gebelin .
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But I cannot agree with him that the custom , which prevailed of dancing about the fires and leaping over them was ... The popular expression of " Dance round our coal - fire " is a vestige of it ; and so late as 1733 the practice was ...
But I cannot agree with him that the custom , which prevailed of dancing about the fires and leaping over them was ... The popular expression of " Dance round our coal - fire " is a vestige of it ; and so late as 1733 the practice was ...
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... the flames was held to be innocent ; for the bon- fires are a much more ancient observance than the ordeal . ... came into the hall again , and a large ring was formed round the fire- place , but no fire nor embers were on it .
... the flames was held to be innocent ; for the bon- fires are a much more ancient observance than the ordeal . ... came into the hall again , and a large ring was formed round the fire- place , but no fire nor embers were on it .
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Neddy that was wont to make Such great feasting at the wake And the blessing - fire . ... A note appended to this says , " the Midsummer fires are termed so in the west parts of England . " ย 66 to wrath . " In the marginal note to THE ...
Neddy that was wont to make Such great feasting at the wake And the blessing - fire . ... A note appended to this says , " the Midsummer fires are termed so in the west parts of England . " ย 66 to wrath . " In the marginal note to THE ...
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... and on the same festival days in the even- ings after the sun setting , there were usually made bon- fires in the ... bitter enemies loving friends ; and also for the virtue that a great fire hath to purge the infection of the air .
... and on the same festival days in the even- ings after the sun setting , there were usually made bon- fires in the ... bitter enemies loving friends ; and also for the virtue that a great fire hath to purge the infection of the air .
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| Заглавие | New Curiosities of Literature & Book of the Months, Том 2 New Curiosities of Literature & Book of the Months, George Soane |
| Автор | George Soane |
| Издател | Churton, 1847 |
| Оригиналът е от | Лионската обществена библиотека |
| Цифровизирана на | 30 септ. 2010 |
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