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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 explained 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 explained by Gebelin .
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The fires of course were intended , as Gebelin well observes , to express the joy of the people at the commencement of the year , for June in the early times was considered to be its commencement . But I cannot agree with him that the ...
The fires of course were intended , as Gebelin well observes , to express the joy of the people at the commencement of the year , for June in the early times was considered to be its commencement . But I cannot agree with him that the ...
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... Judges , and Benchers , retired into their Parliament chamber ; and in about half an hour afterwards , came into the hall again , and a large ring was formed round the fireplace , but no fire nor embers were on it .
... Judges , and Benchers , retired into their Parliament chamber ; and in about half an hour afterwards , came into the hall again , and a large ring was formed round the fireplace , 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 . " " c to wrath . " In the marginal note 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 . " " c to wrath . " In the marginal note THE ...
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... and also for the virtue that a great fire hath to purge the infection of the air . On the vigil of St. John the Baptist , and on St. Peter and St. Paul , the Apostles , every man's door being shadowed with green birch , long fennel ...
... and also for the virtue that a great fire hath to purge the infection of the air . On the vigil of St. John the Baptist , and on St. Peter and St. Paul , the Apostles , every man's door being shadowed with green birch , long fennel ...
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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 | Харвардският университет |
| Цифровизирана на | 2 септ. 2008 |
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