New Curiosities of Literature & Book of the Months, Том 2 |
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THERE can be no doubt whatever that the English name of this month is derived from the Latin Junius , though in regard to the etymology of the latter the opinions of the classic writers are exceedingly various and contradictory .
THERE can be no doubt whatever that the English name of this month is derived from the Latin Junius , though in regard to the etymology of the latter the opinions of the classic writers are exceedingly various and contradictory .
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other observances , to light large bonfires , which at one time were chiefly made of bones and other impurities , if we may believe the Catholic writers on the subject . With them indeed these bonfires had an especial meaning ...
other observances , to light large bonfires , which at one time were chiefly made of bones and other impurities , if we may believe the Catholic writers on the subject . With them indeed these bonfires had an especial meaning ...
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This pleasing picture is in a great measure confirmed by other writers , and even by one , who speaks of the custom only incidentally , and in illustration of his doctrines . " Seie to me , " says Bishop Pecock , † " good sire ...
This pleasing picture is in a great measure confirmed by other writers , and even by one , who speaks of the custom only incidentally , and in illustration of his doctrines . " Seie to me , " says Bishop Pecock , † " good sire ...
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Minshew at once , and very properly , refers us to SERGE . ‡ i . e . Divisions - a very common use of the word in all our old writers . minster , and so through the Sanctuary , and round THE MONTHS - JUNE . 21.
Minshew at once , and very properly , refers us to SERGE . ‡ i . e . Divisions - a very common use of the word in all our old writers . minster , and so through the Sanctuary , and round THE MONTHS - JUNE . 21.
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210 ) , I gave a quotation from some old writer , I could not recollect whom , respecting the popular superstition of Midsummer Men . Oddly enough , I have since found a The ARTEMISIA , Mugwort , or Motherwort , was also c 2 THE MONTHS ...
210 ) , I gave a quotation from some old writer , I could not recollect whom , respecting the popular superstition of Midsummer Men . Oddly enough , I have since found a The ARTEMISIA , Mugwort , or Motherwort , was also c 2 THE MONTHS ...
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