New Curiosities of Literature & Book of the Months, Том 2Churton, 1847 |
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George Soane. before Christmas , the butchers of the town should from time to time yearly for ever find a mad bull for the con- tinuance of that sport . ' It is from this circumstance that the old proverb arose of , " as mad as the ...
George Soane. before Christmas , the butchers of the town should from time to time yearly for ever find a mad bull for the con- tinuance of that sport . ' It is from this circumstance that the old proverb arose of , " as mad as the ...
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... Christmas the Winter Hellebore , or Aconite , unfolds its yellow flowers . About the same time the Black Hellebore , or Christmas Rose , blossoms ; while Daisies , Stocks , Wallflowers , Leopard's Bane , Dead Nettles , Polyanthuses ...
... Christmas the Winter Hellebore , or Aconite , unfolds its yellow flowers . About the same time the Black Hellebore , or Christmas Rose , blossoms ; while Daisies , Stocks , Wallflowers , Leopard's Bane , Dead Nettles , Polyanthuses ...
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... CHRISTMAS EVE ; December 24th . In the primitive church Christmas Day was always observed as a Sabbath , and hence like other Lord's - Days it was preceded by an Eve or Vigil as an occasion of preparing for the day fol- lowing . No ...
... CHRISTMAS EVE ; December 24th . In the primitive church Christmas Day was always observed as a Sabbath , and hence like other Lord's - Days it was preceded by an Eve or Vigil as an occasion of preparing for the day fol- lowing . No ...
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... Christmas with ivy and feasting , and playing and sports , in the room of the Baccha- nalia and Saturnalia ; the celebrating of May - Day with flowers , in the room of the Floralia ; and the keeping of festivals to the Virgin Mary ...
... Christmas with ivy and feasting , and playing and sports , in the room of the Baccha- nalia and Saturnalia ; the celebrating of May - Day with flowers , in the room of the Floralia ; and the keeping of festivals to the Virgin Mary ...
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... Christmas candles and Yule - logs , the sym- bols of increasing light and heat . These Christmas candles , though now out of date , were at one time of an immense size , and not a few in number , the houses being very generally ...
... Christmas candles and Yule - logs , the sym- bols of increasing light and heat . These Christmas candles , though now out of date , were at one time of an immense size , and not a few in number , the houses being very generally ...
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