Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 20Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... month of May . He'll never climb May - hill ; or , If he can climb over May - hill he'll do.¶ * A Somersetshire proverb . Travels of Two - Pence , 1620 . This evidently refers to the custom of decking the may - pole , on May - day ...
... month of May . He'll never climb May - hill ; or , If he can climb over May - hill he'll do.¶ * A Somersetshire proverb . Travels of Two - Pence , 1620 . This evidently refers to the custom of decking the may - pole , on May - day ...
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... month , when the fruit of the bramble ripens . This fruit is vulgarly known by the name of " bumblekite , " in the county of Durham . In that district of Yorkshire bordering upon Leeds , they are called " black - blegs . " † The ...
... month , when the fruit of the bramble ripens . This fruit is vulgarly known by the name of " bumblekite , " in the county of Durham . In that district of Yorkshire bordering upon Leeds , they are called " black - blegs . " † The ...
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... month has attained to some degree of celebrity for suicidal acts ; but whether that horrible precedence is its due , I really am unable to decide . Those , therefore , who are curious in the matter , and desirous of ascertaining if such ...
... month has attained to some degree of celebrity for suicidal acts ; but whether that horrible precedence is its due , I really am unable to decide . Those , therefore , who are curious in the matter , and desirous of ascertaining if such ...
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