Vestiges of Ancient Manners and Customs: Discoverable in Modern Italy and SicilyVestiges of Ancient Manners and Customs, Discoverable in Modern Italy and Sicily by John James Blunt, first published in 1823, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it. |
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... , each cluster supported by four men , who groaned under their burden and the heat of the day . The members of the several companies , with small tapers in their hands , followed their re- spective 62 OF THE FESTIVAL OF S. AGATHA ,
... followed their re- spective donations : at length they were all deposited in the nave of the church , amidst shouting and tossing of hats , and every de- monstration of such frantic joy as seemed ill adapted to the interior of a house ...
... Neptune for the loss of one of his fleets , by not allowing his image to be carried in procession at the Circensian games which followed . ( Suet . Aug. 16. ) 127 CHAPTER VII . OF THE MENDICANT MONKS . I 126 RELIGIOUS SERVICES .
... followed . Certain it is , that it was become universal in the West ( for in the East it is still unknown ) as early as the fifth century , and therefore it might well be supposed to have already commenced in the time of that ancient ...
... followed . The object of it was simply to inculcate a general spirit of humility . This was the important lesson conveyed by our Lord's precept , " So likewise wash ye one another's feet . ” But then no opportunity would have been ...
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Vestiges of Ancient Manners and Customs, Discoverable in Modern Italy and Sicily J. j. 1794-1855 Blunt No preview available - 2015 |