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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Page 49
... kind , long retaining a propensity to relapse into idolatry , would endeavour to find some substitute for an important class of beings , which had for so many years exercised un- disputed empire over the minds and passions of men , who ...
... kind , long retaining a propensity to relapse into idolatry , would endeavour to find some substitute for an important class of beings , which had for so many years exercised un- disputed empire over the minds and passions of men , who ...
Page 61
... kind Ceres . And ridiculous as it may seem to us , who at- tach so much less importance and solemnity to public exhibitions of this kind than the in- habitants of the South , yet it appears that the prætor , the second magistrate in ...
... kind Ceres . And ridiculous as it may seem to us , who at- tach so much less importance and solemnity to public exhibitions of this kind than the in- habitants of the South , yet it appears that the prætor , the second magistrate in ...
Page 124
... to a custom of this kind generally prevailing in the approaches of the Romans to their gods , that so much of the second satire of Persius alludes : Non tu prece poscis emaci Quæ nisi seductis nequeas committere 124 RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
... to a custom of this kind generally prevailing in the approaches of the Romans to their gods , that so much of the second satire of Persius alludes : Non tu prece poscis emaci Quæ nisi seductis nequeas committere 124 RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
Page 143
... kind of deviation from the history contained in the sa- cred text , as is so remarkable in the mysteries of the present day . Thus S. John , in recount- ing to the Virgin the manner in which the sol- dier pierced our Saviour's side ...
... kind of deviation from the history contained in the sa- cred text , as is so remarkable in the mysteries of the present day . Thus S. John , in recount- ing to the Virgin the manner in which the sol- dier pierced our Saviour's side ...
Page 189
... kind of charm , and are never lighted ex- cept in cases of dangerous illness , or domestic calamity . Small torches , to which some puri- fying virtue was supposed to belong , appear also to have been bestowed by the ministers of old ...
... kind of charm , and are never lighted ex- cept in cases of dangerous illness , or domestic calamity . Small torches , to which some puri- fying virtue was supposed to belong , appear also to have been bestowed by the ministers of old ...
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Agatha altar amongst amusement ancestors ancient Italy antiquity appears Augustus called Catania ceremonies Ceres chapel CHAPTER charm Christian Cicero circumstance common consecrated custom Cybele deities derived descended dress Egypt Eleusinia exhibited favour festival figures GIFFORD goddess gods hand heathen heaven Hence Herculaneum heretofore honours inhabitants of Italy instance Italians and Sicilians Italy and Sicily Julius Cæsar Jupiter Juvenal Lares latter Lavinium less Madonna manner Maria mendicant ment mention modern Italians Mount Eryx mountain Naples neral nunc observed occasion offered ornaments Osiris Ovid oxen Pagan painted perhaps persons Plin Pliny Pliny the younger poet Pompeii Pomptine marshes practice present preserved prevail profusion purpose racter relics religion religious remarkable rites Romans Rome sacred saint Saviour says seems seen Serapis served sistrum streets Sueton supposed temple temple of Vesta Theocritus thought tion town Venus Vide Virgin votive whilst worship
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