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Page 147
There is no doubt but that these observation's in the ancient Calendar , and our
proverb , are derived from one common origin . The Borrowing Days , as they are
called , occur in “ The Complaynt of Scotland , ” p . 58 . “ There efter i entrit in ane
...
There is no doubt but that these observation's in the ancient Calendar , and our
proverb , are derived from one common origin . The Borrowing Days , as they are
called , occur in “ The Complaynt of Scotland , ” p . 58 . “ There efter i entrit in ane
...
Page 156
I have never yet heard any account of the origin of this English custom ; but it is
unquestionably very ancient , and is still kept up even in great towns , though less
in them than in the country . With us it is chiefly confined to the lower class of ...
I have never yet heard any account of the origin of this English custom ; but it is
unquestionably very ancient , and is still kept up even in great towns , though less
in them than in the country . With us it is chiefly confined to the lower class of ...
Page 420
We do not pretend to ken the origin of the sign of a Drunken Fellow falling
backwards , commonly called Tumble Down Dick ; but as this sign is common in
very distant parts of England , it has probably some particular meaning . At Diss
in ...
We do not pretend to ken the origin of the sign of a Drunken Fellow falling
backwards , commonly called Tumble Down Dick ; but as this sign is common in
very distant parts of England , it has probably some particular meaning . At Diss
in ...
Page 489
Mr. Dupuis , in his learned memoir concerning the origin of the constellations ,
has assigned many plausible reasons to prove that Libra was formerly the sign of
the vernal , and Aries of the autumnal equinox ; that is , that since the origin of the
...
Mr. Dupuis , in his learned memoir concerning the origin of the constellations ,
has assigned many plausible reasons to prove that Libra was formerly the sign of
the vernal , and Aries of the autumnal equinox ; that is , that since the origin of the
...
Page 797
29th , 67 — Shepherd of Edonia , 68– 514. See Archangel . Where the Bee
Sucks , 70– Ariel's Goose , whimsical origin Song , 76 — When Daisies pied ,
166 of , 515. See Martinmas . -Angler , 229 -- Spring Song , 235— Milner , Dr. his
works ...
29th , 67 — Shepherd of Edonia , 68– 514. See Archangel . Where the Bee
Sucks , 70– Ariel's Goose , whimsical origin Song , 76 — When Daisies pied ,
166 of , 515. See Martinmas . -Angler , 229 -- Spring Song , 235— Milner , Dr. his
works ...
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Page 206 - But love, first learned in a lady's eyes, Lives not alone immured in the brain; But, with the motion of all elements, Courses as swift as thought in every power, And gives to every power a double power, Above their functions and their offices.
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Page 231 - Till the dappled dawn doth rise ; Then to come, in spite of sorrow, And at my window bid good-morrow Through the sweetbriar, or the vine, Or the twisted eglantine : While the cock with lively din Scatters the rear of darkness thin, And to the stack, or the barn-door, Stoutly struts his dames before...
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Page 572 - Tis the last rose of summer Left blooming alone ; All her lovely companions Are faded and gone ; No flower of her kindred, No rose-bud is nigh, To reflect back her blushes, Or give sigh for sigh. I'll not leave thee, thou lone one ! To pine on the stem; Since the lovely are sleeping, Go, sleep thou with them. Thus kindly I scatter Thy leaves o'er the bed, Where thy mates of the garden Lie scentless and dead.
Page 641 - Now the wasted brands do glow, Whilst the screech-owl, screeching loud, Puts the wretch that lies in woe In remembrance of a shroud. Now it is the time of night ' That the graves, all gaping wide, Every one lets forth his sprite, In the church-way paths to glide...
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| Title | The perennial calendar, and companion to the almanack, revised and ed. [or rather written] by T. Forster |
| Author | Thomas Ignatius M. Forster |
| Published | 1824 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 8 Mar 2007 |
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