Antiquitates Curiosae: The Etymology of Many Remarkable Old Sayings, Proverbs, & Singular CustomsT. & J. Allman, 1819 - 156 páginas |
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... Christ to save your soul by saying so many masses . " Hence it was called Christ's - mass , or , as it is now abbreviated , Christmas . Thus far the etymology of the word is indis- putable , and every man who has attended to the ...
... Christ to save your soul by saying so many masses . " Hence it was called Christ's - mass , or , as it is now abbreviated , Christmas . Thus far the etymology of the word is indis- putable , and every man who has attended to the ...
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... Christ's Mass - box . " To vassals and servants , who at that time com- posed a great part of the lower order of the people , there was allowed a liberty of soliciting gifts from the rich , in order to enable them to put money into the ...
... Christ's Mass - box . " To vassals and servants , who at that time com- posed a great part of the lower order of the people , there was allowed a liberty of soliciting gifts from the rich , in order to enable them to put money into the ...
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... . ORIGIN OF TEA BEING USED . The following story concerning the origin of Tea goes current among the Chinese . Darma , the son of an Indian king , came into China about the year 519 of the Christian era , purely to 9.
... . ORIGIN OF TEA BEING USED . The following story concerning the origin of Tea goes current among the Chinese . Darma , the son of an Indian king , came into China about the year 519 of the Christian era , purely to 9.
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... Christian era , purely to pro- mulgate his religion ; and to gain it the better re- ception , he led a very austere life , eating only vegetables , and spending most of his time in the contemplation of the Deity . The nights especial ...
... Christian era , purely to pro- mulgate his religion ; and to gain it the better re- ception , he led a very austere life , eating only vegetables , and spending most of his time in the contemplation of the Deity . The nights especial ...
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... Tent is Tinto , tinged or red wine . Sherry from Xeres , ( the Spanish r is pro- nounced sh or ch , ) in the south of Spain , where the great battle was fought between the Christ- ians and Saracens , that ended in the conquest of 12.
... Tent is Tinto , tinged or red wine . Sherry from Xeres , ( the Spanish r is pro- nounced sh or ch , ) in the south of Spain , where the great battle was fought between the Christ- ians and Saracens , that ended in the conquest of 12.
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Términos y frases comunes
afterwards antiquity became Bideford bishop Brahmin bread Bugle built Bull called Candlemas CHIG Christian church cocks corruption court COURT-LEET curfew bell derived devil Duke Earl Edward the Third England English etymology fire formerly French GAN UNIV gave Gilt Spur granted Greek Henry III Henry the Eighth HIGAN UNIVER HOBSON'S CHOICE HOCUS POCUS honour horse hundred HUNGARY WATER IGAN Inigo Jones Jubilee king land Lane London lord master mayor MIC SITY MIC UNIV monks night NINE TAILORS NIVERS observed occasion ORIGIN parish person pilgrim plough Pope prayers present priests proverb Queen reign Romans Rome RSITY Sabbath saint Saxon Saxon word saying shew SHOOTER'S HILL Shrove Shrove Tuesday signifies Sissa sneeze solemn Street Sunday thence tion took its name town trithings Twelfth-day Tyburn UNIV MIC UNIV UNIV UNIVE MICHI Ward whence Whigs Whitsun wine
Pasajes populares
Página 113 - I myself thought good to imitate the Italian fashion by this forked cutting of meat, not only while I was in Italy, but also in Germany, and oftentimes in England since I came home...
Página 113 - This form of feeding I understand is generally used in all places of Italy, their forks being for the most part made of iron or steel, and some of silver, but those are used only by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is because the Italian cannot by any means endure to ha.ve his dish touched with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike clean.
Página 112 - For while with their knife which they hold in one hand they cut the meate out of the dish, they fasten their forke which they hold in their other hand upon the same dish...
Página 72 - It was consecrated to Hertha, the Goddess of Peace and Fertility ; and no quarrels might be maintained, no blood shed, during this truce of the Goddess. Each village, in the absence of the Baron at the assembly of the nation, enjoyed a kind of Saturnalia. The vassals met upon the common green around the May-pole, where they elected a village lord, or king, as he was called, who chose his queen.
Página 104 - Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD: 20 This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.
Página 43 - Bless to both nations this auspicious hour ! So may the Trojan and the Tyrian line In lasting. concord from this day combine. Thou, Bacchus, god of joys and friendly cheer, And gracious Juno, both, be present here ! And you, my lords of Tyre, your vows address To heaven with mine, to ratify the peace.
Página 92 - ... great number of copies being found, they were seized : the red ink, with which they were embellished, was said to be his blood : it was seriously adjudged that he was in league with the devil; and if he had not...
Página 91 - As he sold his printed copies for sixty crowns, •while the scribes demanded five hundred, this created universal astonishment : but when he produced copies as fast as they were •wanted, and lowered the price to thirty crowns, all Paris was agitated. The uniformity of the copies increased the wonder. Informations were given...
Página 59 - On the annual aquatic procession of the Lord Mayor of London to Westminster, the barge of the Company of Stationers, which is usually the first in the show, proceeds to Lambeth Palace, where from time immemorial they (the Stationers) receive a present of sixteen bottles of the archbishop's prime wine.
Página 90 - Some will have St. Anthony's picture on the walls of their houses, hoping by that to be preserved from the plague ; and the Italians, who do not know the true signification of the fire painted at the side of their saint, concluding that he preserves houses from being burnt, invoke him on such occasions.