Traditions of Lancashire ...Longman, 1831 |
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Стр. xviii
... means a joke , trick , or prank , and hence the cha- racter of Robin Goodfellow . In Iceland , Puki is regarded as an evil sprite ; and in the language of that country , ' at pukra ' means both to make a murmuring noise , and to steal ...
... means a joke , trick , or prank , and hence the cha- racter of Robin Goodfellow . In Iceland , Puki is regarded as an evil sprite ; and in the language of that country , ' at pukra ' means both to make a murmuring noise , and to steal ...
Стр. xix
... means to strike , beat ; and is the same with our poke . " " However varied in name , the persons and attributes of these immaterial beings have no variance which will not readily be accounted for by the difference of climate ...
... means to strike , beat ; and is the same with our poke . " " However varied in name , the persons and attributes of these immaterial beings have no variance which will not readily be accounted for by the difference of climate ...
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... mean time the new castellan was exercising his power with unsparing and immoderate severity . Oliver de Worsthorn was almost heartbroken ; the old man sud- denly found himself reduced to the condition of a mere dependant on the self ...
... mean time the new castellan was exercising his power with unsparing and immoderate severity . Oliver de Worsthorn was almost heartbroken ; the old man sud- denly found himself reduced to the condition of a mere dependant on the self ...
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... means of impediment or defence than a French stabbing sword , fastened on one side of his pommel , and a stout battle - axe on the other . The horse was decorated with great and costly profusion . At a short distance rode William de ...
... means of impediment or defence than a French stabbing sword , fastened on one side of his pommel , and a stout battle - axe on the other . The horse was decorated with great and costly profusion . At a short distance rode William de ...
Стр. 50
... means than those of honesty and good faith . But give me a band of men , together with leave so to deal with him as I shall see fit , and I trust ere long to render a good account of the matter . I will come upon him unawares , ere he ...
... means than those of honesty and good faith . But give me a band of men , together with leave so to deal with him as I shall see fit , and I trust ere long to render a good account of the matter . I will come upon him unawares , ere he ...
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Стр. 64 - Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool...
Стр. 299 - And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.
Стр. xxii - Then came the Holy One, blessed be He ! And killed the Angel of Death, That killed the butcher, That slew the ox, That drank the water, That quenched the fire, That burned the staff, That beat the dog, That bit the cat, That ate the kid That my father bought For two pieces of money: A kid, a kid.
Стр. 113 - FAREWELL rewards and Fairies ! Good housewives now you may say ; For now foule sluts in dairies, Doe fare as well as they : And though they sweepe their hearths no less Than mayds were wont to doe, Yet who of late for cleaneliness Finds sixe-pence in her shoe ? Lament, lament old Abbies, The fairies lost command ; They did but change priests...
Стр. xxi - And killed the angel of death, That killed the butcher, That killed the ox, That drank the water, That quenched the fire, That burned the staff, That beat the dog, » That bit the cat, That ate the kid, That my father bought For two pieces of money. A kid, a kid.
Стр. xxiii - Saracens. 9. The angel of death signifies the Turkish power, by which the land of Palestine was taken from the Franks, and to which it is still subject. 10. The commencement of the tenth stanza, is designed to show that God will take signal vengeance on the Turks, immediately after whose overthrow the Jews are to be restored to their own land, and live under the government of their longexpected Messiah.
Стр. 326 - thou — a cockatrice to betray me ! " use the devil's works for the building up and welfare of the Church, even though she were mightily holpen thereby. But listen : thou hast wooed this maiden to be the wife of thy bosom. In the dark roll of destiny it is written — so spake the unclean spirit — that if thou shouldest wed, a son springing from thy loins shall sit upon the throne of this unhappy realm. He shall govern the people righteously, every one under his own vine and his own fig-tree,...