Illustrations, Critical, Historical, Biographical, and Miscellaneous, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1824 |
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Page 95
... feasts , men , women , and children drink to excess . Liquor with them is the summum bonum of life ; every crime may be expiated by plentiful libations of strong drink ; and , in some cases , to the ordinary fine is added this peculiar ...
... feasts , men , women , and children drink to excess . Liquor with them is the summum bonum of life ; every crime may be expiated by plentiful libations of strong drink ; and , in some cases , to the ordinary fine is added this peculiar ...
Page 265
... feast and battle of the Lapitha and Centaurs might now be seen again ; all was riot and confusion ; and few of the party returned home without proofs im- printed on their heads and faces , that the old grudge between the Scotch and ...
... feast and battle of the Lapitha and Centaurs might now be seen again ; all was riot and confusion ; and few of the party returned home without proofs im- printed on their heads and faces , that the old grudge between the Scotch and ...
Page 311
... feast are still to be found in Roman Catholic countries , particularly in Portugal , although the time of exercising such licence is changed from Christmas to Shrove - Tuesday . On this day the liberties taken by the lower orders ...
... feast are still to be found in Roman Catholic countries , particularly in Portugal , although the time of exercising such licence is changed from Christmas to Shrove - Tuesday . On this day the liberties taken by the lower orders ...
Page 312
... feast was held , ) admitted into the cathedrals and churches a rabble rout of vulgar masqueraders and wassailers ; who , personating beasts , monsters , and other characters of various descriptions , indulged in every violation of order ...
... feast was held , ) admitted into the cathedrals and churches a rabble rout of vulgar masqueraders and wassailers ; who , personating beasts , monsters , and other characters of various descriptions , indulged in every violation of order ...
Page 313
... feasts , with their peculiar ceremonies , will appear ( from the same autho- rity ) to be fixed on the periods for ... feast of St. Peter Epularum was ano- ther competition : a day in February , on which the pagans brought banquets to ...
... feasts , with their peculiar ceremonies , will appear ( from the same autho- rity ) to be fixed on the periods for ... feast of St. Peter Epularum was ano- ther competition : a day in February , on which the pagans brought banquets to ...
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