Deliciae Literariae: A New Volume of Table-talkSimpkin, Marshall, 1840 - 273 pages |
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... marks : “ When the earth is afflicted by long and severe winters , we see that the savage beasts of the forest leave their dens , and advance even to the gates of cities to seize their human prey . Such is the effect of great ...
... marks : “ When the earth is afflicted by long and severe winters , we see that the savage beasts of the forest leave their dens , and advance even to the gates of cities to seize their human prey . Such is the effect of great ...
Page 79
... marks which natural causes have impressed on the solid and un- yielding granite rock , but which , according to the popular creed , were produced by the contact of the hero , the saint , or the god . " 2 I have collected some instances ...
... marks which natural causes have impressed on the solid and un- yielding granite rock , but which , according to the popular creed , were produced by the contact of the hero , the saint , or the god . " 2 I have collected some instances ...
Page 82
... marks of Saint Fillan's knees are shown in a rock on which he used to kneel in his frequent devotions.3 In " 2 1 Statistical Account of Scotland , vol . vi . p . 220. Bishop Forbes died in 1635 ; he is the author of several valuable ...
... marks of Saint Fillan's knees are shown in a rock on which he used to kneel in his frequent devotions.3 In " 2 1 Statistical Account of Scotland , vol . vi . p . 220. Bishop Forbes died in 1635 ; he is the author of several valuable ...
Page 83
... marks of people's feet , and the hoofs of horses , cows , and sheep . " And a ballad of Gal- loway assures us , that " Tho ' the Brownie o ' Blednoch lang be gane , The mark o ' his feet's left on mony a stane . " " 2 The popular legend ...
... marks of people's feet , and the hoofs of horses , cows , and sheep . " And a ballad of Gal- loway assures us , that " Tho ' the Brownie o ' Blednoch lang be gane , The mark o ' his feet's left on mony a stane . " " 2 The popular legend ...
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... mark of which appears in that pillar even unto this day , and is called " The Friar's Heel . ” 1 In WALES , during the last century , they showed , says the Reverend John Price , in his account of Holyhead in Anglesey , " the print of ...
... mark of which appears in that pillar even unto this day , and is called " The Friar's Heel . ” 1 In WALES , during the last century , they showed , says the Reverend John Price , in his account of Holyhead in Anglesey , " the print of ...
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Deliciae Literariae: A New Volume of Table-Talk (Classic Reprint) Joseph Robertson No preview available - 2017 |
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