Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our Vulgar and Provincial Customs, Ceremonies, and Superstitions, by John Brand; Arranged, Rev. and Greatly Enlarged, by Sir Henry Ellis, Volume 2H.G. Bohn, 1849 - Christian antiquities |
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