Hone's Popular Works and Everlasting Calendar, Volume 2Wm. Tegg and Company, 1826 - Amusements |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 85
Page 469
... custom of Blake Lad Monday -or Riding the Black Lad , a custom which thousands annually witress , and numbers come from great distances to see . It is the most thronged , and the most foolish , day the Ashtonians can boast of . C. C. ...
... custom of Blake Lad Monday -or Riding the Black Lad , a custom which thousands annually witress , and numbers come from great distances to see . It is the most thronged , and the most foolish , day the Ashtonians can boast of . C. C. ...
Page 1687
... custom at , 1175 . Lopez de Vega , died , notice of , 1132 . Lord - mayor , celebration of his day , 1132 ; singular robbery of , near Turnham - green , 1389 . Loscoe , Derbyshire , the miser of , 1192 . Lostwithiel , Cornwall , custom ...
... custom at , 1175 . Lopez de Vega , died , notice of , 1132 . Lord - mayor , celebration of his day , 1132 ; singular robbery of , near Turnham - green , 1389 . Loscoe , Derbyshire , the miser of , 1192 . Lostwithiel , Cornwall , custom ...
Page 1699
... custom at , 1179 . Warren and Cann , wrestling match of , 1338 . Warwick , custom at , 869 . earl of , Lawless court belonging to , 12 ; curious letter from Guy the king- maker , 1403 . Washerwomen , nocturnal , apparitions of , 978 ...
... custom at , 1179 . Warren and Cann , wrestling match of , 1338 . Warwick , custom at , 869 . earl of , Lawless court belonging to , 12 ; curious letter from Guy the king- maker , 1403 . Washerwomen , nocturnal , apparitions of , 978 ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Alban Butler amusement ancient appearance arms Ashton Lever beautiful bells Biddenden birds bishop body boys Browne Willis CALENDAR called celebrated church church of England colour court custom dance death delight dressed Editor elephant England engraving Every-Day Book fair feast feet festival fire flowers friends gentleman Gentleman's Magazine give green hand head heard Henry VII Highgate holy holy lance honour horse hour John king lady land London look lord manner master Maypole Mean Temperature ment merry month morning NATURALISTS neighbours never night o'clock o'er observed parish person poor present printed Purton racter readers remarkable round saint says scene Scotland season seems seen shillings side sing sir Jeffery song swan sweet tarasque thee thing thou tion took town trees village walk Wandsworth William de Tracy wood young