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" Peter and Paul the apostles, every man's door being shadowed with green birch, long fennel, St John's wort, orpin, white lilies, and such like, garnished upon with garlands of beautiful flowers, had also lamps of glass, with oil burning in them all the... "
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Time's Telescope for ... ; Or, A Complete Guide to the Almanack

Almanacs, English - 1822 - 440 pages
...with garlands of beautiful flowers, had also lamps of glass, with oil burning in them all the night: some hung out branches of iron, curiously wrought, containing hundreds of lamps lighted at once.' He mentions also the bone-jires in the streets, every man bestowing wood or labour towards them. dancing,...
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The every-day book, or, The guide to the year

William Hone - 1825 - 842 pages
...garland* of beautiful! flowers, had also lamps of glasse, with oyle burning in them all the night ; mmi Scopolia. Dedicated to Sí. Braulio. 27. Sí. John of F.gypt, which made a goodly shew, namely in new Fish-street, Thamesstreet, (cc. " Then had ye, besides the...
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A Picture of the Manners, Customs, Sports, and Pastimes, of the Inhabitants ...

Jehoshaphat Aspin - England - 1825 - 330 pages
...flowers. The citizens also had lamps of glass with oil burning in them all night ; and some of them hung out branches of iron, curiously wrought, containing hundreds of lamps lighted at once, which made a very splendid appearance. Several of the superstitious ceremonies practised upon this...
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The Every Day Book, Or, A Guide to the Year: Describing the ..., Volume 1

William Hone - 1826 - 882 pages
...garlands of beautiful! flowers, had also lamps of glasse, with oyle burning in them all the night; some hung out branches of iron curiously wrought, containing hundreds of lamps lighted at once, which made a goodly shew, namely in new Fish-street, Thamesstreet, &c. " Then had ye, besides the standing...
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The Every-day Book: Or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports ...

William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1826 - 892 pages
...garlands of beautifull flowers, had also lamps of glassŤ, with oyle burning in them all the night; some hung out branches of iron curiously wrought, containing hundreds of lamps lighted at once, which made a goodly shew, namely in new Fish-street, Thame!,street, Sec. " Then had ye, besides the...
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Memoirs of the rival Houses of York and Lancaster, historical and ..., Volume 2

Emma Roberts - 1827 - 246 pages
...with garlands of beautiful flowers, had also lamps of glasse, with oyle burning in them all the night; some hung out branches of iron curiously wrought, containing hundreds of lamps lighted at once, which made a goodly shew, namely in Fish-street, Thames-street, &c. CHAP, Then had ye besides the standing...
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The Every-day Book and Table Book: Or, Everlasting Calendar of ..., Volume 1

William Hone - Days - 1830 - 878 pages
...garlands of beautiful! flowers, had also lamps of glasse, with oyle burning in them all the night ; some hung out branches of iron curiously wrought, containing hundreds of lamps lighted at once, which made a goodly shew, namely in new Fish-street, Thamesstreet, 8tc. " Then had ye, besides the...
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Privy Purse Expenses of Elizabeth of York: Wardrobe Accounts of Edward the ...

Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Prices - 1830 - 388 pages
...flowers. The citizens had also lamps of glass, with oil burning in them all night, and some of them hung out branches of iron, curiously wrought, containing hundreds of lamps, lighted at once, which made a very splendid appearance." — Slew's Survey : Sports and Pastimes, 316, 317. See Gage's...
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Ancient Customs, Sports, and Pastimes, of the English

Jehoshaphat Aspin - Amusements - 1832 - 302 pages
...flowers. The citizens also had lamps of glass with oil burning in them all night ; and some of them hung out branches of iron, curiously wrought, containing hundreds of lamps lighted at once, which made a very splendid appearance. The reasons given for making bonfires on St. John's eve, are...
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The Every-day Book and Table Book: Or, Everlasting Calandar of Popular ...

William Hone - Days - 1835 - 876 pages
...garlands of beautiful! flowers, had also lamps of glasse, with oyle burning in them all the night ; some hung out branches of iron curiously wrought, containing hundreds of lamps lighted at once, which made a goodly shew, namely in new Fish-street, Thamesstreet, Sec. " Then had ye, besides the...
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