Faiths and Folklore of the British Isles: A Descriptive and Historical Dictionary of the Superstitions, Beliefs and Popular Customs of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, from Norman Times to the End of the Nineteenth Century, with Classical and Foreign Analogues, Band 1B. Blom, 1965 - 672 Seiten |
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... fairies could only change their weakly and starveling elves for the more robust offspring of men before baptism , whence the custom in the Highlands . One of the methods of discovering whether a child belongs to the fairies or not , is ...
... fairies could only change their weakly and starveling elves for the more robust offspring of men before baptism , whence the custom in the Highlands . One of the methods of discovering whether a child belongs to the fairies or not , is ...
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... fairies , Mistress Quickly and her confed- erates . Selden observes that there was never a merry world since the fairies left dancing and the parson left conjuring . The opinion of the latter kept thieves in awe , and did as much good ...
... fairies , Mistress Quickly and her confed- erates . Selden observes that there was never a merry world since the fairies left dancing and the parson left conjuring . The opinion of the latter kept thieves in awe , and did as much good ...
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... fairies con- vene to dance and revel ? " Paradoxical Assertions by R. H. , 1664 , part 2 , p . 14 . Randolph , in his " Amyntas , " 1638 , de- scribes the Queen's palace : " A curious park paled round about with pick - teeth- a house ...
... fairies con- vene to dance and revel ? " Paradoxical Assertions by R. H. , 1664 , part 2 , p . 14 . Randolph , in his " Amyntas , " 1638 , de- scribes the Queen's palace : " A curious park paled round about with pick - teeth- a house ...
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