Geoffrey Grigson's Countryside: The Classic Companion to Rural BritainEbury Press, 1982 - 263 pagina's |
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Pagina 166
... once a year customarily ' beat the bounds ' in the Rogation- tide ceremonies . In principle , the priestly in- cumbent of the parish was God's priest . The lord might choose him , but the bishop insisted on controlling him , and the ...
... once a year customarily ' beat the bounds ' in the Rogation- tide ceremonies . In principle , the priestly in- cumbent of the parish was God's priest . The lord might choose him , but the bishop insisted on controlling him , and the ...
Pagina 216
... once laid out and earthed over , to preserve the ' quarry sap ' or original moisture in the stone . Then when a sharp January or February frost was certain , the stone was rapidly uncovered . If frost came unexpectedly in the night ...
... once laid out and earthed over , to preserve the ' quarry sap ' or original moisture in the stone . Then when a sharp January or February frost was certain , the stone was rapidly uncovered . If frost came unexpectedly in the night ...
Pagina 255
... once commoner than they are now , to judge from yew - wood place- names ( Euridge , Ewhurst , Uley , Iwode , etc. ) , were possibly maintained as a source of bow- yers ' timber . Some of the best of these dark , scratchy , eerie woods ...
... once commoner than they are now , to judge from yew - wood place- names ( Euridge , Ewhurst , Uley , Iwode , etc. ) , were possibly maintained as a source of bow- yers ' timber . Some of the best of these dark , scratchy , eerie woods ...
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Geoffrey Grigson's Countryside: The Classic Companion to Rural Britain Geoffrey Grigson Fragmentweergave - 1982 |
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