The Every-day Book: Or, Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs, and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in Past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Months, & Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanack; Including Accounts of the Weather, Rules for Health and Conduct, Remarkable and Important Anecdotes, Facts, and Notices, in Chronology, Antiquities, Topography, Biography, Natural History, Art, Science, and General Literature; Derived from the Most Authentic Sources, and Valuable Original Communications, with Poetical Elucidations, for Daily Use and Diversion, Volumen2Gale Research Company, 1967 |
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... candles , twelve of yellow , and one of bleached wax , distributed on the two sides of the triangle which terminates the machine . Each candle stands by a brass figure of one of the apostles . The white candle occupying the apex is ...
... candles , twelve of yellow , and one of bleached wax , distributed on the two sides of the triangle which terminates the machine . Each candle stands by a brass figure of one of the apostles . The white candle occupying the apex is ...
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... candle and candlestick into the middle of the room , and afterwards mak- ing three scrapes over the snuff of the candle to scrape it out . Upon this , the same person was so bold as to draw a sword ; but he had scarce got it out when he ...
... candle and candlestick into the middle of the room , and afterwards mak- ing three scrapes over the snuff of the candle to scrape it out . Upon this , the same person was so bold as to draw a sword ; but he had scarce got it out when he ...
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... candle stood ; the next who bid , also named his price and depo- sited his shilling in like manner , and the person who first bid was then to take up his shilling . The business of letting thus proceeded till the candle was burnt out ...
... candle stood ; the next who bid , also named his price and depo- sited his shilling in like manner , and the person who first bid was then to take up his shilling . The business of letting thus proceeded till the candle was burnt out ...
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The Every-day Book: Or, Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements ..., Volumen2 William Hone Vista de fragmentos - 1967 |
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