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... though only once has he thought it necessary to make any remark thereon . But
it must be added , the alterations are extremely few and unimportant , and in
every case involving a theory his convictions have been strengthened many fold .
... though only once has he thought it necessary to make any remark thereon . But
it must be added , the alterations are extremely few and unimportant , and in
every case involving a theory his convictions have been strengthened many fold .
Side 21
... mentions the report , that the countries abandoned by those people had been
inundated by the sea . Judging from modern experience , the marshy tracts of the
continent must have been once subject to periodical pestilences sufficiently ...
... mentions the report , that the countries abandoned by those people had been
inundated by the sea . Judging from modern experience , the marshy tracts of the
continent must have been once subject to periodical pestilences sufficiently ...
Side 33
This kind of monomania was once confined to the classic languages , but has
now found its way into Anglo - Saxon , and Danish , whilst in Norse it threatens to
become quite an epidemic . It was by the unfortunate class of persons alluded to
...
This kind of monomania was once confined to the classic languages , but has
now found its way into Anglo - Saxon , and Danish , whilst in Norse it threatens to
become quite an epidemic . It was by the unfortunate class of persons alluded to
...
Side 47
Burn ( C. bran , a mountain torrent ) , a stream .-- The Fr. borne , a boundary . —
The two parts of Wytheburn ( C. C. gwyth ) translate each other . Holborn in
London ( holtbourne ) , the wooded stream , was probably once the name of the
Fleet .
Burn ( C. bran , a mountain torrent ) , a stream .-- The Fr. borne , a boundary . —
The two parts of Wytheburn ( C. C. gwyth ) translate each other . Holborn in
London ( holtbourne ) , the wooded stream , was probably once the name of the
Fleet .
Side 50
Farrisholme ( D. faar ) , the sheep's holme , and Hestholme ( D. hest ) , the horses
holme , may be compared to Oxenholme ( D. ören ) . Ness ( N. nes ) , a cape .
Syke ( N. siki , a marsh ) , wet meadow - land . All the present sykes were once ...
Farrisholme ( D. faar ) , the sheep's holme , and Hestholme ( D. hest ) , the horses
holme , may be compared to Oxenholme ( D. ören ) . Ness ( N. nes ) , a cape .
Syke ( N. siki , a marsh ) , wet meadow - land . All the present sykes were once ...
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Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | Cumberland & Westmorland, Ancient and Modern: The People, Dialect, Superstitions and Customs |
| Forfatter | Jeremiah Sullivan |
| Udgiver | Whittaker and Company, 1857 |
| Oprindeligt fra | Det bayerske statsbibliotek |
| Digitaliseret | 8. sep 2009 |
| Længde | 171 sider |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |