Macedonian FolkloreAt the University Press, 1903 - 372 sider |
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... especially my muleteers , were made to supply me with information . Very often the songs with which they cheered the way were at the conclusion of the journey dictated to me . But my best work was done by the cottage fireside . During ...
... especially my muleteers , were made to supply me with information . Very often the songs with which they cheered the way were at the conclusion of the journey dictated to me . But my best work was done by the cottage fireside . During ...
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... especially looked for at this season of the awakening of Nature . The sight of a lamb , for instance , is a sign that he who has seen one first will be excessively fond of sleep during the summer , the animal being regarded as a symbol ...
... especially looked for at this season of the awakening of Nature . The sight of a lamb , for instance , is a sign that he who has seen one first will be excessively fond of sleep during the summer , the animal being regarded as a symbol ...
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... especially for gardening purposes , they advise you to try the following experiment : Take seven twigs , strip them of their leaves , mark them each with the name of a day of the week , and then put them in a jug filled with water . If ...
... especially for gardening purposes , they advise you to try the following experiment : Take seven twigs , strip them of their leaves , mark them each with the name of a day of the week , and then put them in a jug filled with water . If ...
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... especially the female one , and to take to them some slight gift , such as a cake or a trinket . Whence the day itself was named Mothering Sunday . The similarity between the old English and the modern Macedonian practice is well ...
... especially the female one , and to take to them some slight gift , such as a cake or a trinket . Whence the day itself was named Mothering Sunday . The similarity between the old English and the modern Macedonian practice is well ...
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... especially so by the circumstance that the same disease is personified by the Persians in the shape of Al - a " blushing maid , with locks of flame and cheeks all rosy red . " 2 1 Parallel personifications of diseases will be noticed in ...
... especially so by the circumstance that the same disease is personified by the Persians in the shape of Al - a " blushing maid , with locks of flame and cheeks all rosy red . " 2 1 Parallel personifications of diseases will be noticed in ...
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