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" in some places, an image apparelled in great finery, crowned with flowers, a sheaf of corn placed under her arm, and a scycle in her hand, carried out of the village in the morning of the conclusive reaping day, with music and much clamour of the reapers,... "
The Kaleidoscope: or, Literary and scientific mirror - Page 90
1824
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A View of Northumberland: With an Excursion to the Abbey of ..., Volume 2

William Hutchinson - 1778 - 544 pages
...reaping day, with mufic and much clamour of the reapers into the field, where it ftands fixed on a poll all day, and when the reaping is done, is brought home in like manner : This they call the Harveß £>ueen, and reprefents the Roman Ceres. The fervants having performed the moft valuable paît...
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The Every-day Book: Or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports ...

William Hone - 1827 - 858 pages
...arm, and a scycle in her hand, carried out of the village in the morning of the conclusive reaping day, with music and much clamour of the reapers, into...harvest queen, and it represents the Roman Ceres. Mr. Brand says, " an old woman, who in a case of this nature is respectable authority, at a village...
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The Every-day Book and Table Book: Or, Everlasting Calendar of ..., Volume 2

William Hone - 1830 - 868 pages
...arm, and a scycle in her hand, carried out of the village in the morning of the conclusive reaping day, with music and much clamour of the reapers, into...harvest queen, and it represents the Roman Ceres." Mr. Brand says, " an old woman, who in a case of this nature is respectable authority, at a village...
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The every-day book and table-book; or, Everlasting calendar of ..., Volume 2

William Hone - 1837 - 936 pages
...arm, and a scycle in her hand, carried out of the village in the morning of the conclusive reaping day, with music and much clamour of the reapers, into...harvest queen, and it represents the Roman Ceres. Mr. Brand says, " an old woman, who in a case of this nature is respectable authority, at a village...
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The Every-day Book and Table Book: Or, Everlasting Calendar of ..., Volume 1

William Hone - 1837 - 874 pages
...arm, and a scycle in her hand, carried out of the village in the morning of the conclusive reaping day, with music and much clamour of the reapers, into...harvest queen, and it represents the Roman Ceres. ' Mr. Brand says, " an old woman, who in a case of this nature is respectable authority, at a village...
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Observations on Popular Antiquities: Chiefly Illustrating the ..., Volume 2

John Brand - 1841 - 356 pages
...cle in her hand, carried out of the village in the moming of the conclusive reaping day, with musick and much clamour of the reapers, into the field, where...on a pole all day, and when the reaping is done, is hrought home in like manner. This they call the Harvest Queen, and it represents the Roman Ceres."...
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Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly ..., Volume 2

Brand - 1849 - 544 pages
...arm, and a scycle in her hand, carried out of the village in the morning of the conclusive reaping day, with music and much clamour of the reapers, into...Harvest Queen, and it represents the Roman Ceres." An old woman, who is respectable authority on a subject of this nature, at a village in Northumberland,...
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The every-day book: or The guide to the year, Volume 2

William Hone - 1859 - 880 pages
...village in the morning of the conclusive reaping day, with music and much clamour of the reapers, in«o the field, where it stands fixed on a pole all day,...harvest queen, and it represents the Roman Ceres. Mr. Brand says, " an old woman, who in a case of this nature is respectable authority, at a village...
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Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly ..., Volume 2

John Brand - 1875 - 556 pages
...arm, and a scycle in her hand, carried out of the village in the morning of the conclusive reaping day, with music and much clamour of the reapers, into...they call the Harvest Queen, and it represents the Koman Ceres." An old woman, who is respectable authority on a subject , of this nature, at a village...
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Mythologische Forschungen aus dem Nachlasse, von Wilhelm ..., Volumes 50-52

Wilhelm Mannhardt - 1884 - 430 pages
...arm and a scycle in her h and, carried out of the village in the morning of theconcludiugreapingd ay with music and much clamour of the reapers into the...where it Stands fixed on a pole all day, and when the reapingisdone, isbroughthome in likemanner. T hiatheyca 1 1 the Harvest Queen, and itrepresents the...
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