Folklore, Volume 14Joseph Jacobs, Alfred Trübner Nutt, Arthur Robinson Wright, William Crooke Folklore Society, 1903 Most vols. for 1890- contain list of members of the Folk-lore Society. |
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A. C. HADDON ALFRED NUTT ancient animal appears Archæological Azores ballads believe bird bones called Celtic Celts ceremony charm child collection custom dead death debil-debil decorated dedicated divination dress EDWARD CLODD Evil Eye fado father fire flowers Folk-Lore Society Folklore Gaston Paris ghost girl Gorgon Grail Greek guizers hair head Henderson Holy honour horse imagination Indra Bangsawan island J. G. FRAZER John's Eve killed king Kobba-Kobba kylies Lady legend Lia Fáil literary lived LL.D magic Mang'anja Märchen Miss myth natives night Nutt objects origin Oxford Oxfordshire phratries Plate popular present princess Professor Ribeira Grande Road Roebuck Bay romance round Rouse seen Selinunte snakes song spear spirit stick stone story things tion told totem tradition tribe village votive wife woman women wood
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Page 16 - For whilst, to the shame of slow-endeavouring art, Thy easy numbers flow, and that each heart Hath, from the leaves of thy unvalued book, Those Delphic lines with deep impression took ; Then thou, our fancy of itself bereaving, Dost make us marble, with too much conceiving ; And, so sepulchred, in such pomp dost lie, That kings, for such a tomb, would wish to die.
Page 16 - What needs my Shakespeare for his honoured bones, The labour of an age in piled stones, Or that his hallowed relics should be hid Under a star-ypointing pyramid? Dear son of memory, great heir of Fame, What need'st thou such weak witness of thy name? Thou in our wonder and astonishment Hast built thyself a livelong monument.
Page 112 - The Annual Subscription to the Society is One Guinea, and is payable in advance on the first of January in each year. This will entitle Members to receive the publications of the Society for such year. Members having joined during the present year, and desirous of obtaining the publications of the Society already issued, several of which are becoming scarce, may do so by paying the subscriptions for the back years. Post-office orders and cheques should be sent to the Secretary.
Page 3 - Index to archaeologists is now recognised. Every effort is made to keep its contents up to date and continuous, but it is obvious that the difficulties are great unless the assistance of the societies is obtained. If for any reason the papers of a society are not indexed in the year to which they properly belong the plan is to include them in the following year; and whenever the papers of societies arc brought into the Index for the first time they are then indexed from the year 1891.
Page 3 - Single copies of the yearly Index from 1891 may be obtained. Many of the Societies in union with the Society of Antiquaries take a sufficient number of copies of the yearly Index to issue with their transactions to each of their members. The more this plan is extended the less will be the cost of the Index to each society.
Page 91 - Remember, remember The fifth of November, Gunpowder treason and plot : I see no reason, Why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot.
Page 3 - IN THE CHAIR. THE minutes of the last Annual Meeting were read and confirmed. The...
Page 3 - ... obtained. If for any reason the papers of a society are not indexed in the year to which they properly belong the plan is to include them in the following year ; and whenever the papers of societies are brought into the Index for the first time they are then indexed from the year 1891. By this...
Page 150 - The countess of Douglas out of her bower she came, And loudly there that she did call — * It is for the Lord of Liddisdale, That I let all these tears down fall.