Archaic England, an essay in deciphering prehistory from megalithic monuments, earthworks, customs, coins, placenames, and faeric superstitions (1919)
Bayley, Harold · London : Chapman & Hall ltd. · leaf 131
Broad-stairs, a corruption of Bridestow, at Bradwell, at Bradport,at BridHngton. and in very many more directions. FromPryd come probably the words pride, prude, and proud,and in the opinion of our neighbours these qualities areamong our national defects. Clanning a proud descent weare admittedly a… … o.lX ^-^^^nLsmy on medals a>inMou,J.l HI.] A TALE OF TROY 121 head, whence it may be assumed the bull was anciently asnowadays associated with John Bull. At British festivalsour predecessors used to antic in the guise of a bull, andthe bull-headed actor was entitled The Broad. Thebull was…
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