The roads and railroads, vehicles, and modes of travelling, of ancient and modern countries; with accounts of bridges, tunnels, and canals, in various parts of the world .. (1839)
London : J.W. Parker · leaf 54
tless, (like our fairs in all parts,) a rem-nant of some religious festival; and a festival it may bebelieved of Tan or Tamarus, or Taranus, (Jupiter, or theThunderer,) a name of the first sanctity in ancientBelgica*. By some, Wans Dyke is regarded as the realFoss-way, already spoken of as one of… … In order not to interrupt the course of our statements,and not wishing to overload these pages with notes, wehave reserved for the conclusion of the present chapter,some curious information on the subject of dykes or * Tan-fan, or Tanfanca, (Tanarus Fanus,) is spoken of byTacitus as a celebrated…
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