The sports and pastimes of the people of England : Including the rural and domestic recreations, May games, mummeries, shows, processions, pageants, and pompous spectacles, from the earliest period to the present time (1845)
Strutt, Joseph, 1749-1802, Hone, William, 1780-1842 · London : T. Togg · leaf 295
lace a On p. 176. « On p. 214. * Rot. Comput. temp. Edw. IL penes T. Astle, esq. * [Before 1801.] Q 2 228 SPORTS AND PASTIMKS BOOK III. porter-pot upon the table, raised high enough for his feet totouch the ceiling, Avhen his head was upon the pot. I have beentold that many publicans would not… … 63. Remarkable Dance.—XIII. Century Here we perceive a girl dancing upon the shoulders of thejoculator, who at the same time is playing upon the bagpipes-and aopears to be in the action of walking forwards. XXII.—WIRE-DANCING.Wire-dancing, at least so much of it as I have seen exhibited,appears to…
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