Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 579
of the old English names for this floweris Lent Lily, given from its time of blooming. Lent Cock is another name, which has acurious origin. In very old times a game usedto be played on Shrove Tuesday, or early inLent, with live cocks, which were tossed aboutand used as targets in a very…
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