The great success of the festival (or “pastime, ” as it is called in the neighbourhood) which was held on White Horse Hill on the 17th and 18th of September, 1857, to celebrate the “Scouring of the Horse, ” according to immemorial custom, led the Committee of Management to think that our fellow-county-men at least, if not our countrymen generally, would be glad to have some little printed memorial, which should comprise not only an account of the doings on the Hill on the late occasion, but should also endeavour to gather up the scattered legends and traditions of the country side, and any authentic historical notices relating to the old monument, of which we west-countrymen are all so fond and proud.
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Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● ISBN 9788822854230 ● Dimensione 2.8 MB ● Casa editrice Thomas Hughes ● Pubblicato 2016 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 6873997 ● Protezione dalla copia DRM sociale