Hall round the fire on Holyday evenings and their Vigils, enduring from the Vigil of All Saints to the evening of the Purification : which custom being before annulled in Dr. Gervase his time, the Psalms of Sternhold and Hopkins were appointed in their... Publications - Page 52by Oxford Historical Society (Oxford, England) - 1885Full view - About this book
| Rev. John Walker - 1806 - 282 pages
...supcrsj-itious. Among such was the singing certain hymns in the college hall round the fire on holyday evenings and their vigils, enduring from the vigil...Purification : which custom being before annulled in Dr. Genvase his time, the Psalms of Stcrnhold and Hopkins were appointed in their places, which do to this... | |
| W M. Wade - 1817 - 662 pages
...assembling round the hall fire, for the purpose of singing hymns on holyilay evenings and their vigils, from the vigil of All Saints to the evening of the Purification. At the Reformation this cu$r tom was abolished as superstitious ! Alas ! alas ! what pity was it, that,... | |
| W. M. Wade - Oxford (England) - 1818 - 530 pages
...assembling round the hall fire, for the purpose of singing hymns on holyday evenings and their vigils, from the vigil of All Saints to the evening of the Purification. At the Reformation this custom was abolished as superstitious ! Alas ! alas ! what pity was it, that,... | |
| John Timbs - Anecdotes - 1861 - 338 pages
...to assemble round the fire, for the purpose of singing hymns on holyday evenings, and their vigils, from the vigil of All Saints to the evening of the Purification. At the Reformation this custom was abolished as superstitious. Anciently, persons kept watch with the... | |
| Bernard William Henderson - Oxford (England) - 1899 - 354 pages
...the singing certain hymns in the College hall round the fire on Holy day evenings and their vigils : which custom being before annulled in Dr. Gervase...one of the Junior Fellows had took the book into his hand ready to begin one of the said psalms, Mr. Hawle stept from his place offering to snatch the book... | |
| John Walker - Oxford (England) - 1809 - 274 pages
...Purification : which, custom being before annulled in Dr. Ger-; vase his time, the Psalm* of Stejrnhold and Hopkins were appointed .in their places,: which...Leech, one of, the junior fellows, had took, the book inta his hand, ready to begin one of the said, psalms, Mr. Hawle stept from his place offering to snatch... | |
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