"The first class contains four, which, we are informed, may be properly called beasts for hunting; namely, the hare, t…"

"And also, of animals when they retired to rest; a hart was said to be harbored, a buck lodged, a roebuck bedded, a ha…"

"It has been remarked by foreigners that the English are particularly fond of bell-ringing; and indeed most of our chu…"

"According to the ritual of the Romish church, the bells were not only blessed and exorcised, but baptized as those ab…"

"I have seen a man in London, who I believe is now living, ring twelve bells at one time; two of them were placed upon…"

"According to some of the pious writers of antiquity, they made large fires, which might be seen at a great distance, …"

"It appears that soon after the introduction of bowling-alleys they were productive of very evil consequences; for the…"

"Dio Nicæus, an ancient author, speaking of the inhabitants of the northern parts of this island, tells us, they were …"

"If it be granted that the Britons, generally speaking, were expert in hunting, it is still uncertain what animals wer…"

"The romantic notions of chivalry appear to have lost their vigour towards the conclusion of the fifteenth century, es…"