Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, Second SeriesBottrell, William
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Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, Second Series
Bottrell, William
Cornwall (England : County) -- Social life and customs; Legends -- England -- Cornwall (County)
Page 35, "alter-like" changed to "altar-like". (In many of the oldest
villages there were formerly altar-like stones, known by the name of
garrac zans, (the holy stones) which were protected by the fear of the
goddess of Bad Luck;)
Page 43, "the the" changed to "the". ("And have ye been lawfully
married, my darling?" asked the old dame.)
Page 60, "her's" changed to "hers". (That while, one Tom Trenoweth, a
cousin of hers, offered a trifle more and purchased the sow.)
Page 60, "to" changed to "too". ("You're too late, cousin," said Tom,
"I've bought her.")
Page 70, "and and" changed to "and". (She was, above all, elated when
her royal guest smacked her lips after a sip of brandy, and swore, "by
cock and pie," that "true as she was a sinner, never before, in all her
born days, had she so much enjoyed a repast.")
Page 72, "is" changed to "it". (The shell-room was built after, and some
say it was intended to commemorate that honour.)
Page 78, "an an" changed to "an". (Tom, having placed his tin in one of
the hollows of this stone, inquired the news, and asked how work was
away in the East Country, of merchants from Market-jew, who brought
goods in their vessels to Parcurnow, which was then clear of sand, and
the tide flowed in a deep channel up to an old caunse (paved road)
still to be seen.)
Page 91, "to to" changed to "to". (Next day, Tom and his wife, being
alone together, she said to him, "Now, whilst the maid is out, tell me,
my son, what dost thee think of her sweetheart and of their being
married soon?")
Page 112, "the the" changed to "the". (... besides the
black kerchief or scarf, over your head, shades your face.)
Page 113, "Hear" changed to "Here". ("Here, dears, drink this, and help
yourselves to more while I get something for 'e to eat before I hear
another word.")
Page 113, "choral" has been changed to "coral". (On the chimney-piece
they might have noticed an hour-glass between tall brass candlesticks,
branches of coral, sea-birds' eggs, sea-urchins, and foreign shells.)
Page 128, "Armonican" changed to "Armorican" for consistency. (We can't
follow the old guide through the long story he used to relate of what
passed between him and the Armorican gentleman.)
Page 128,"butno thing" changed to "but nothing". (Service was over and
the congregation dispersed, but the church-door key being kept at the
inn, they inspected the church to see if any memorial of the I'ans was
to be found, but nothing connected with them was observed in carved
shields or bench-ends, nor elsewhere.)
Page 157, "left" changed to "let". (... how he put out her eye, because
she let him know, and other people too, that she was up to his tricks,
and had found out which way he managed to live so easy without working
like an honest man.)
Page 184, "showind" changed to "showing". (She could no more endure her
old home—and, showing but little regard for its inmates, loathed their
homely fare and old fashioned ways.)
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