Old English Customs Extant At The Present Time

Many customs have vanished, quietly dying out without giving a sign. The present generation has witnessed the extinction of many observances which our fathers practised and revered, and doubtless the progress of decay will continue. We have entered upon a diminished inheritance. Still it is surprising to find how much has been left; how tenaciously the English race clings to that which habit and usage have established; how ancient customs hold sway in the palace, the parliament, the army, the law courts, amongst educated people as well as unlearned rustics; how they cluster around our social institutions, are enshrined in religious ceremonial, and are preserved by law; how carefully they have been guarded through the many ages of their existence, and how deeply rooted they are in the affections of the English people.

• • Author: Peter Hempson Ditchfield
• • Publisher: Lulu.Com
• • Publication Date: Nov 06, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 186 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1326072641
• • ISBN-13: 9781326072643