 | Colley Cibber - 1750 - 594 pagina’s
...about the Country drefs'd in an antick Manner, dancing, mimicking, and fhewing Poftures. ThisCuitom is ftill continued in many Parts of England ; but...their Bufinefs, that it was deemed a very pernicious Cuirom : And as thefe Mummers always went maflc'd and difguis'd, they but too frequently encJftraged... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1764 - 390 pagina’s
...wont to ftroll about the Country, drefs'd in an an-, tick Manner, dancing, mimicking, and fliewing Poftures. This Cuftom is ftill continued in many Parts of England; but it was formerly fo genera), and drew the common People fo much from their Bufmefs, that it was deemed a very pernicious... | |
 | 1780 - 438 pagina’s
...about the country drefied in an antick manner, dancing, mimicking, and fhewing pollures. This cuttom is ftill continued in many parts of England ; but...pernicious cuftom ; and as thefe Mummers always went mafked and difguifed, they but too frequently encouraged themfelves to commit violent outrages, and... | |
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This cuttom is ftill continued in many parts of England ; but it was formerly fo general, and drew the common people fo much from their bufinefs, that it was deemed a very pernicious cuftom ; and as thefe Mummers always went mafked and difguifed, they... 