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Wit Character, Folklore & Customs OF THE NORTH RIDING OF YORKSHIRE
PREFACE
CONTENTS
THE YORKSHIRE FOLK-SPEECH IS NOT A DIALECT, BUT A LANGUAGE.
CHAPTER I YORKSHIRE STORIES OF WIT AND CHARACTER.
CHAPTER II WIT AND CHARACTER
CHAPTER III WIT AND CHARACTER—continued.
CHAPTER IV WIT AND CHARACTER—continued
CHAPTER V WIT AND CHARACTER—continued
CHAPTER VI CUSTOMS OF THE YEAR AND FOLKLORE
CHAPTER VII CUSTOMS OF COURTSHIP, MARRIAGE, BIRTH, AND DEATH
Superstition.
Birth.
Death.
CHAPTER VIII OMENS, CHARMS, RECIPES
CHAPTER IX WITCHCRAFT
CHAPTER X WITCHCRAFT—continued
CHAPTER XI SOME CHARACTERISTIC YORKSHIRE SAYINGS
CHAPTER XII IDIOMS AND THE PECULIAR USE OF CERTAIN WORDS
CHAPTER XIII SIMILES, PROVERBS, AND SAYINGS
CHAPTER XIV CHILDREN‘S LORE
CHAPTER XV ODD SCRAPS OF OLD YORKSHIRE, ETC.
CHAPTER XVI A FEW SIMPLE HINTS ON THE GRAMMAR OF THE FOLK-SPEECH
GLOSSARY OF ABOUT FOUR THOUSAND NORTH RIDING WORDS
CONCLUDING REMARKS
FOOTNOTES
LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS
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