Lexicographical Neighbors of Periapses
Literary usage of Periapses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly by John Brand, Henry Ellis (1901)
"310, Dr. Ferrand, speaking of the ancient love charmes, characters, amulets, or
such like periapses, says, they are " such as no Christian ..."
2. The Year Book of Daily Recreation and Information: Concerning Remarkable Men ...by William Hone by William Hone (1841)
"Speaking of the ancient love-charmes, characters, amulets, or such like periapses,
Dr. Ferrand says, they are " such as no Christian physician ought to use ..."
3. Observations on Popular Antiquities: Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our by John Brand, Henry Ellis (1842)
"310, Dr. Ferrand, speaking of the ancient Love Char,t,es, Characters, Amulets,
or such like periapses, says, they are " such as no Christian ..."
4. Observations on Popular Antiquities Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our by John Brand, Henry Ellis (1900)
"... Speaking of the ancient love charms, characters, amulets, or suchlike periapses,
Ferrand protests that they are " such as no Christian ..."
5. Faiths and Folklore: A Dictionary of National Beliefs, Superstitions and by William Carew Hazlitt, John Brand (1905)
"The same author, speaking of the ancient love charms, characters, amulets, or
such like periapses, says¡ they are "such as no Christian ..."
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