Note 26.2 — Chapter XV · THE COUVADE AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE STRENGTH OF THE BLOOD-TIE—CONCLUSION OF THE INQUIRY INTO THE THEORY OF THE LIFE-TOKEN.
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Southey, iv. Commonplace Bk., 244, quoting a note to Boswell’s Shakespeare. The editor, Rev. J. W. Warter, says that the custom was common enough within his recollection in Shropshire and Staffordshire.