JABEZ ALLIES
\d͡ʒˈe͡ɪbɛz ˈala͡ɪz], \dʒˈeɪbɛz ˈalaɪz], \dʒ_ˈeɪ_b_ɛ_z ˈa_l_aɪ_z]\
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An English antiquary and one of the earliest writers on folklore; born at Lulsley, Worcestershire, Oct. 22, 1787; died at Cheltenham, Jan. 29, 1856. He devoted nearly his entire life to the study of Roman and Saxon antiquities in Worcestershire, the results being embodied in his monumental work, "The Ancient British, Roman, and Saxon Antiquities and Folklore of Worcestershire" (1852).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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