 They put all the bits of the cake into a bonnet. Every one, blindfold, draws out a portion. He who holds the bonnet is entitled to the last bit. Whoever draws the black bit, is the devoted person who is to be sacrificed to Baal, whose favour they implore...  Belgravia - Seite 425von Mary Elizabeth Braddon - 1878Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Sir John Sinclair - 1791 - 644 Seiten
...charcoal, until it be perfectly black. They put all the bits of the cake into a bonnet. Every one, blindfold, draws out a portion. He who holds the bonnet, is entitled to the laft bit. Whoever draws the black bit, is the devoted perlbn who is to be fncrificed to Baal*, whofe... | |
 | 1811 - 750 Seiten
...the Company. The'y daub one of these portions all over with charC'ial, till it be pi-rtectly black. He who holds the bonnet is entitled to the last bit....Whoever draws the black bit is the devoted person who i- to be sacrificed to Baal, whose favour they mean to implore, in rendering the year productive of... | |
 | Rev. William Carr - 1824 - 138 Seiten
...with charcoal, until it be perfectly black. They put all the bits of cake into a bonnet. Every one, blind-fold, draws out a portion. He who holds the...entitled to the last bit. Whoever draws the black bit, u the devoted person who is to be sacrificed to Baal, whose favour they mean to implore in Tendering... | |
 | William Carr - 1828 - 368 Seiten
...with charcoal, until it be perfectly black. They put all the bits of cake into a bonnet. Every one, blind-fold, draws out a portion. He who holds the bonnet is entitled tolhe last bit. Whoever draws the black bit, is the devoted person who is to be sacrificed to Baal,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 832 Seiten
...charcoal, until it be perfectly black. . They put all the bits of the cake into a bonnet. Every one, blindfold, draws out a portion. He who holds the bonnet,...devoted person who is to be sacrificed to Baal, whose favor they mean to implore, in rendering the year productive of the sustenance of man and beast. Thtre... | |
 | 1829 - 446 Seiten
...with charcoal, until it be perfectly black. They put all the bits of cake into a bonnet. Every one blindfold draws out a portion. He who holds the bonnet...bit is the devoted person who is to be sacrificed to Baa!, whose favour they mean to implore in rendering the year productive of the sustenance of man and... | |
 | Augustin Calmet - 1832 - 1060 Seiten
...it bo perfectly black. They put all the bite of cake into a bonnet. Every one, blindfold, draws nut a portion. He who holds the bonnet is entitled to...devoted person who is to be sacrificed to Baal, whose favor they mean to implore, in rendering the year productive of the sustenance of man and beast. There... | |
 | Thomas Stackhouse - 1833 - 174 Seiten
...he who holds the bonnet is entitled to the " last piece; whoever draws the black bit is the person to be sacrificed to BAAL, " whose favour they mean...to implore in rendering the year productive of the sus" tenance of man and beast. There is little doubt of these inhuman sacrifices having " once been... | |
 | Thomas Stackhouse - 1833 - 178 Seiten
...he who holds the bonnet is entitled to the " last piece; whoever draws the black bit is the person to be sacrificed to BAAL, " whose favour they mean...to implore in rendering the year productive of the sus" tenance of man and beast. There is little doubt of these inhuman sacrifices having " once been... | |
 | Amariah Brigham - 1835 - 350 Seiten
...with charcoal, until it be perfectly black. They put all the bits of cake into a bonnet. Every one, blindfold, draws out a portion. He who holds the bonnet,...devoted person who is to be sacrificed to Baal, whose favor they mean to implore, in rendering the year productive of the sustenance of man and beast. There... | |
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