 This I give to thee, preserve thou my horses ; this to thee, preserve thou my sheep; and so on.' After that, they use the same ceremony to the noxious animals : ' This I give to thee, O fox ! spare thou my lambs; this to thee, O hooded crow ! this to...  Origins of English History - Seite 295von Charles Isaac Elton - 1882 - 458 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Collett (poet.) - 1883 - 236 Seiten
...This I give to thee, preserve thou my horses ; this to thee, preserve thou my sheep ; ' and so on. After that, they use the same ceremony to the noxious...thee, O fox ! spare thou my lambs ; this to thee, 0 hooded crow ! this to thee, 0 eagle 1 ' When the ceremony is over, they dine on the caudle. — Tour... | |
 | Alexander Mackenzie - 1884 - 776 Seiten
...' This I give to thce, preserve thou my horses ; this to thee, preserve thou my sheep,' and so on. After that, they use the same ceremony to the noxious...this to thee, O hooded crow ! this to thee, O eagle.' " Shaw, the historian of Moray, tells us that the fires were kindled with a flint ; the " Druidic incantations... | |
 | Alexander Mackenzie, Alexander Macgregor, Alexander Macbain - 1884 - 604 Seiten
...' This I give to thcc, preserve thou my horses ; this to'thee, preserve thou my sheep,' and so on. After that, they use the same ceremony to the noxious...give to thee, O fox ! spare thou my lambs : this to thec, O hooded crow ! this to thee, O eagle.'" Shaw, the historian of Moray, tells us that the fires... | |
 | Ellen Emma Guthrie - 1885 - 252 Seiten
...; preserve thou my horses ; this to thee, preserve thou my sheep," and so on. After this, they used the same ceremony to the noxious animals. " This I give to thee, 0 fox ; spare thou my lambs ; this to thee, O hooded crow ; this to thee, 0 eagle." When the ceremony... | |
 | English Dialect Society - 1888 - 508 Seiten
...shoulder, says — ' This Igivetothee! preserve thou my horses ! this to thee, preserve thou my sheep!' After that they use the same ceremony to the noxious...lambs; this to thee, O hooded Crow; this to thee, 0 Eagle!' When the ceremony is over, they dine on the caudle, and after the feast is finished, what... | |
 | William Howitt - 1888 - 412 Seiten
...give to thee ; preserve thou my sheep ; — this I give to thee ; preserve thou my horses:" and so on. After that they use the same ceremony to the noxious...lambs ; this to thee O hooded Crow ! this to thee Eagle !" When the ceremony is over they dine on the caudle, etc. etc. Something of this kind is retained... | |
 | George Laurence Gomme - 1889 - 466 Seiten
...thou my sheep", and so on. After that, they used the same ceremonies to the noxious animals, saying, " This I give to thee, O fox, spare thou my lambs" — " This I give to thee, O hooded crow" — " This to thee, O eagle", etc. The appearance of the totem in or... | |
 | James George Frazer - 1890 - 430 Seiten
...' This I give to thee, preserve thou my horses ; this to thee, preserve thou my sheep ; and so on.' After that they use the same ceremony to the noxious...this to thee, O hooded crow ! this to thee, O eagle 1 ' When the ceremony is over they dine on the caudle; and, after the feast is finished, what is left... | |
 | 1800 - 116 Seiten
...— This I give to thee, preserve thou my horses ; this to thee, preserve thou my sheep ; and so on. After that they use the same ceremony to the noxious animals ; This I give to thee, 0 Fox I sp.are thou my lambs ; this to thee, 0 hooded Crow f this to tfiee, 0 Eagle/"* Further on the... | |
 | Harry Speight - 1892 - 502 Seiten
..." This I give to thee, preserve thou my horses ; This to thee, preserve thou my sheep," and so on. After that they use the same ceremony to the noxious animals. " This I give to thee, 0 fox, spare thou my lambs ; This to thee, 0 hooded crow ; This to thee, 0 eagle," &c. When the ceremony... | |
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