 The rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation: on that, every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver of their flocks and...  Origins of English History - Seite 283von Charles Isaac Elton - 1890 - 450 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Alexander Mackenzie - 1884 - 776 Seiten
...rites began with spilling some caudle on the ground by way of libation ; whereupon "everyone takes a cake of oatmeal upon which are raised nine square knobs, each one dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver of their flocks and herds, or to some... | |
 | sir James MacNabb Campbell - 1885 - 540 Seiten
...wine. The rites begin with sprinkling some of the caudles by way of libation. Then every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square...particular being, the supposed preserver of their animals or destroyer of them. Each person turns his pan to the fire, breaks off a knob, and flinging... | |
 | Alexander Macbain - 1885 - 126 Seiten
...libation ; whereupon "everyone takes a cake of oatmeal upon which are raised nine square knobs, each one dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver...their flocks and herds, or to some particular animal, the real destroyer 97 of them. Each person then turns his face to the fire, breaks off a knob, and... | |
 | Ellen Emma Guthrie - 1885 - 252 Seiten
...on the ground by way of libation. That done, every one took a cake of oatmeal upon which were raised knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the...supposed preserver of their flocks and herds, or to some animal, the real destroyer of them. Each person then turned his face to the fire* broke off a knob,... | |
 | George W. Redway - 1886 - 308 Seiten
...rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground by way of libation. On that, every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square...their flocks and herds, or to some particular animal, the real destroyer of them. Each person then turns his face to the fire, breaks off a knob, and, flinging... | |
 | William Howitt - 1888 - 412 Seiten
...some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation. On that every one takes a cake of oatmeal, on which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated...their flocks and herds ; or to some particular animal, the real destroyer of them. Each person then turns his face to the fire, breaks off a knob, and flinging... | |
 | English Dialect Society - 1888 - 508 Seiten
...rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation: on that every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square...particular being, the supposed preserver of their flocks, or to some particular animal, the destroyer of them ; each person then turns his face to the fire,... | |
 | James George Frazer - 1890 - 430 Seiten
...begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation ; on that every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon* which are raised nine square...their flocks and herds, or to some particular animal, the real destroyer of them ; each person then turns his face to the fire, breaks off a knob, and, flinging... | |
 | 1800 - 116 Seiten
...rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground by way of libation : on that every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square...their flocks and herds, or to some particular animal, the real destroyer of them : each person then turns his face to the fire, breaks off a knob, and flinging... | |
 | Harry Speight - 1892 - 502 Seiten
...rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation ; on that everyone takes a cake of oatmeal upon which are raised nine square...their flocks and herds, or to some particular animal, the real destroyer of them. Each person then turns his face to the fire, breaks off a knob, and flinging... | |
| |
