 A Woman sitting down, takes a handful of Corn, holding it by the Stalks in her left hand, and then sets fire to the Ears, which are presently in a flame ; she has a Stick in her right hand, which she manages very dexterously, beating off the Grain at...  Origins of English History - Seite 31von Charles Isaac Elton - 1890 - 450 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Sir Arthur Mitchell - 1881 - 386 Seiten
...Grad; which signifies quick. A Woman sitting down, takes a handful of Corn, holding it by the Stalks-in her left hand, and then sets fire to the Ears, which...which she manages very dexterously, beating off the Grain at the very Instant, when the Husk is quite burnt, for if she miss of that, she must use the... | |
 | Sir Arthur Mitchell - 1881 - 380 Seiten
...us'd in several Isles, is call'd Grmltbin, from the Irish word Gntd ; which signifies quick. A Woman sitting down, takes a handful of Corn, holding it...her left hand, and then sets fire to the Ears, which arc presently in a flame ; she has a Stick in her right hand, which she manages very dexterously, beating... | |
 | Sir Arthur Mitchell - 1881 - 380 Seiten
...us'd in several Isles, is call'd Grad<lan, from the Irish word Grad; which signifies quick. A Woman sitting down, takes a handful of Corn, holding it by the Stalks in her left hand, and then set's fire to the Ears, which are presently in a flame ; she has a Stick in her right hand, which she... | |
 | Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society - 1903 - 446 Seiten
...description illustrates the Hebridean peasant more minutely: "Awomansittingdowntakesahandfulofcorn, holding it by the stalks in her left hand, and then...which she manages very dexterously, beating off the grain at the very instant when the husk is quite burnt, for if she miss of that she must use the kiln;... | |
 | Lord Colin Campbell - 1885 - 126 Seiten
...Martin that the " barbarous custom " of burning the corn to remove the husk was still in use "A woman sitting down takes a handful of corn, holding it by...which she manages very dexterously, beating off the grain at the very instant when the husk is quite burnt ; for if she miss of that she must use the kiln,... | |
 | Lord Colin Campbell - 1885 - 120 Seiten
...Martin that the " barbarous custom " of burning the corn to remove the husk was still in use. " A woman sitting down takes a handful of corn, holding it by...which she manages very dexterously, beating off the grain at the very instant when the husk is quite burnt ; for if she miss of that she must use the kiln,... | |
 | Sir James Henry Ramsay (bart.) - 1898 - 608 Seiten
...Description of the Western Islands of Scotland,' which was published in 1703. "A woman,1' he says, "sitting down, takes a handful of corn, holding it...at the very instant when the husk is quite burnt. . ' . . The corn may be so dressed, winnowed, ground, and baked, within an hour after reaping from... | |
 | Sir James Henry Ramsay - 1898 - 608 Seiten
...' Description of the Western Islands of Scotland,' which was published in 1703. "A woman," he says, "sitting down, takes a handful of corn, holding it...at the very instant when the husk is quite burnt. . . . The corn may be so dressed, winnowed, ground, and baked, within an hour after reaping from the... | |
 | Richard Bennett, John Elton - 1898 - 278 Seiten
...woman sitting down in the field takes a handful of corn, holding it by the stalks in the left hand, and sets fire to the ears, which are presently in a flame. She has a stick in her right hand, which she wields very dexterously, beating off the grain at the very instant when the husk is quite burned :... | |
 | Richard Bennett, John Elton - 1898 - 278 Seiten
...woman sitting down in the field takes a handful of corn, holding it by the stalks in the left hand, and sets fire to the ears, which are presently in a flame. She has a stick in her right hand, which she wields very dexterously, beating off the grain at the very instant when the husk is quite burned :... | |
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