| Sir John Sinclair - Scotland - 1791 - 644 pages
...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... | |
| English literature - 1809 - 688 pages
...blindfold, draws out a pinion. He who holds ilie bonnet is entitled to the last bit. Whoever draws tbe black bit, is the devoted person who is to be sacrificed,...in rendering the year productive of the sustenance (if man and beast. There it little doubt of these inhuman sacrifices baring been once, offered in this... | |
| 1809 - 672 pages
...enlided to the last bit. Whoever dnws the black bit, Is the devoted person who is- to be sjcriBced In Baal, whose favour they mean to implore, in rendering the year productive of the sustenance of men and beast. Thenis little doubt of these inhuman sacrifices IMfine been once offered in this country;... | |
| 1809 - 700 pages
...laft bit. Whoever driws the black bit, is the devoted pcrfon who is to be racrificed to Baal, whofe favour they mean to implore, in rendering the year productive of the fuilenance of roan and bead. There is littL- doobt of thefe inhuman f^crifices having been once offered... | |
| Early English newspapers - 1811 - 750 pages
...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... | |
| Wakefield, Edward - Ireland - 1812 - 954 pages
...until it be perfectly black. They put all the bits of the cake into a bonnet. Every one blindfolded draws out a portion. He who holds the bonnet is entitled...productive of the sustenance of man and beast. There is litfle doubt of these inhuman sacrifices having been once offered in this country, as well as in the... | |
| Rev. William Carr - Craven (England) - 1824 - 138 pages
...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 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... | |
| 1829 - 442 pages
...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 is entitled...year productive of the sustenance of man and beast. Baltein signifies the fire of Baal. — Baal or Ball, is the only word in Gaelic for a globe. This... | |
| Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 832 pages
...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...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... | |
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