... 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 mean to implore, in rendering the year productive of the sustenance of man and... The Early Races of Scotland and Their Monuments - Page 115by Jonathan Forbes Leslie - 1866Full view - About this book
| Sir John Sinclair - Scotland - 1791 - 644 pages
...year productive of the fultenance of man and bead. There is little doubt of thefe inhuman facrifices having been once offered in this country, as well as in the calf, although they now pafs from the aft of facrificing, and only comptl the demoted perfon to leap... | |
| Robert Forsyth - Agriculture - 1805 - 668 pages
...rendering the year productive of the sustenance of man and beast. There is little doubt of these inhuman sacrifices having been once offered in this country...flames, with which the ceremonies of this festival is closed. That the Caledonians paid a superstitious respect to the sun, as was the practice among... | |
| Robert Forsyth - Architecture - 1806 - 656 pages
...rendering the year productive of the sustenance of man and beast. There is little doubt of these inhuman sacrifices having been once offered in this country...sacrificing, and only compel the devoted person to leap three limes through the flames, with which the ceremonies of this festival is closed. That the Caledonians... | |
| Robert Forsyth - Architecture - 1806 - 652 pages
...rendering the year productive of the sustenance of man and beast. There is little doubt of these inhuman sacrifices having been once offered in this country as well as in the east ; althotgh they now pass from the act of sacrificing, and only compel the devoted person to leap three... | |
| English literature - 1809 - 688 pages
...well as in the ea-.t, although they now pass from the act of sacrificing, and onlv compel the denoted person to leap three times through the flames; with which the ceremonies of this festival are closed. " Bal-lein signifies the jire of Baal. BuiW, or Bull, is the only word in Gaelic lot t globe.... | |
| 1809 - 672 pages
...well as in the ea-t. although they now pass frottrlhe act of sacrificing, and only compel the dtected person to leap three times through the flames; with which the ceremonies of this festival are closed. " Bat-tti« signifies the ßre of Baal. Btto/, or Ball, is the only word i« Gaelic (at aglobe.... | |
| 1809 - 700 pages
...year productive of the fuilenance of roan and bead. There is littL- doobt of thefe inhuman f^crifices having been once offered in this country, as well as in the oait, although tLrv now pafi from the art of facrificing, and only compel the devoted p-.rfon to leap... | |
| Early English newspapers - 1811 - 768 pages
...rendering; the year productive of the sustenance of man and beast. There is little doubt of these inhuman sacrifices having been once offered in this country,...leap three times through the flames ; with which the ceremonies'of this Festival are closed. " It would appear that some peculiar sanctity was also ascribed... | |
| Early English newspapers - 1811 - 750 pages
...the year productive of the sustenance of man and beast. There is little doubt of these inj 111:1.111 sacrifices having been once offered in this country,...although they now pass from the act of sacrificing;, ami only compel the devoted person to leap three times through the flames ; with which ihe eereuiouies... | |
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