 | 1824 - 486 pages
...cpith^amium. Afterwards she took the bridegroom's stocking, and standing at the bottom of the bed, with her back towards it, threw the stocking with...bride's stocking, and in the same manner threw it at the bride's face. As the best marksman was to be named first, it is easy to conceive with what eagerness... | |
 | Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...epithalamium. Afterwards she took the bridegroom's stocking, and standing at the bottom of the bed, with her back towards it, threw the stocking with...took the bride's stocking, and in the same manner threwit atthe bride'sface. As the best marksman was to be named first, it is easy to conceive with... | |
 | William Carr - English language - 1828 - 376 pages
...stocking, and standing at the bottom of the bed, and with her back towards it, threw the stocking with her left hand over the right shoulder, aiming at the face...first, it is easy to conceive with what eagerness and anxiety this odd ceremony was performed by each party, as they doubtless supposed that the happiness... | |
 | Sir George Cornewall Lewis - English language - 1839 - 292 pages
...full dress, exclusive of their shoes and stockings. One ofthe bride-maids repeated an epithalamium. Afterwards, she took the bridgroom's stocking, and...first, it is easy to conceive with what eagerness L and anxiety this odd ceremony was performed by each party, as they doubtless supposed that the happiness... | |
 | William Tegg - Marriage - 1877 - 430 pages
...epithalamium. Afterwards she took the bridegroom's stocking, and standing at the bottom of the bed, with her back towards it, threw the stocking with...first, it is easy to conceive with what eagerness and anxiety this important ceremony was performed by each party, as they doubtless supposed that the... | |
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... left hand over the right shoulder, aiming at the face of the bridegroom. This was done first by all the females in rotation; and afterwards the young men took the bride's stocking, and in the same manner threw it at her face. As the best marksman... 