 | 1824 - 486 pages
...marriage ceremony, a ribbou is proposed as the prize of contention cither for a foot or a horse race. Should, however, any of the doughty disputants omit...with the bride, he forfeits all claim to the prize, though he be first in the race — for the laws of the Olympic games were never more strictly adhered... | |
 | Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...before that time. ANCIENT ENGLISH MARRIAGE CUSTOMS. Bride-ale. — Immediately after the performance pf the marriage ceremony, a ribbon is proposed as the...prize of contention either for a foot or a horse race. Should, however, any of the doughty disputants omit to shake hands with the bride, he forfeits all... | |
 | William Carr - English language - 1828 - 384 pages
..." As breckyll yse in little pieces lap." D. Pirg. p. 438. Chaucer, in Personnes' Tale, uses brotle. BRIDE-ALE, Immediately after the performance of the...laws of the Olympic games were never more strictly adhered to, than the bridal race by the Craven peasants. — Even the fair were not excluded in the... | |
 | William Carr (B.D.) - 1828 - 364 pages
..." As breckyll yse in little pieces lap." D. Virg. p. 438. Chaucer, in Personnes' Tale, uses brotle. BRIDE-ALE, Immediately after the performance of the...laws of the Olympic games were never more strictly adhered to, than the bridal race by the Craven peasants. — Even the fair were not excluded in the... | |
 | Sir George Cornewall Lewis - English language - 1839 - 292 pages
...breyda. AS braed. Breeks, Breeches. AS brcec. ISL. broof. Breeod, Bread. ^? Breet, Bright. « A Breoth, Breath. Breward, The tender blades of springing corn....laws of the Olympic games were never more strictly adhered to, than the bridal race by the Craven peasants.— Even the fair were not excluded in the... | |
 | William Holloway (of Rye, in Sussex.) - English language - 1839 - 246 pages
...custom is now obsolete. 1884. BRIDE-ALE, ». In the Craven district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, immediately after the performance of the marriage ceremony, a ribbon is proposed as the piize for a foot 01 a horse-race to the future residence of the bride. Should either of the disputants... | |
 | William Holloway (of Rye, in Sussex.) - English language - 1840 - 264 pages
...now obsolete. !824. BRIDE-ALE, s. In the Craven district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, immediaiely after the performance of the marriage ceremony, a ribbon is proposed as the piize for a foot or a horse-race to the future residence of the bride. Should either of the disputants... | |
 | William Tegg - Marriage - 1877 - 430 pages
...furnished some interesting notices of Yorkshire wedding customs. Under the head of Bride-ale we are told, immediately after the performance of the marriage...with the bride, he forfeits all claim to the prize, though he be first in the race. For the laws of the Olympic Games were never more strictly adhered... | |
 | 1823 - 562 pages
...* 1 remain, Sir, yours with sincere good-will, ' ROBERT SODTHBT.' ANCIENT ENGLISH MARRIAGE CUSTOMS. Bride-ale."- Immediately after the performance of...prize of contention either for a foot or a horse race. Should, however, anv of the doughty disputants omit to shake hands with the bride, he forfeits all... | |
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BRIDE-ALE, Immediately after the performance of the marriage ceremony, a ribbon is proposed as the prize of contention, either for a foot or a horse race, to the future residence of the bride. Should, however, any of the doughty disputants omit to shake... 