| John Potter - 1722 - 514 páginas
...thus: The Perfons that confulted, wrote their own Names, and their Queftions upon Leaves , which th:y expofed to the Wind , and as many of the Letters as...were taken up, and being joined together contained an Aniwer to the Queftion. Kw£?,uayT$/a(j or Divination byffbx, which they melted overaVeflel of Water,... | |
| John Potter - 1728 - 534 páginas
...EAsXiW©-, or Salvta ; or by Pig-teavts, and thence called ^uwyuurAt, was praftis'd thus : The Perfons that confulted, wrote their own Names, and their Queftions...they expofed to the Wind, and as many of the Letters a§. remained in their own Places, were taken up, and being joined together contained an Anfwer to... | |
| Nathan Bailey - 1731 - 892 páginas
...perfons that coniulted, wrote their own names я id their qiicftbns upon leaves, ¡Ih'ch they ex^nfej to the wind, and as many of the letters as remained in their own phces wire taken up, and being 1 >ined toyii'heri we.e accounted an anwer to tht; qrefifin. BOTANO... | |
| Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1807 - 802 páginas
...it vas this : the perfons who confulted wrote the letters of their own names and their queftions on leaves, which they expofed to the wind ; and as many of the letters as remained in their own places vrere taken up, ami being joined together, contained an anfwcr to the queftion. BOTANOPHILI, writers... | |
| John Potter - 1808 - 588 páginas
...persons that consulted, wrote their own names, and their questions upon leaves, which they exposed to the wind ; and as many of the letters as remained...taken up, and being joined together, contained an answer to the question. Kn^tfttttrtitt, or divination by war, which they melted over a vessel of water,... | |
| Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 816 páginas
...the perfons who confulted wrote their own names and their queftions on leaves, which they expüfed to the wind ; and as many of the letters as remained...joined together, contained an anfwer to the queftion. BOTARGO, a kind of faufage, made with the eggs and blood of the mullet, a large filh common in the... | |
| 1816 - 782 páginas
...thil : the perfons who confulted wrote the letters of their own names and their queftions on leavei, which they expofed to the wind ; and as many of the letters as remained in their own places were t.iken up, and being joined together, conUiu-jJ an anfwer to the queftion. BOTANOl'HIIJ, writers who... | |
| John Potter (abp. of Canterbury.) - 1818 - 590 páginas
...persons that consulted, wrote their own names, and their questions upon leaves, which they exposed to the wind ; and as many of the letters as remained...taken up, and being joined together, contained an answer to the question. K.^tft»irtf», or divination by wax, which they melted over a vessel of water,... | |
| 1823 - 888 páginas
...: the persons who consulted wrote their own names and their questions on leaves, which tbey exposed to the wind ; and as many of the letters as remained...taken up, and being joined together, contained an answer to the question. BOTARGO, a kind of sausage, made with the eggs and blood of the mullet, a large... | |
| 1832 - 652 páginas
...wished to know their fortunes wrote their own names and their questions on leaves, which were exposed to the wind ; and as many of the letters as remained in their, own places were taken up, joined together, and considered as an answer to the question. Birmingham Railway. — The proposed... | |
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