 As we were returning to our Inn, we happened to meet some country People celebrating their Harvest-Home; their last load of Corn they Crown with Flowers, having besides an Image richly dressed, by which, perhaps, they would signify Ceres, this they keep...  Ancient customs, sports, and pastimes, of the English - Pagina 188door Jehoshaphat Aspin (historian.) - 1835Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1795 - 532 pagina’s
...they would signify Ceres ¡ this they keep moving about, while men and women, men and maid-servants, riding through the streets in the cart, shout as loud as they can, till they arrive at the barn ; the farmers here do not bind up their cOtn in sheaves, as they do with us, but direelly as they bave... | |
 | 1802 - 708 pagina’s
...corn they crown with flowers, having befidfsan image riciily drefled, by which perhaps they fignify Ceres ; this they keep moving about, while the men and women, and men and maid fervants, riding through. the ftreets in the cart, ihout as loud as they can lili they arrive at the... | |
 | Edmund Butcher - 1805 - 482 pagina’s
...they crown with flowers, having, besides, an, image richly dressed, by which, perhaps, they signify Ceres ; this they keep moving about, while the men and women, and the male and female servants riding through the streets in the cart, shout as loud as they can till... | |
 | James Pettit Andrews - 1806 - 394 pagina’s
...signify Ceres) ' this they keep moving about, while men and women, men-servants and maid-servants, riding through the streets in the cart, shout as loud as they can, till they arrive at the barn.' He adds that the corn is not tied up in sheaves as in Germany, but mown and carried as hay.* Cattle... | |
 | Paul Hentzner - 1807 - 86 pagina’s
...dressed, by which perhaps they would signify Ceres, this they keep moving about, while men and women, men and maid servants, riding through the streets...as loud as they can till they arrive at the barn: The farmers here do not bind up their corn in sheaves, as they do with us, but directly as they have... | |
 | 1812 - 712 pagina’s
...Corn they cr-jv/n with flj.vcrs, hiving belkKs an image richly drefied, by which pel haps thev fignily Ceres ; this they keep moving about, while the men and women, and men and maid fervents, riding turough the üreets in the cart, ih.;ut: as loud as they can ¡ill they arrive at... | |
 | 1818 - 596 pagina’s
...age, they would signify Cera; this they keep moving about, while men and women, men and maidservants riding through the streets in the cart, shout as loud as they can till they arrive at the barn." — In&^o&husbandry, the man who goes foremost through the harvest with the sickle or the scythe, is... | |
 | 1821 - 444 pagina’s
...they would signify Ceres ; this they keep moving about, while men and women, men and maid-servants, riding through the streets in the cart, shout as loud as they can till they arrive at the barn.' In Suffolk husbandry, the man who (whether by merit or by sufferance we know not) goes foremost through... | |
 | John Nichols - 1823 - 710 pagina’s
...they would signify Ceres ; this they keep moving about, while men and women, men and maid-servants, riding through the streets in the cart, shout as loud as they can, till they arrive at the barn. The farmers here do not bind up their corn in sheaves, as they do with us ; but directly as they have... | |
 | Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 pagina’s
...dressed, by which perhaps they would signify Ceres : this they keep moving about, while men and women, men and maid servants, riding through the streets...as loud as they can till they arrive at the barn." In ancient times persons were allowed to glean in orchards and vineyards as well as in corn Reids.... | |
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