 | 1862 - 794 pages
...again, some fisher people perform a kind of " rite " before going to the herring fishery, in drinking to a "white lug" — that is, that, when they " pree...with the silvery sheen of the fish, a sure sign of a miraculous draught. It is well worth while, by way of variety, to see the fishing population of the... | |
 | 1862 - 542 pages
...again, some fisher people perform a kind of " rite " before going to the herring fishery, in drinking to a "white lug" — that is, that, when they " pree...with the silvery sheen of the fish, a sure sign of a miraculous draught. It is well worth while, by way of variety, to see the fishing population of the... | |
 | Sir George Grove, David Masson, John Morley, Mowbray Morris - 1862 - 566 pages
...again, some fisher people perform a kind of " rite " before going to the herring fishery, in drinking to a "white lug" — that is, that, when they " pree...or examine a corner or lug of their nets, they may lind it glitter with the silvery sheen of the fish, a sure sign of a miraculous draught. It is well... | |
 | James Glass Bertram - 1865 - 578 pages
...again, some fisher-people perform a kind of " rite " before going to the herring-fishery, in drinking to a " white lug " — that is, that when they " pree...Faubourg de Pallet of Dieppe are just as much alive to the signs and tokens of the hour as the dwellers in the square of Fittie, or those who inhabit the... | |
 | William Jones - 1880 - 584 pages
...sort of rite before going to the herring fishery, in drinking to a " white lug," that is when they examine a corner or lug of their nets, they may find it glitter with the silvery sheen of the fish, which is a sure sign of a heavy draught. THE superstitious belief in mermaids and mermen was universal,... | |
 | James Glass Bertram - 1885 - 392 pages
...again, some fisher-people perform a kind of " rite " before going to the herring-fishery, in drinking to a " white lug " — that is, that when they " pree...those of our own. The residents in the Faubourg de follel of Dieppe are just as much alive to the signs and tokens of the hour as the dwellers in the... | |
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Then, again, some fisher-people perform a kind of " rite " before going to the herring-fishery, in drinking to a " white lug " — that is, that when they " pree " or examine a corner or lug of their nets, they may find it glitter with the silvery sheen... 