 | John Brand - 1810 - 508 pages
...during the Easter Holy days, they come " and take one another by the Hand; the one of " them saith, " The Lord or Christ is risen." The " other answereth, " It is so of a Truth." And " then they kiss and exchange their Eggs both Men " and Women, continuing in Kissing four Days... | |
 | John Brand - 1810 - 510 pages
...during the Easter Holy-days, they come " and take one another by the Hand; the one of " them saith, " The Lord or Christ is risen." The " other answereth, " It is so of a Truth." And " then they kiss and exchange their Eggs both Men " and Women, continuing in Kissing four Daytf... | |
 | 1824 - 452 pages
...during the Easter holy-days, they come and take one another by the hand ; the one of them saith, ' the Lord, or Christ, is risen.' The other answereth,...more, it should seem, than that the ceremony was kept for four days. Ray has preserved an old English proverb on this subject : — " I'll warrant you for... | |
 | 1844 - 484 pages
...friends meet during the Easter holidays, they take one another by the hand. The one of them saifh, ' The Lord, or Christ, is risen.' The other answereth,...exchange their eggs, both men and women, continuing so for four days together." There is an old English proverb still preserved on this subject—" I'll... | |
 | John Brand - 1849 - 574 pages
...during the Easter Holydayes, they come and take one another by the hand ; the one of them saith, ' The Lord, or Christ, is risen ;' the other answereth, ' It is so of a trueth ;' and then they kiss and exchange their egges, both men and women, continuing in kissing four... | |
 | John Brand - 1853 - 580 pages
...and women, continuing in kissing four dayes together." Our ancient voyage- writer means no more here, it should seem, than that the ceremony was kept up for four days. On the modern practice of this custom, in Russia, see Dr. Clarke's Travels, i. 59.1 In Germany, sometimes,... | |
 | William Henry Cremer - 1870 - 38 pages
...friends meet during the Easter holidays (after the salutations of the day have passed between •£ them) they kiss and exchange their eggs, both men and women continuing in kissing four days together." * An "eye-witness," in describing the "feast of Paque " as kept at Moscow on the 5th of April, 1702,... | |
 | 1874 - 666 pages
...meete during the Easter Holydayes, they come and take one another by the hand ; the one of them saith, 'The Lord, or Christ, is risen;' the other answereth, 'It is so of a trueth;' and then they kiss and exchange their egges, both men and women, continuing in kissing four... | |
 | William Jones - 1880 - 634 pages
...during the Easter Holydayes, they come and take one another by the hand ; the one of them saith, ' The Lord, or Christ, is risen !' The other answereth, ' It is so of a trueth,' and then they kiss and exchange their eggcs." The red colour mentioned is in memory of the... | |
 | Edward Walford, George W. Redway - 1885 - 316 pages
...friends meet during the Easter holidays (after the salutations of the day have been passed between them) they kiss and exchange their eggs, both men and women continuing in kissing four days together." "An eyewitness," in describing the " Feast of Pique " as kept at Moscow on the 5th of April, 1702,... | |
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Holydayes, they come and take one another by the hand ; the one of them saith, ' The Lord, or Christ, is risen... 
