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" Among the ancients, a launch was ever an occasion of great festivity. The mariners were crowned with wreaths, and the ship bedecked with streamers and garlands. Safely afloat, she was purified with a lighted torch, an egg, and brimstone, and solemnly... "
The Panorama of Professions and Trades: Or, Every Man's Book - Page 69
by Edward Hazen - 1836 - 320 pages
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Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volume 11

Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1832 - 622 pages
...launch was ever an occasion of great festivity. The mariners were crowned with wreaths, and the ship bedecked with streamers and garlands. Safely afloat,...times, there is no lack of feasting and merriment, though, instead of the torch, the egg, and the brimstone, the oldest sailor breaks a bottle of rum...
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Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volume 11

Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1832 - 628 pages
...launch was ever an occasion of great festivity. The mariners were crowned with wreaths, and the ship bedecked with streamers and garlands. Safely afloat,...whose image she bore. In our less poetic times, there ie no lack of feasting and merriment, though, instead of the torch, the egg, and the brimstone, the...
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Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volume 11

Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1832 - 616 pages
...launch was ever an occasion of great festivity. The mariners were crowned with wreaths, and the ship bedecked with streamers and garlands. Safely afloat,...purified with a lighted torch, an egg, and brimstone, and solenmly consecrated to the god whose image she bore. In our less poetic times, there is no lack of...
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Encyclopædia Americana, ed. by F. Lieber assisted by E. Wigglesworth (and T ...

Encyclopaedia Americana - 1832 - 620 pages
...launch was ever an occasion of great festivity. The mariners were crowned with wreatlis, and the ship bedecked with streamers and garlands. Safely afloat, she was purified with a lighted torch, an egj, ana brimstone, and solemnly consecrated to the god whose image she bore. In our less poetic times,...
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The sea-service: or, Popular sketches of ship-building, navigation and naval ...

Alexander Slidell- Mackenzie - 1834 - 208 pages
...launch was ever an occasion of great festivity. The mariners were crowned with wreaths, and the ship bedecked with streamers and garlands. Safely afloat,...times, there is no lack of feasting and merriment, though, instead of the torch, the egg, and the brimstone, the oldest sailor breaks a bottle of rum...
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Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volume 11

Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1835 - 624 pages
...garlands. Safely affoat, she was purified with a l,ghted torch, on egg, and brimstone, and solenmly consecrated to the god whose image she bore. In our...times, there is no lack of feasting and merriment, though, instead of the torch, the egg, and the brimstone, the oldest sailor breaks a bottle of rum...
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Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volume 11

Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1838 - 626 pages
...ever an occasion of great festivity. The mariners were crowned with wreathe, and the ship 1изdecked with streamers and garlands. Safely afloat, she was purified with a lighted torch, an egj, and brimstone, and solemnly consecrated to the god whose image she bore. In our lesa poetic times,...
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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Volume 38

1841 - 456 pages
...launch was ever an occasion of great festivity. The mariners were crowned with wreaths, and the ship bedecked with streamers and garlands. Safely afloat,...times, there is no lack of feasting and merriment ; though, instead of the torch, the egg, and the brimstone, a bottle of wine or spirits is broken over...
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Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volume 11

Francis Lieber - 1851 - 618 pages
...launch was ever an occasion of great festivity. The manners were drowned with wreaths, and the ship bedecked with streamers and garlands. Safely afloat,...times, there is no lack of feasting and merriment, though, instead of the torch, the egg, and the brimstone, the oldest sailor breaks a bottle of rum...
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Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volume 11

Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Henry Vethake - 1851 - 624 pages
...ever an occasion of great festivity. The mariners were crowned with wreaths, and the ship hedecked with streamers and garlands. Safely afloat, she was...times, there is no lack of feasting and merriment, though, instead of ilie torch, the egg, and the brimstone, the oldest sailor breaks a tattle of ruin...
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