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" The rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation: on that every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being... "
A tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX [by T. Pennant. With] Suppl - Page 95
by Thomas Pennant - 1772 - 80 pages
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Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly ..., Volume 1

John Brand - 1895 - 602 pages
...contribute something. The rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libntion : on that, every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver of their...
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Killing the god (cont'd) The golden bough

James George Frazer - 1900 - 522 pages
...and whisky ; for each of the company must contribute something. The rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation :...every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular l>eing, the supposed preserver of their...
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Observations on Popular Antiquities Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our ...

John Brand, Henry Ellis - 1900 - 886 pages
...and whiskey : for each of the company must contribute something. The rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation :...every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver of their...
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Survivals in Belief Among the Celts

George Henderson - 1911 - 368 pages
...and whisky ; for each of the company must contribute something. The rites began with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation :...every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver of their...
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Revue hispanique, Volume 7

1900 - 584 pages
...and whisky : for each of the company must contribute something. The rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation :...every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed perserver of their...
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The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain

Ronald Hutton - 1996 - 566 pages
...beer and whisky, for each of the company must contribute something. The rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation: on...every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each one dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver of their...
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American Quarterly Review, Volume 3

Robert Walsh - 1828 - 678 pages
...and whiskey : for each of the company must contribute something. The rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation :...every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver of their...
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Walford's Antiquarian Magazine and Bibliographical Review, Volume 9

1886 - 306 pages
...and whiskey ; for each of the company must contribute something. The rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground by way of libation. On...every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver of their...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 96, Part 1; Volume 139

1826 - 726 pages
...beer and whisky, for each of the company must contribute something. The rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation ;...every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular tfing, the supposed preserver of their...
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Sharpe's London Magazine: a Journal of Entertainment and ..., Volume 2

1846 - 436 pages
...beer and whisky, for each of the company must contribute something. The rite begins by spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation. On that, every one takes a cake of oatmeal, on which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver...
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