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" This I give to thee, O fox ! spare thou my lambs; this to thee, O hooded crow ! this to thee, O eagle !' When the ceremony is over, they dine on the caudle; and after the feast is finished, what is left is hid by two persons deputed for that purpose;... "
A tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX [by T. Pennant. With] Suppl - Page 95
by Thomas Pennant - 1772 - 80 pages
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Belgravia, Volume 35

Mary Elizabeth Braddon - 1878 - 542 pages
...to thee, O fox ! spare thou my lambs ; this to thee, O hooded crow ! this to thee, O eagle ! " &c. ' When the ceremony is over, they dine on the caudle, and after the feast is finished, what is left is hid by two persons deputed for that purpose ; but ou the next Sunday...
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Credulities Past and Present: Including the Sea and Seamen, Miners, Amulets ...

William Jones - 1880 - 778 pages
...This I give to thee, oh Fox ! spare thou my lambs ! This to thee, oh hooded Crow ! This to thee, oh Eagle !' When the ceremony is over, they dine on the caudle, and after the feast is finished, what is left is hid by two persons deputed for that purpose ; but on the next Sunday...
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Pastimes and Players

Robert Macgregor - 1881 - 226 pages
...to thee, O fox ! spare thou my lambs ; this to thee, O hooded crow ! this to thee, O eagle ! ' &c. " When the ceremony is over, they dine on the caudle, and after the feast is finished, what is left is hid by two persons deputed for that purpose ; but on the next Sunday...
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Origins of English History

Charles Isaac Elton - 1882 - 512 pages
...: ' This I give to thee, O fox ! spare thou my lambs ; this to thee, O hooded crow ! this to thee, O eagle!' When the ceremony is over they dine on the caudle, and after the feast is finished what is left is hid by two persons deputed for the purpose ; but on the next Sunday...
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Origins of English History

Charles Isaac Elton - 1882 - 566 pages
...: ' This I give to thee, O fox ! spare thou my lambs ; this to thee, O hooded crow ! this to thee, O eagle ! ' When the ceremony is over they dine on the caudle, and after the feast is finished what is left is hid by two persons deputed for the purpose ; but on the next Sunday...
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Origins of English History

Charles Isaac Elton - 1882 - 506 pages
...: ' This I give to thee, O fox ! spare thou my lambs ; this to thee, O hooded crow ! this to thee, O eagle ! ' When the ceremony is over they dine on the caudle, and after the feast is finished what is left is hid by two persons deputed for the purpose ; but on the next Sunday...
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Publications, Volume 29; Volume 57; Volume 62

English Dialect Society - 1888 - 508 pages
...animals : ' This I give to thee, O Fox, spare thou my lambs; this to thee, O hooded Crow; this to thee, 0 Eagle!' When the ceremony is over, they dine on the caudle, and after the feast is finished, what is left is hid by two persons deputed for that purpose ; but on the next Sunday...
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion, Volume 2

James George Frazer - 1890 - 430 pages
...give to thee, O fox ! spare thou my lambs ; this to thee, O hooded crow ! this to thee, O eagle 1 ' When the ceremony is over they dine on the caudle; and, after the feast is finished, what is left is hid by two persons deputed for that purpose ; but on the next Sunday...
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The Craven and North-west Yorkshire Highlands: Being a Complete Account of ...

Harry Speight - 1892 - 502 pages
...give to thee, 0 fox, spare thou my lambs ; This to thee, 0 hooded crow ; This to thee, 0 eagle," &c. When the ceremony is over they dine on the caudle, and after the feast is finished, what is left is hid by twopersons, deputed for that purpose, but on the next Sunday...
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Folklore of Scottish Lochs and Springs

James Murray Mackinlay - 1893 - 388 pages
...animals, 'This I give to thee, O fox ! spare thou my lambs ; this to thee, O hooded crow ! this to thee, 0 eagle ! ' When the ceremony is over they dine on the caudle; and after the feast is finished, what is left is hid by two persons deputed for that purpose; but on the next Sunday...
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