 When a chief was afflicted with sickness, they sacrificed a human victim, because, they said that the continuance of his life might be purchased if another life were offered up as its price ; and in like manner, men were offered up when any calamity befel...  The Book of the Church - Seite 4von Robert Southey - 1825Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Marsh - 1827 - 498 Seiten
...Misseltoe. They were notorious, above all other heathen priests, for the practice of pretended magic. When a chief was afflicted with sickness, they sacrificed a human victim. Naked women assisted at the bloody ritt. Such were the abominations of the ancient inhabitants of England.... | |
 | 1825 - 688 Seiten
...smitten with a sword, they could discover events which were to come by the manner in which he fell, and the flowing of his blood, and the quivering of...that the continuance of his life might be purchased it another life were offered up as its price ; and in like manner, men were offered up when any calamity... | |
 | 1833 - 814 Seiten
...smitten with a sword, they could discover events which were to come, by the manner in which he fell, N Ӧ5rmm m \nڴ 6 vhk s3 p the continuance of his life might be purchased, if another life were offered up as its price ; and... | |
 | 1833 - 310 Seiten
...smitten with a sword, they could discover events which were to come, by the manner in which he fell, and the flowing of his blood, and the quivering of...of death. When a chief was afflicted with sickness, th'-y sacrificed a human victim, because, they said, thr continuance of his life might be purchased,... | |
 | 1836 - 496 Seiten
...smitten with a sword, they could discover events which were to come, by the manner in which he fell, and the flowing of his blood, and the quivering of...they sacrificed a human victim, because, they said, the continuance of his life might be purchased if another life were offered up as its price ; and in... | |
 | John Marsh - 1840 - 480 Seiten
...Misseltoe. They were notorious, above all other heathen priests, for the practice of pretended magic. When a chief was afflicted with sickness, they sacrificed a human victim. Naked women assisted at the bloody rite. Such were the abominations of the ancient inhabitants of England.... | |
 | 1843 - 488 Seiten
...they could discover events which were to come, by the manner in which he fell, and the flowing of hie blood, and the quivering of his body in the act of...they sacrificed a human victim, because, they said the continuance of his life might be purchased if another life were offered up as its price ; and in... | |
 | 1836 - 404 Seiten
...smitten with a sword, they could discover events which were to come, by the manner in which he fell, and the flowing of his blood, and the quivering of...they sacrificed a human victim, because, they said, the continuance of his life might be purchased, if another life were offered up as its price ; and... | |
 | Joseph Foulkes Winks - 1853 - 786 Seiten
...smitten with a sword, they could discover events which were to come, by the manner in which he fell, and the flowing of his blood, and the quivering of...they sacrificed a human victim, because, they said, the continuance of his life might be purchased, if another life were offered up as its price ; and... | |
 | Elizabeth Stone - 1858 - 450 Seiten
...smitten with a sword, they could discover events which were to come, by the manner in which he fell, and the flowing of his blood, and the quivering of his body in the act of death. ' On greater occasions, a huge figure, in the rude likeness of man, was made of wicker-work and filled... | |
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