The Popular Superstitions and Festive Amusements of the Highlanders of ScotlandA. Constable, 1823 - 293 páginas |
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The Popular Superstitions and Festive Amusements of the Highlanders of Scotland William Grant Stewart Visualização integral - 1851 |
The Popular Superstitions and Festive Amusements of the Highlanders of Scotland William Grant Stewart Visualização integral - 1851 |
The Popular Superstitions and Festive Amusements of the Highlanders of Scotland William Grant Stewart Visualização integral - 1823 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
accordingly acquaintance amiable amusement appeared arrived attention Auchriachan bannocks Ben-Baynac bride bridle Brownie called Candlemas CHAP character child circumstance consequence courage course curiosity dancing dead death dispatched dogs Donald Donald Macgillivray door doubt enter entertainment equally fairy father favour feelings festive fire Fortrose friends ghost Glenavon gratified guests habits hair hand happy Highland Highlander's honest horse human immediately inhabitants instantly interest Inverness James Gray John Roy kelpie late length Macgrigor manner matter ment Michael Scott midwife mirth morning mortal mournful nature neighbours never night observation occasion once party person poor Clashnichd possess present proceeded racter Razay reader reel replied returning home river Avon Satan says scene seal-killer Sir WALTER SCOTT soon speedily spunkie stone stranger Strathspey supposed Thomas Rymer tion told took traveller Tullochgorm unhappy Wife of Laggan Willox witch witchcraft woman
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Página 225 - Yes, let the rich deride, the proud disdain. These simple blessings of the lowly train ; To me more dear, congenial to my heart, One native charm than all the gloss of art.
Página 244 - tansy haggix,"* and many other savoury dainties, unseen for twelve months before, the relish communicated to the company, by the appearance of the festive board, is more easily conceived than described. The dinner once despatched, the flowing bowl succeeds, and the sparkling glass flies to and fro like a weaver's shuttle As it continues its rounds, the spirits of the company become the more jovial and happy.
Página 70 - There he found the identical seal with which he had had the encounter in the morning, suffering most grievously from a tremendous cut in its hind-quarter. The seal-killer was then desired, with his hand, to cicatrise the wound, upon doing which it immediately healed, and the seal arose from its bed in perfect health. Upon this the scene changed from mourning to rejoicing—all was mirth and glee.
Página 67 - ... people, but seals, who could nevertheless speak and feel like human folk; and how much was the seal-killer surprised to find that he himself had been unconsciously transformed into the like image. If it were not so, he would probably have died from the want of breath. The nature of the poor fisher's thoughts may be more easily conceived than described. Looking at the nature of the quarters into which he had landed, all hopes of escape from them appeared wholly chimerical, whilst the degree of...
Página 241 - ... bannocks, and pannich perm. The baking being once over, the sowans pot succeeds the gridiron, full of new sowans, which are to be given to the family, agreeably to custom, this day in their beds. The sowans are boiled into the consistence of molasses, when the Lagan-le-vrich, or yeast bread, to.
Página 13 - ... she would inclose them in his stable. Clashnichd then proceeded to make use of the horses, and James Gray returned home to enjoy his night's rest. Scarce had he reached his arm-chair, and reclined his cheek on his hand, to ruminate over the bold adventure of the night, when Clashnichd entered, with her "breath in her throat...
Página 68 - Roane," who all seemed in very low spirits, appeared to feel for him, and endeavoured to soothe the distress which he evinced by the amplest assurances of personal safety. Involved in sad meditation on his evil fate, he was quickly roused from his stupor by his guide's producing a huge gully or joctaleg, the object of which he supposed was to put an end to all his earthly cares.
Página 161 - Scotland," published in 1823, the Spunkies are described as follows : — " Whenever the traveller had the misfortune to lose his way, or whenever there was a prospect of deluding him from it, this vigilant link-boy was ever at hand, to light him into far worse quarters than even the purlieus of Covent Garden. " Suddenly the traveller's attention was arrested by the most resplendent light, apparently reflected from a window not far distant, which, however, as the traveller approached, receded from...
Página 13 - ... feet, and vowed to devote the whole of her time and talents towards his service and prosperity. Meanwhile, being anxious to have her remaining goods and furniture removed to her former dwelling, whence she had been so iniquitously expelled by Ben Baynac, the great ghost, she requested of her new master the use of his horses to remove them. James observing on the adjacent hill a flock of deer, and wishing to have a trial of his new servant's sagacity or expertness, told her those were his horses...
Página 66 - ... nor cods, but downright fairies, as this narration will show; and, indeed, it is easy for any man to convince himself of the fact by a simple examination of his tobacco-spluichdan, for the dead skins of those beings are never the same for four-and-twenty hours together. Sometimes the spluichdan will erect its bristles almost perpendicularly, while, at other times, it reclines them even down; one time it resembles a bristly sow, at another time a sleekit cat; and what dead skin, except itself,...