 | Jacob Grimm - 1844 - 646 стор.
...which, when once medicated, wonld maintain its virtue for ever. a shreivash was made thus'): into Ihe body of the tree a deep hole was bored with an auger, and a poor devoted shrewmouse was thrust in «lim-, and plugged in, no doubt, with several quaint incantalions .long since forgolten. As the ceremonies... | |
 | Jacob Grimm - 1844 - 640 стор.
...thrust in alive, and plugged in, no doubl, wilh several quainl incanlalions _long since forgollen. As the ceremonies necessary for such a consecration are no longer understood, al succession is al an end, and no such Iree is known lo subsist in the manor or hundred, äs lo lhat... | |
 | John Brand, Henry Ellis - 1849 - 520 стор.
...its virtue for ever. A shrew-ash was made thus [for a similar practice see Plott's Staffordshire] : Into the body of the tree a deep hole was bored with an auger, and a poor devoted shrew-mouse was tbrust in alive, and plugged in, no doubt, with several quaint incantations long since forgotten. As... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1850 - 458 стор.
...hand, which, when once medicated, would maintain its virtue for ever. A shrew-ash was made thus :* — Into the body of the tree a deep hole was bored with...tree is known to subsist in the manor, or hundred. As to that on the Plestor " The late vicar stubb'd and burnt it," when he was way-warden, regardless... | |
 | Mrs. Loudon (Jane) - 1850 - 630 стор.
...hand, which, when once medicated, would maintain its virtue for ever. A shrew-ash was made thus : — into the body of the tree a deep hole was bored with...Shrew-mouse was thrust in alive, and plugged in." The cruelty of this, and many other practices of our ancestors, ought to make us thankful that we live... | |
 | Gilbert White, Edward Jesse - 1851 - 534 стор.
...hand, which, when once medicated, would maintain its virtue for ever. A shrew-ash was made thus :f — Into the body of the tree a deep hole was bored with...succession is at an end, and no such tree is known to exist in the manor or hundred. As to that on the Plestor, " The late vicar stubb'd and burnt it," when... | |
 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1853 - 690 стор.
...at hand, which, when once medicated, would maintain its virtue for ever. A shrew-ash was made thus : Into the body of the tree a deep hole was bored with...long since forgotten. As the ceremonies necessary for sui-h a consecration are no longer understood, all succession is at an end, and no such tree is known... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1853 - 1254 стор.
...which, once medicated, retained its vittue forever: it was thus prepared : into the body of an ash a deep hole was bored with an auger, and a poor devoted shrew-mouse being thrust into it, the orifice was plugged up, probably with quaint incantations now forgotten.... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1854 - 538 стор.
...hand, which, when once medicated, would maintain its virtue for ever. A shrew-ash was made thus :f — Into the body of the tree a deep hole was bored with...succession is at an end, and no such tree is known to exist in the manor or hundred. As to that on the Plestor, " The late vicar stubb'd and burnt it," when... | |
 | Jacob Grimm - 1854 - 1678 стор.
...auger, and a poor devoted shretcmouse tctu thrusi M alive, aud plugged in, no doubt, with several quiint incantations long since forgotten. As the ceremonies...understood, all succession is at an end, and no such tree is knowa to subsist in the innnur or hundred, äs to that on the are*, Ihe late vicar stubbd and burnt... | |
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... afflicted with cruel anguish, and threatened with the loss of the use of the limb. Against this accident, to which they were continually liable, our provident forefathers always kept a shrew-ash at hand, which, when once medicated, would maintain... 
