 | John Potter - Greece - 1722 - 514 pages
...Perfons that confulted, wrote their own Names, and their Queftions upon Leaves , which th:y expofed to the Wind , and as many of the Letters as remained...were taken up, and being joined together contained an Aniwer to the Queftion. Kw£?,uayT$/a(j or Divination byffbx, which they melted overaVeflel of Water,... | |
 | John Potter - 1728 - 534 pages
...Names, and their Queftions upon Leaves^ which they expofed to the Wind, and as many of the Letters a§. remained in their own Places, were taken up, and being...joined together contained an Anfwer to the Queftion. K.ti&ttd.VTua., or Divinaiion by Wax, which they melted over a Veflel of Water, letting it drop within... | |
 | Nathan Bailey - English language - 1731 - 892 pages
...perfons that coniulted, wrote their own names я id their qiicftbns upon leaves, ¡Ih'ch they ex^nfej to the wind, and as many of the letters as remained in their own phces wire taken up, and being 1 >ined toyii'heri we.e accounted an anwer to tht; qrefifin. BOTANO... | |
 | John Potter - Greece - 1751 - 528 pages
...The Perfon thus confulted wrote their own Names, and their Queftions upon Leaves, which they expofed to the Wind, and as many of the Letters as remained...joined together contained an Anfwer to the Queftion. T^n^ofMtinaa, or Divination by Wax, which they melted over a Veffel of Water, letting it drop within... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1807 - 802 pages
...who confulted wrote the letters of their own names and their queftions on leaves, which they expofed to the wind ; and as many of the letters as remained in their own places vrere taken up, ami being joined together, contained an anfwcr to the queftion. BOTANOPHILI, writers... | |
 | John Potter - 1808 - 588 pages
...persons that consulted, wrote their own names, and their questions upon leaves, which they exposed to the wind ; and as many of the letters as remained...taken up, and being joined together, contained an answer to the question. Kn^tfttttrtitt, or divination by war, which they melted over a vessel of water,... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 782 pages
...who confulted wrote the letters of their own names and their queftions on leavei, which they expofed to the wind ; and as many of the letters as remained in their own places were t.iken up, and being joined together, conUiu-jJ an anfwer to the queftion. BOTANOl'HIIJ, writers who... | |
 | John Potter - Greece - 1818 - 590 pages
...persons that consulted, wrote their own names, and their questions upon leaves, which they exposed to the wind ; and as many of the letters as remained...taken up, and being joined together, contained an answer to the question. K«(«ft«m'«, or divination by wax, which they melted over a vessel of water,... | |
 | John Potter (abp. of Canterbury.) - 1818 - 590 pages
...persons that consulted, wrote their own names, and their questions upon leaves, which they exposed to the wind ; and as many of the letters as remained...taken up, and being joined together, contained an answer to the question. K.^tft»irtf», or divination by wax, which they melted over a vessel of water,... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 888 pages
...: the persons who consulted wrote their own names and their questions on leaves, which tbey exposed to the wind ; and as many of the letters as remained...taken up, and being joined together, contained an answer to the question. BOTARGO, a kind of sausage, made with the eggs and blood of the mullet, a large... | |
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... exposed to the wind ; and as many of the letters as remained in their own places, were taken up, and being joined together, contained an answer to the question. 
