 I must not omit to relate their way of study, which is very singular : They shut their doors and windows for a day's time, and lie on their backs, with a stone upon their belly, and plads about their heads, and their eyes being covered, they pump their...  The history of Scotland... to the present time - Page 65by George Buchanan - 1856Full view - About this book
 | John Pinkerton - 1794 - 640 pages
...fingular. They fhut their doors and windows for a day's time ; and ly on their backs, with a ftone upon their belly, and plaids about their heads : and,...being covered, they pump their brains for rhetorical encomium, or panegyric." Martin furely had the fecond-fight ; and the prophecy relates to the Macpherfons.... | |
 | John Pinkerton - Voyages and travels - 1809 - 964 pages
...doors and windows for a day's time, and lie on their backs, with aftone upon their belly, and phids about their heads, and their eyes being covered, they pump their brains for rhetorical encomium or panegyric ; and indeed they furniih fuch a ftyle from this dark cell as is underflood by... | |
 | John Pinkerton - Voyages and travels - 1809 - 1102 pages
...a fmall falary. I muft not omit to relate their •way of ftudy, which is very fingular : they fhut their doors and windows for a day's time, and lie on their backs, with aftone upon their belly, and plaids about their heads, and their eyes being covered, they pump their... | |
 | Walter Scott - English poetry - 1815 - 460 pages
...they are now allowed but a small salary. I must not omit to relate their way of study, which is very singular: They shut their. doors and windows for a...on their backs, with a stone upon their belly, and plads about their heads, and their eyes being covered, they pump their brains for rhetorical encomium... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - English poetry - 1815 - 466 pages
...they arc now allowed but a small salary. I must not omit to relate their wiy of study, which h very singular: They shut their doors and windows for a...on their backs, with a stone upon their belly, and plads about their heads, and their eyes being covered, they pump their brains for rhetorical encomium... | |
 | English literature - 1815 - 586 pages
...but a small salary. I must not omit to relate their way of study, which is very singular : they «hut their doors and windows for a day's time, and lie on their backs, with a stone upon their belly, and plads about their heads, and their eyes being covered, tbe"y pump their brains for rhetorical encomium... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 314 pages
...they are now allowed but a small salary. I must not omit to relate their way of study, which is very singular : They shut their doors and windows for a...on their backs, with a stone upon their belly, and plads about their heads, and their eyes being covered, they pump their brains for rhetorical encomium... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 410 pages
...they are now allowed but a small salary. I must not omit to relate their way of study . which is very singular : They shut their doors and windows for a...on their backs, with a stone upon their belly, and plads about their heads, and their eyes being covered, they pump their brains for rhetorical encomium... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823 - 290 pages
...they are now allowed but a small salary. I must not omit to relate their way of study, which is very singular : They shut their doors and windows for a day's time, and He on their backs, with a stone upon their belly, and plads about their heads, and their eyes being... | |
 | George Buchanan - Scotland - 1827 - 602 pages
...describes the Senachies of his day, thus : " I must not omit to relate their way of study, which is very singular; they shut their doors and windows for a...complained, that during his visit he could obtain no accurate account from the Islanders, of the proper avocation of the Senachies. Boswell'i Tour. usually... | |
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