 Man told me, that they were looking for a Coal under the Root of a Plantain, to put under their Heads that Night, and they should Dream who would be their Husbands : It was to be found that Day, and Hour.  Bentley's Miscellany - Page 93edited by - 1849Full view - About this book
 | Edwin Beresford Chancellor - 1908 - 588 pages
...they had been weeding. I could not presently hear what the matter was ; at last a young man told me they were looking for a coal under the root of a plantain...their husbands. It was to be found that day and hour." l SOUTHAMPTON OR BEDFORD HOUSE Adjoining the grounds of Montagu House on the east once stood Southampton... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1908 - 382 pages
...knees, as if they were a parcel of weeders, when all the business is to hunt superstitiously after a coal under the root of a plantain, to put under their heads that night, that they may dream who shall be their husbands. In order to shame them out of this silly but guilty... | |
 | John Symonds Udal - 1922 - 430 pages
...very busie, as if they had been weeding ". " A young man told him that they were looking for a coal 1 under the root of a plantain, to put under their heads...should dream who would be their husbands. It was to be that day and hour." Crossed Shoes. — Barnes also gives another well-known " matrimonial oracle ",... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1828 - 678 pages
...not presently learn what the matter was. At last a young man told me that they were looking fora coat under the root of a Plantain, to put under their heads...husbands; it was to be found that day and hour." Again: according to a custom common over Germany, every young girl plucks a sprig of St. John's Wort, (Hypericum,)... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1885 - 886 pages
...knees very busy, as if they had been weeding. I could not presently learn what the matter was ; at last a young man told me that they were looking for a coal under the root of a plantain, to put under their head that night, and they should dream who would be their husbands. It was to be sought for that day... | |
 | Belgravia - 1884 - 868 pages
...knees very busy, as if they had been weeding. I could not presently learn what the matter was ; at last a young man told me that they were looking for a coal under the root of a plantain, to put under their head that night, and they should dream who would be their husbands. It was to be sought for that day... | |
 | 1878 - 428 pages
...presently learn what the matter was. At last a young man told me that they were looking for a caal under the root of a plantain to put under their heads that night, and they should dream who should be their husbands. It was to be found that day and hour." This little episode at least illustrates... | |
 | 1846 - 810 pages
...knees, very busy, as if they had been weeding. I could not presently learn what the matter was ; at last a young man told me, that they were looking for a coal under the root of a plaintain to put under their head that night, and they should dream who would be their husbands. It... | |
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