 The hen is hung at a fellow's back, who has also some horse-bells about him ; the rest of the fellows are blinded, and have boughs in their hands, with which they chase this fellow and his hen about some large court or small enclosure. The fellow with...  The Literary panorama - Page 7311818Full view - About this book
 | Nathan Drake - 1843 - 690 pages
...• The hen," says be, " is hung at a fellow's back, who has also some horse-bells about him ; tbe rest of the fellows are blinded, and have boughs in their hands, with which they chase this í'ünw and his hen about some large court or small enclosure. The fellow with his hen and bells -hilling... | |
 | 388 pages
...a fellow's back, who has also some horsebells about him ; the rest of the fellows are blind-folded, and have boughs in their hands, with which they chase...can, they follow the sound, and sometimes hit him and his hen , other times, if he can get behind one of them, they thresh one another well favouredly;... | |
 | Sports - 1847 - 72 pages
...kill her, then give it thy men." " The hen is hung on a fellow's back, who has also some horse-bells about him ; the rest of the fellows are blinded, and...can, they follow the sound, and sometimes hit him and his hen ; other times, if he can get behind one of them, they thresh one another well favouredly... | |
 | George Soane - Fasts and feasts - 1847 - 360 pages
...fellow's back, who has also some horse- bells about him ; the rest of the fellows are blind-folded, and have boughs in their hands, with which they chase...can, they follow the sound, and sometimes hit him and his hen ; other times, if he can get behind one of them, they thresh one another well favouredly... | |
 | John Brand - Christian antiquities - 1853 - 580 pages
...80, are thus explained in a note. " The hen is hung at a fellow's back, who has also some horse-bells about him ; the rest of the fellows are blinded, and...can, they follow the sound, and sometimes hit him and nis hen ; other times, if he can get behind one of them, they thresh one another well favouredly... | |
 | John Lawrence, L. A. Meall - Chickens - 1854 - 574 pages
...own day : — " The hen is hung at a fellow's back, who has also some horse-bells about him; the rest are blinded and have boughs in their hands, with which...his hen and bells shifting as well as he can, they following the sound, and sometimes hit him and his hen, other times, if he can get behind one of them,... | |
 | William Hone - 1859 - 882 pages
...and have boughs n their hands, with which they chase (his fellow and his hen about some large •outt or small enclosure. The fellow with his hen and bells...can, they follow the sound, and sometimes hit him and his hen, other times, n he can get behind one of them, the; thresh one another well farour'dly... | |
 | William Jardine - Galliformes - 1860 - 416 pages
...thy men. Tusser. " The Hen," says Brand, " was hung at a fellow's back, who has also some horse bells about him ; the rest of the fellows are blinded, and...in their hands, with which they chase this fellow with his hen about some large court or small enclosure, the fellow with his hen and bells shifting... | |
 | James Hogg, Florence Marryat - English literature - 1865 - 816 pages
...cudgels in their hands, they chased the fellow about some large enclosure. The fellow with the hen shifting as well as he can they follow the sound, and sometimes hit him and his ben ; other times, if ho oan get behind one of them, they thrash each other well favouredly... | |
 | One who knows (pseud.) - 1877 - 362 pages
...pastime, thus described : — " The hen is slung on a fellow's back, who has also some house bells about him. The rest of the fellows are blinded, and...hands, with which they chase this fellow and his hen, he shifting as well as he can. They follow the sound, and sometimes hit him and his hen, other times,... | |
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