 | Massachusetts Historical Society - 1804 - Страниц: 608
...ridden round upon the barley by boys ; at other times a man stands in the centre of the circle, and with the reins in one hand, and a whip in the other, drives two or three pairs of young horses round upon the barley ; whilst another person is employed... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - 1821 - Страниц: 976
...astonishment, when, on his goodnature ceding to me this third place, he took his station upon the roof—and from thence, with the reins in one hand, and a whip...nervous, would be foolish . . I will own that I was even terrified—for what a machine was behind me !.. and if we had been overset, what a result must have... | |
 | Albertine Adrienne de Saussure Necker - 1839 - Страниц: 354
...are his horses, he makes a harness for them himself of ribands, and seated behind on a third chair, the reins in one hand, and a whip in the other, he drives his quiet steeds. A slight balancing of his body shows that he imagines them to be going on.... | |
 | James Baldwin - 1895 - Страниц: 432
...spangled with golden stars, and its front was adorned with a silver-white new moon. Standing in the car, with the reins in one hand and a whip in the other, was a tall and beautiful woman; her face was dark as that of an Indian princess, and her eyes were... | |
 | 1925 - Страниц: 546
...ridden round upon the barley by boys ; at other times a man stands in the centre of the circle, and with the reins in one hand, and a whip in the other, drives two or three pairs of young horses round upon the barley; whilst another person is employed... | |
 | Percy Wells Bidwell, John Ironside Falconer - 1925 - Страниц: 544
...ridden round upon the barley by boys ; at other times a man stands in the centre of the circle, and with the reins in one hand, and a whip in the other, drives two or three pairs of young horses round upon the barley; whilst another person is employed... | |
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... previous care is taken to have it placed on a hard and level plat A quantity of barley in the sheaf is then laid in a circular train to be trampled upon by horses. Sometimes three or four horses are ridden round upon the barley by boys ; at other... 