 | Thomas Dekker - 1622 - 472 pagini
...coupled by lot. A piece of ground was then chofen, and divided into three compartments, of which the * FF middle one was called hell. It was the object of the couple condemned to this divifion to catch the others, who advanced from the two extremities ; in which cafe a change of fituation... | |
 | 1813 - 592 pagini
...coupled by lot. A piece of ground was then chosen, and divided iuto three compartments, of which (he middle one was called hell. It was the object of the...advanced from the two extremities; in which case a change iff situation took place, and hell was filled by the couple who were excluded, by preoccupation, from... | |
 | Philip Massinger - 1813 - 546 pagini
...celebrated pastime really was- It was played by six people, (three of each sex,) •who were coupled by lot. A piece of ground was then chosen, and divided...compartments, of which the middle one was called hell. It ivas the object of the couple condemned to this division, to catch the others, who advanced from the... | |
 | William Hone - 1827 - 892 pagini
...describes Barley-break thus : " It was played by six people, (three of each sex,) who were coupled by lot. A piece of ground was then chosen, and divided...change of situation took place, and hell was filled by th« couple who were excluded by preoccupation from the other places : in this catching, however, there... | |
 | John Timbs - 1832 - 442 pagini
...catted " Last in Hell " ? Because it was played by six people, (three of each sex) who were coupled by lot. A piece of ground was then chosen, and divided...of situation took place, and hell was filled by the couples who were excluded by pre-occupatiou from the other places ; in this catching, however, there... | |
 | William Hone - 1837 - 922 pagini
...describes Barley-bieak thus : " It was played by six people, (three of each sex,) who were coupled by lot. A piece of ground was then chosen, and divided...three compartments, of which the middle one was called kell. It was the object of the couple condemned to this division to catch the others, who advanced... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1838 - 744 pagini
...(three of each sex), who were coupled by lot. A piece of ground was then chosen, and divided into (hrcc Caesar, act iii. (C. 9. The circumstances which are related as preceding and accompanying the mu lo this division, to catch the others, who advanced from the two extremities ; in which case a change... | |
 | Philip Massinger - 1840 - 758 pagini
...passage in Sir P. Sidney's Arcadia. " It was played by six people (three of each sex) who were coupled by angels to bear u wascaHed/ií-f/. It was the object of the couple condemned to this division, to catch the others, who... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1843 - 970 pagini
...celebrated pastime really was. It was played by six people (three of each sei), who were coupled by lot. A piece of ground was then chosen, and divided...the middle one was called hell. It was the object of ihe couple condemned to this division, to catch the others, who advanced from the two extremities ;... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1843 - 690 pagini
...six people (three of each sex), who were coupled by lot. A piece of ground was then chosen, and umded into three compartments, of which the middle one was...called hell. It was the object of the couple condemned lo this division, to catín the others, who advanced from the two extremities ; in «hieb case a change... | |
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It was played by six people, three of each sex, who were coupled by lot. A piece of ground was then chosen, and divided into three compartments, of which the middle one was called hell. It was the object of the couple condemned to this division to catch... 
