 | Bards and bardism - 1765 - 416 pages
...properly heated with heath. Then they laid feme venifon in the bottom, and a flratprn pf the ftones above it; and thus they did alternately till the pit was full. '{ he whole was covered over with heath to Confine the fleam. Whether this is probable I cannot fay... | |
 | Poetry - 1773 - 432 pages
...properly heated with heath. Then they laid fome venifon in the bottom, and a llratum of the ftones above it ; and thus they did alternately till the...The whole was covered over with heath to confine the fleam. Whether this is probable: 1 cannot fay ; but fome pits are fhewn, which the vulgar fay, were... | |
 | Robert Henry - Great Britain - 1788 - 518 pages
...properly heated with heath. Then " they laid fome venifon in the bottom, and a " ftratum of ftones above it ; and thus they did " alternately, till the pit was full. The whole *J* Xiphilin. exDioneig Sever. **J> Strabo, 1. jp 155. M" Id. ibid. p. aoo. " was Chap. 7. MANNERS,... | |
 | Ossian - 1790 - 446 pages
...were properly heated with heath. Then they laid fome venifon in the bottom, and a ftratum of the Hones above it ; and thus they did alternately till the...The whole was covered over with heath to confine the fleam. Whether this is probable I cannot fay ; but fome pits are fhewn, which the vulgar fay, were... | |
 | Robert Henry - Great Britain - 1800 - 522 pages
...properly heated wich heath. Then ".they laid .fomc venifon io the bottom, and a " ftratum of flones above it ; and thus they did «« alternately, till the .pit was full. The whole *14 Xiphilin. ex Dion* it* Sever. *U Strabo. 1. jp 155. •I* Id. ibid. p. 100. " was " was covered... | |
 | James Macpherson - 1803 - 386 pages
...a heap ot smooth fiat stones or the flint kind. The stones as well as the pit were properly healed with heath. Then they laid some venison in the bottom,...above it ; and thus they did alternately till the ptt was full. The whole was covered over with heath to confine the steam. Whether this is probable... | |
 | John Adams - Great Britain - 1803 - 486 pages
...were properly heated with heath. Then they laid feme venifon in the bottom, and a ftratum of ftones above it, and thus they did alternately, till the...whole was covered over with heath, to confine the fteam. This was evidently a very laborious procefs, and required the afliltance of many hands. Accordingly,... | |
 | 1803 - 388 pages
...as the pit were properly heated with heath. Then they laid some venison in the bottom, and a sttatum of the stones above it ; and thus they did alternately till the ptt was full. The whole was covered over with heath to confine the steam. Whether this is probable... | |
 | Ossian - 1805 - 262 pages
...of smooth fiat stones of the Hint kind. The stones, as well as the pit, were properly he;.tet! witll heath. Then they laid some venison in the bottom,...stratum of the stones above it -, and thus they did aiternately till the pit was fuli. The whole was covered over with heath to confine the steam. IVhether... | |
 | James Macpherson - Scottish Gaelic poetry - 1805 - 336 pages
...with heath. Then they laid some venison in the bottom, and a stratum of the itones above it : and this they did alternately, till the pit was full. The whole was covered over with heath, to confine (he steam. Whether this is probable I cannot say ; but some pits are shewn, which the vulgar say were... | |
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Then they laid some venison in the bottom, and a stratum of the stones above it ; and thus they did alternately till the pit was full. The whole was covered over with heath to confine the steam. Whether this is probable I cannot say ; but some pits are... 
