 | Saint Bede (the Venerable) - 1723 - 584 pages
...that Mand are good againft Poifon. In fhort, we have feen that •\vhen fome Perfons have been bit by Serpents, the Scrapings of Leaves of Books that...Ireland, being put into Water, 'and given them 'to drink, the fameimmediate' f, :• . « ' • .' • .'' ,' m Roeda in the Saxon Chron. and Dalreodi from D»la... | |
 | 1823 - 380 pages
...things in the island are good against poison. In short, we have known, that when some persons have been bitten by serpents, the scrapings of leaves of books...the spreading poison and assuaged the swelling. The island abounds in milk and honey, nor is there any want of vines, fish, or fowl ; and it is remarkable... | |
 | Saint Bede (the Venerable) - 1843 - 418 pages
...things in the island are good against poison. In short, we have known that when some persons have been bitten by serpents, the scrapings of leaves of books...the spreading poison, and assuaged the swelling. The island abounds in milk and honey, nor is there any want of vines, fish or fowl ; and it is remarkable... | |
 | Saint Bede (the Venerable) - 1843 - 412 pages
...things in the island are good against poison. In short, we have known that when some persons have been bitten by serpents, the scrapings of leaves of books...being put into water, and given them to drink, have I immediately expelled the spreading poison, and assuaged the swelling. The island abounds in milk... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1878 - 530 pages
...there are good against poison ; and mentions, as of his own knowledge, that when persons have been bitten by serpents, " the scrapings of leaves of books...the spreading poison, and assuaged the swelling." (Book I., c. 1.) discrepancies, and taking Bede's account of the incidents which accompanied that departure,... | |
 | 1853 - 440 pages
...that when some persons have been bitten by serpents, the scrapings of leaves of books that had been brought out of Ireland, being put into water, and...have immediately expelled the spreading poison, and consumed and assuaged the swelling of the inflated body. The island abounds in milk and honey, nor... | |
 | Bede (the venerable.) - 1853 - 488 pages
...that when some persons have been bitten by serpents, the scrapings of leaves of books that had been brought out of Ireland, being put into water, and...have immediately expelled the spreading poison, and consumed and assuaged the swelling of the inflated body. The island abounds in milk and honey, nor... | |
 | Thomas (of Swarraton, armiger, pseud.) - 1857 - 362 pages
...that, when fome perfons have been bitten by ferpents, the very Icrapings of leaves of (holy) books brought out of Ireland, being put into water and given them to drink, have incontinently expelled the fpreading venom, and afluaged the fwelling veins." 'Tis a ftrange thing... | |
 | Mary Francis Cusack - 1868 - 642 pages
...things in the island are good against poison. In short, we have known that when some persons have been bitten by serpents, the scrapings of leaves of books...the spreading poison, and assuaged the swelling. The island abounds in milk and honey ;'2 nor is there any want of vines, fish,3 and fowl; and it is remarkable... | |
 | Rupert James Rowton - 1869 - 454 pages
...Almost all things in the island are good against poison. We have known that when some persons have been bitten by serpents, the scrapings of leaves of books...drink, have immediately expelled the spreading poison. The island abounds in milk and honey, nor is there any want of vines, fish or fowl ; and it is remarkable... | |
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... often carried thither out of Britain, as soon as the ship comes near the shore, and the scent of the air reaches them, they die. On the contrary, almost all things in the island are good against poison. In short, we have known that when some persons... 
