 | Henri Misson, Maximilien Misson - England - 1719 - 404 pages
...'. -^Y> '•'; « V. ... " ".T '^lUt.'i .- .T" ";•'" •."JS the Girls upon a young Man which ihe calls hers : By this Means each has two Valentines : but the Man flicks fafter to the Valentine that is fallen to him, than to the Valentine to whom he is fallen. Fof>tune... | |
 | 1823 - 494 pages
...upon a girl that he calls his valentine, and each of the gjris upon a young man which she calls her's. By this means, each has two valentines ; but the man...him, than to the valentine to whom he is fallen." There is another kind of valentine, which is the first young man or woman that chance throws in your... | |
 | Thomas Byerley - 1823 - 528 pages
...upon a girl that he calls his valentine, and each of the girls upon a joung man which she calls her's. By this means, each has two valentines ; but the man...faster to the valentine that is fallen to him, than to "«u uj a woman, on 01. valentines »«ueiiuue umt is lauen to nun, thai day, is marked for their valentine... | |
 | William Hone - 1825 - 842 pages
...the men's billets, and the men the maids' ; so that each of the young men lights upon a girl that he xtract is made : Mr. Logiran says, " I was sitting alone la whicli she calls hers. By this means each has two valentines : but the man sticks faster to the valentine... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 882 pages
...his lime: — " On Ihe eve of the 14th of February, St. Valentine's day, the young folks in Engbut in this holy city from the first vespers of the nativity valen tine to whom he is fallen. Fortune having thus divided the company into so типу couples,... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1826 - 892 pages
...the men's billets, and the men the maids' ; so that each of the young men lights upon a girl that he calls his valentine, and each of the girls upon a young man which she call.-, hen. By this means each has two valentines : but the man sticks faster to the valentine... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1830 - 878 pages
...young men lights upon a girl that he calU his valentine, and each of the girls upon a young man which she calls hers. By this means each has two valentines...to him, than to the valentine to whom he is fallen. Fortune having thus divided the company into so many couples, the valentines give balls and treats... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1835 - 876 pages
...the men's billets, and the men the maids' ; so that each of the young men lights upon a girl that he calls his valentine, and each of the girls upon a young man which she calls hers. By this means each has two valentines* but tht man sticks faster to the valentine... | |
 | Great Britain - 1837 - 392 pages
...the men's billets, and the men the maids' ; so that each of the young men lights upon a girl that he calls his Valentine, and each of the girls upon a young man which she calls her's. By this means, each has two Valentines ; but the man sticks faster to the Valentine... | |
 | William Hone - 1837 - 954 pages
...the men's billets, and the men the maids' ; so that each of the young men lights upon a girl that he calls his valentine, and each of the girls upon a young man which she calls hers. By this means each has two valentines • but the man sticks faster to the valentine... | |
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An equal number of maids and bachelors get together ; each writes their true or some feigned name upon separate billets, which they roll up, and draw by way of lots, the maids taking the men's billets, and the men the maids... 
