"Crapaud" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... were even then stained with the blood of true Americans. The money they threw on the bars of water-side dram-shops, in exchange for the vile rum which was the worst enemy of too many a good jack-tar, was looked upon with suspicion. "What Yankee's pockets did Johnny Crapaud pick to get all that money?" ...
— The Naval History of the United States - Volume 1 (of 2) • Willis J. Abbot
... Chresme, le Baptesme, & la Foy que ie tiens, mes Parrain & Marraine, & me remets de tout poinct en ton pouuoir & entre tes mains, ne recognois autre Dieu: si bien que tu es mon Dieu & ie suis ton esclaue. Apres on luy baille vn crapaud habille auec son capot ou manteau, puis il commande qu'on l'adore; si bien qu'obeyssans & estants mis a genouil, ils baisent le Diable aupres de l'[oe]il gauche, a la poitrine, a la fesse, a la cuisse, & aux parties honteuses, puis leuant la ...
— The Witch-cult in Western Europe - A Study in Anthropology • Margaret Alice Murray |
