Star Kicking
A form of torture called "star kicking" supposedly began with Countess Elizabeth Bathory, who would place oiled bits of paper or string between the prisoner's toes and light the material on fire.
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Famous quotes containing the words star and/or kicking:
“The sun descending in the west,
The evening star does shine;
The birds are silent in their nest,
And I must seek for mine.”
—William Blake (1757–1827)
“Religion
Has made an honest woman of the supernatural,
And we won’t have it kicking over the traces again.”
—Christopher Fry (b. 1907)