In the month of May, namely, on May-day in the morning, every man, except impediment, would walk into the sweet meadows and green woods, there to rejoice their spirits with the beauty and savour of sweet flowers, and with the harmony of birds, praising... The New Monthly Belle Assemblée - Seite 257Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| John Brand, Henry Bourne - 1777 - 466 Seiten
...May -Poles were fct up a Morning, every Man, except impediment, would walk into the fweet Meddowes and green Woods, there to rejoice their Spirits with the Beauty and Savour of fweet Flowers, and with the Harmony of Birds praifing God in their Kinde. He quotes from Hall an Account... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1788 - 466 Seiten
...that " in the month of May, namely, on May-day in the morning, every man, except impediment, would walk into the sweet meadows and green woods ; there...beauty and savour of sweet flowers, and with the noise («'.*. concert) of birds, praising God in their kind." See also Brand's Observation! on Popular Antiquities,... | |
| 1822 - 688 Seiten
...eatdon," that on May-day, in the morn- ing and drinking," which satisfactorily ing, the citizens used to walk " into " the sweet meadows and green woods, there...spirits with the beauty and savour of sweet flowers ;" expounds their notions of earthly felicity. The advent of the Areio Year is still marked by the... | |
| 1804 - 444 Seiten
...namely, on May-Day, iu the morning, every man, except impediment, would walk into the sweet meddows and green woods, there to rejoice their spirits with...the beauty and savour of sweet flowers, and with the harmony of birds praising God in their kinde." He quotes from Hall, an account of Henry VIII. riding... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1808 - 380 Seiten
...that, " in the month of Mav, namely, on May-ilay in the morning, every man, except impediment, would walk into the sweet meadows and green woods; there to rejoice their spirits with the beautv and savour of sweet flowers, and with the noise [ie concert] of birds, praising God in their... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1808 - 384 Seiten
...that, " in the month of May, namely, on May-day in the morning, every man, except impediment, would walk into the sweet meadows and green woods; there to rejoice their spirits with the beautv and savour of sweet flowers, and with the noise [ie concert] of birds, praising God in their... | |
| 1809 - 420 Seiten
...the morning, every man not having an impediment would walk into the sweet meadows and green wdods, there to rejoice their spirits with the beauty and savour of sweet flowers, and with the harmony of praising God in their kinde." He quotes from Hall, an account of Henry VIII. riding a Maying,... | |
| 1809 - 402 Seiten
...tk* morning, every man without iinpedi mient would walk into the tweet meadows aui! fteev »v«ods, there to rejoice their spirits with the beauty and savour of sweet flowtis, and « I'h the harviony of birds praising God in their kind. And fur example here Edward Hall... | |
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 610 Seiten
...says, that " in the month of May, namely on Mayday in the morning, every man, except impediment, would walk into the sweet meadows and green woods, there...beauty and savour of sweet flowers, and with the noise (ie concert) of birds, praising God in their kind." Again," I find, also, that in the month of M*v,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 614 Seiten
...May, namely on Mayday in the morning, every man, except impediment, would walk into the sweet nieadows and green woods, there to rejoice their spirits with...the beauty and savour of sweet flowers, and with the noisf (ie concert) of birds, praising God in their kind." Again, " I find, also, that in the month... | |
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