Observations on popular antiquities: including the whole of mr. Bourne's Antiquitates vulgares. revised by sir H. Ellis, 1. kötet1853 |
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xvii. oldal
... king , Sans cbeck , to good and bad : But when the planets , In evil mixture , to disorder wander , What plagues , and what portents ! what mutiny ! What raging of the sea ! shaking of earth ! Commotion in the winds ! frights , changes ...
... king , Sans cbeck , to good and bad : But when the planets , In evil mixture , to disorder wander , What plagues , and what portents ! what mutiny ! What raging of the sea ! shaking of earth ! Commotion in the winds ! frights , changes ...
2. oldal
... King Edward and the Shepherd , MS . Cantab . Ff . v . 48 , one says , Passilodion , and the other , Berafrynde ; strange kind of humour , the amusement of which is difficult to be comprehended , though " I warrant it proved an excuse ...
... King Edward and the Shepherd , MS . Cantab . Ff . v . 48 , one says , Passilodion , and the other , Berafrynde ; strange kind of humour , the amusement of which is difficult to be comprehended , though " I warrant it proved an excuse ...
6. oldal
... King and Queen , Then be it your delight That something may be seen In our Wassel . It is a noble part To bear a liberal mind ; God bless our master's heart ! For here we comfort find , With our Wassel . And now we must be gone , To ...
... King and Queen , Then be it your delight That something may be seen In our Wassel . It is a noble part To bear a liberal mind ; God bless our master's heart ! For here we comfort find , With our Wassel . And now we must be gone , To ...
10. oldal
... king of light , father of aged Time , Hath brought about the day which is the prime To the slow gliding months , when every eye Wears symptoms of a sober jollity ; And every hand is ready to present Some service in a real compliment ...
... king of light , father of aged Time , Hath brought about the day which is the prime To the slow gliding months , when every eye Wears symptoms of a sober jollity ; And every hand is ready to present Some service in a real compliment ...
14. oldal
... king's jester , who , having fooled many , was at length fooled himself . Coming to a nobleman's upon New Year's Day , to bid him good morrow , Archee received twenty pieces of gold , but , covetously desiring more , he shook them in ...
... king's jester , who , having fooled many , was at length fooled himself . Coming to a nobleman's upon New Year's Day , to bid him good morrow , Archee received twenty pieces of gold , but , covetously desiring more , he shook them in ...
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Almanack ancient appears apples April April Fools Ash Wednesday ashes Bishop bowl boys cake called Candlemass candles celebrated ceremony Christ Christian Christmas Christmass church Churchwardens cock cross curious custom dance dayes door doth dressed drink Easter eggs England fast feast festival find the following fire Fools garlands Gentleman's Magazine give hath Henry History holy honour John King Leek Lent London Lord Lord of Misrule maids manner May-pole mentioned merry Mid-Lent Sunday Midsummer Midsummer Eve Monday morning Naogeorgus night observed occasion Palm Sunday pancakes parish passage Payd person play Polydore Vergil poor Poor Robin's Almanack Popish present quæ Queen Roman round Saint says Scotland season Shrove Tuesday singing solemnity song speaking superstition tells thee thou town translated unto Valentine Valentine's Day Wassail Wassel women word writer Year's Gifts young
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xvii. oldal - The primogenitive and due of birth, Prerogative of age, crowns, sceptres, laurels, But by degree, stand in authentic place? Take but degree away, untune that string, And, hark, what discord follows ! each thing meets In mere oppugnancy: The bounded waters Should lift their bosoms higher than the shores, VOL.
433. oldal - at the Mount of St Mary's, in the stony stage where I now stand, I have brought you some fine biscuits, baked in the oven of charity, carefully conserved for the chickens of the church, the sparrows of the spirit, and the sweet swallows of salvation.
xvii. oldal - And therefore is the glorious planet, Sol, In noble eminence enthron'd and spher'd Amidst the other; whose med'cinable eye Corrects the ill aspects of planets evil, And posts, like the commandment of a king, Sans check, to good and bad: But, when the planets, In evil mixture, to disorder wander, What plagues, and what portents?
213. oldal - England, the juvenile part of both sexes were wont to rise a little after midnight on the morning of that day, and walk to some neighbouring wood, accompanied with music and the blowing of horns, where they broke down branches from the trees and adorned them with nosegays and crowns of flowers. This done, they returned homewards with their booty about the time of sunrise, and made their doors and windows triumph in the flowery spoil.
215. oldal - Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire ; Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and...
214. oldal - Come, my Corinna, come; and, coming, mark How each field turns a street, each street a park Made green and trimmed with trees; see how Devotion gives each house a bough Or branch: each porch, each door, ere this, An ark, a tabernacle is, Made up of white-thorn, neatly interwove; As if here were those cooler shades of love.
261. oldal - With drums, and guns that bounce aloud, and merry tabor playing ! Which to prolong, God save our king, and send his country peace, And root out treason from the land ! and so, my friends, I cease.
469. oldal - COME, bring with a noise, My merry, merry boys, The Christmas log to the firing ; While my good dame, she Bids ye all be free ; And drink to your hearts' desiring. With the last year's brand Light the new block, and For good success in his spending On your psaltries play, That sweet luck may Come while the log is a-teending.
xvii. oldal - The heavens themselves, the planets, and this centre, Observe degree, priority, and place, Insisture, course, proportion, season, form, Office, and custom, in all line of order...
149. oldal - made his maund in our Lady's chapel, having fifty-nine poor men, whose feet he washed and kissed ; and, after he had wiped them, he gave every of the said poor men twelve pence in money, three ells of good canvass to make them shirts, a pair of new shoes, a cast of red herrings, and three white herrings ; and one of these had two shillings.