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... Festivals, Games & Amusements, Ancient & Modern - Page 127by Horace Smith - 1831 - 355 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Brand, Henry Bourne - 1777 - 466 pages
...Sports; for 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 pages
...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 noise («'.*. concert) of birds, praising God in their kind." See also Brand's Observation! on Popular... | |
| 1822 - 688 pages
...morn- ing and drinking," which satisfactorily ing, the citizens used to walk " into " the sweet meadows and green woods, there to rejoice their 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 pages
...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...harmony of birds praising God in their kinde." He quotes from Hall, an account of Henry VIII. riding a maying, from Greenwich to the high ground of Shooter's... | |
| 1804 - 452 pages
...namely, on May-Day, in the morning, every man, except impediment, would walk into the sweet meddows and green woods, there to rejoice their spirits with...and with the harmony of birds praising God in their k'mde." He quotes from Hall, an account of Henry VIII. rifling a maying, from Greenwich to the high... | |
| 1809 - 420 pages
...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, from... | |
| 1809 - 402 pages
...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... | |
| John Brand - 1810 - 510 pages
...Stow Stow tells us, in his Survey of London,* that in the Month of May, namely, on May- day in the Morning, every Man, except impediment, would walk...the Harmony of Birds praising God in their Kinde. He quotes from Hall an Account of Henry the Eighth's riding a Maying from Greenwich to the high Ground... | |
| John Brand - 1810 - 508 pages
...exquiruntur. Stow tells us, in his Survey of London,* that in the Month of May, namely, on May- day in the Morning, every Man, except impediment, would walk...the Harmony of Birds praising God in their Kinde. He quotes from Hall an Account of Henry the Eighth's riding a Maying from Greenwich to the high Ground... | |
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 610 pages
...May, namely on Mayday 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 noise (ie concert) of birds, praising God in their kind." Again," I find, also, that in the month of... | |
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