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 - Page 257Full view - About this book
| John Brand, Henry Bourne - Christian antiquities - 1777 - 466 pages
...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
...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,... | |
| British periodicals - 1822 - 688 pages
...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... | |
| Great Britain - 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...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 pages
...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 pages
...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... | |
| Horse racing - 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,... | |
| 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... | |
| Walter Scott - English drama - 1810 - 610 pages
...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 - English drama - 1810 - 614 pages
...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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