 | Anne Pratt - 1799 - 200 pages
...birch comes in, And many flowers beside ; Both of a fresh and fragrant kin, To honour Whitsuntide. " Green rushes then, and scented bents, With cooler...Come in for comely ornaments To re-adorn the house," Ahout this time we may search for the beautiful dark-purple silky stars of the pasque-flower, (Anemone... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1810 - 280 pages
...flow'rs beside, Both of a fresh, and fragrant kin, To honour Whitsuntide: Green rushes then, and sweetest bents, With cooler oaken boughs, Come in for comely ornaments, To readorn the house. CCXLIX. CEREMONIES FOR CANDLEMAS DAY. KINDLE the Christmas brand, and then Till sunset let it burn... | |
 | Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 pages
...beside; Both of a fresh and fragrant kinne, To honour Whitsontide. Green Rushes then, and sweetest Bents, With cooler Oaken boughs, Come in for comely ornaments, To readorn the house. Proverbs relating to February. On Candlemas Day throw candle and candlestick array. When Candlemas... | |
 | Elizabeth Kent - 1825 - 516 pages
...beside, Both of a fresh and fragrant kin To honour Whitsuntide : . Green rushes then, and sweetest bents, With cooler oaken boughs, Come in for comely ornaments To readorn the house." BROOM. SPARTIUM. I.EGUMINOS,E. DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. French, le genet*; le genfit a balais. — Italian,... | |
 | William Carr - 1828 - 394 pages
...yearly festival. This ancient custom is now become nearly obsolete. " Green rushes then and sweetest bents, With cooler oaken boughs, Come in for comely ornaments, To re-adorn the house." HerricVs Hesperides, vol. 2. p. 124. " The rush bearing," says Lucas, is in this manner. " They cut... | |
 | Thomas Miller - 1837 - 466 pages
...flowers beside, Both of a fresh and fragrant kin, To honour Whitsuntide. " Green rushes then, and sweeter bents, With cooler oaken boughs, Come in for comely ornaments, To re-adorn the house. Thus times do shift ; each thing his turn does hold ; New things succeed as former things grow old."... | |
 | 1843 - 434 pages
...beside, Both of a fresh and fragrant kin't To honour WhiUuntide. Green rushes then, and sweebxt beats, With cooler oaken boughs. Come in for comely ornaments, To re-adorn the house. Thus times do shift ; each thing In turn docs hold ; New things buccccd, as former things grow old."... | |
 | 1847 - 392 pages
...birch comes in, And many flowers beside ; Both of a fresh and fragrant kin, To honour Whitsuntide. " Green rushes then, and scented bents, With cooler oaken boughs, Come in for comely ornaments To re-adoru the house." About this time we may search for the beautiful dark- purple silky stars of the... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 614 pages
...flowers beside, Both of a fresh and fragrant kin, To honour Whitsuntide. Green rushes then, and sweetest bents, With cooler oaken boughs, Come in for comely ornaments, To readorn the house. Thus times do shift ; each thing his turn does hold ; New things succeed as former things grow old.... | |
 | 1851 - 790 pages
...flowers beside, Both of a fresh and fragrant kinne, To honour Witsuntide. Green rushes then, and sweetest bents With cooler oaken boughs, Come in for comely ornaments To re-adorn the house. Thus times do shift ; each thing his turne do's hold ; New things succeed, as former things grow old.... | |
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Or Easter's eve appear. Then youthful box, which now hath grace Your houses to renew, Grown old, surrender must his place Unto the crisped yew. When yew is out, then birch comes in, And many flowers beside, Both of a fresh and fragrant kin, To honour... 
