 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...  Flowers and their associations - Page 165by Anne Pratt - 1840 - 409 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Brand, Henry Bourne - 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
..." 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...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
...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 to...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...flowers, and with the harmony of birds praising God in their kinde." He quotes from Hall, an account of Henry VIII. riding a maying, from Greenwich to... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 384 pages
..." 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 380 pages
..." 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... | |
 | 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 - 508 pages
...namely, on May- day in the Morning, every Man, except impediment, would walk into the sweet Meddowes and green Woods, there to rejoice their Spirits with...Flowers, and with 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... | |
 | John Brand - 1810 - 510 pages
...namely, on May- day in the Morning, every Man, except impediment, would walk into the sweet Meddowes and green Woods, there to rejoice their Spirits with...Flowers, and with 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... | |
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