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... Domestic series - Strana 53podľa John Timbs - 1832Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall - 1816 - Počet stránok 568
...the north of England, the juvenile part of both sexes were wont to rise a little after midnight of the morning of that day, and walk to some neighbouring...from the trees, and adorned them with nosegays and crovms of flowers, This done, they returned homewardswith their booty, about the time of sunrise, and... | |
| James Sibbald - 1802 - Počet stránok 366
...juvenile part of both fexes were wont to rife a little af'ter midnight and walk to fome neighbouring wood, where they broke down branches from the trees, and adorned them with nofegays and crowns of flowers. When this was done, they returned with their booty about the riling... | |
| James SIBBALD (Bookseller, of Edinburgh.) - 1802 - Počet stránok 356
...juveYiile, part of both fexes were wont to rife a little after midnight and walk to fome neighbouring wood, where they broke down branches from the trees, and adorned them with nofegays and crowns of flowers. When this was done, they returned with their booty about the rifing... | |
| 1804 - Počet stránok 444
...wont to rise a little after mid-'night, and wark tb some neighbouring woods, accompanied with music; where they broke down branches from the trees, and adorned them with nosegays and crowns of flowers. When this was done, they returned with their booty homewards, about the rising of the sun, and made... | |
| 1809 - Počet stránok 420
...wont to rise a little after midnight, and walk to some neighbouring woods, accompanied with music ; where they broke down branches from the trees, and adorned them with nosegays and crowns of flowers. When this was done, they returned with their booty homewards, about the rising of the sun, and made... | |
| 1816 - Počet stránok 572
...month. " The juvenile part of both sexes, in the north, were wont to rise a little after midnight, and walk to some neighbouring wood, accompanied with music and the blowing of horns; where they break down branches from the trees, and adorn them with nosegays and crowns of flowers. When this is... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1820 - Počet stránok 432
...Popular Antiquities, " were wont to rise a little after midnight and walk to some neighbouring wood, where they broke down branches from the trees, and adorned them with nosegays and crowns of flowers. When this was done, they returned with their booty about the rising of the sun, and made their doors... | |
| 1823 - Počet stránok 442
...commonly called Mayday, the juvenile part of both sexes were wont to rise a little after midnight, and walk to some neighbouring wood, accompanied with...broke down branches from the trees, and adorned them irith nosegays and crowns of flowers. When this was done, they returned with their booty homewards,... | |
| Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - Počet stránok 846
...in the villages in the North of England, the juvenile part of both sexes were wont to rise a little after midnight on the morning of that day, and walk...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. "... | |
| John Timbs - 1832 - Počet stránok 442
...in the villages in the north of England, the juvenile part of both sexes were wont to rise a little after midnight on the morning of that day, and walk...Borlase says :' May customs are nothing more than agratulation of the Spring, to testify universal joy at the revival of vegetation.' And Mr Douce observes,... | |
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