Merrie England in the Olden Time, Volumul 1R. Bentley, 1842 |
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Pagina 23
... master “ chum- mie , " and have ( without being obliged to sweep it , ) a chimney of his own : but the factory lad sees no prospect of ever emerging from his heart - sick- ening toil and hopeless dependance ; he feels the curse of Cain ...
... master “ chum- mie , " and have ( without being obliged to sweep it , ) a chimney of his own : but the factory lad sees no prospect of ever emerging from his heart - sick- ening toil and hopeless dependance ; he feels the curse of Cain ...
Pagina 28
... Master Ste- phen , in Every Man in his Humour , " I shall keep company with none but the archers of Finsbury or the citizens that come a ducking to Islington Ponds ; " ) and , proceeding in almost a straight line towards " Old Iseldon ...
... Master Ste- phen , in Every Man in his Humour , " I shall keep company with none but the archers of Finsbury or the citizens that come a ducking to Islington Ponds ; " ) and , proceeding in almost a straight line towards " Old Iseldon ...
Pagina 44
... master ; whose life proves the truth of an observation which I have read in some other writer , that a truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with an excellency of heart ; or in other words , that true virtue is indeed nothing ...
... master ; whose life proves the truth of an observation which I have read in some other writer , that a truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with an excellency of heart ; or in other words , that true virtue is indeed nothing ...
Pagina 65
... master of the ceremonies , the mace - bearer , the herald at - arms , the sword - bearer and the crier , their footsteps keeping time to a flourish of trumpets and horns.1 Arriving near the Gate- who go from the squares and that end of ...
... master of the ceremonies , the mace - bearer , the herald at - arms , the sword - bearer and the crier , their footsteps keeping time to a flourish of trumpets and horns.1 Arriving near the Gate- who go from the squares and that end of ...
Pagina 67
... master of the ceremonies placing him in the adopting chair , the comptroller made three ejaculations , upon which the brethren doffed their hats . Then the master of the cere- monies exchanged his own cornuted castor for a cap , and ...
... master of the ceremonies placing him in the adopting chair , the comptroller made three ejaculations , upon which the brethren doffed their hats . Then the master of the cere- monies exchanged his own cornuted castor for a cap , and ...
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ancient ballad Bartholomew Fair Bartlemy beautiful Ben Jonson Benjamin Bosky blue booth Booth-The Bosky's bowl bright called Church Clerkenwell comical cried dancing delight devil drink Drysalter entertainment exhibited eyes Falstaff Flumgarten foole Frost Fair Fubsys Gardens gentle glass green hand harp hath heart honour horns horse humour Islington Jack John John Tomkins Jollyboy King Lady laughing Laureat of Little lean Little Britain lively London look Lord Maior master Merrie England Merry Andrews middle-aged gentleman mirth Momus monkey morning mountebank mouth Muff nose Old Queen's Head olden play pleasant poor Printed punch quoth River Thames roasted round Sadler's satirical-nosed gentleman says scene shillings side sigh sing Smithfield song sound Southwark Street sweet Tabard Tavern tea-kettle Thames thee thou Timothy's town tricks Uncle Timothy voice walk wine wonderful
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Pagina 52 - ... the year; For the red blood reigns in the winter's pale. The white sheet bleaching on the hedge, With heigh ! the sweet birds, O, how they sing! Doth set my pugging tooth on edge ; For a quart of ale is a dish for a king. The lark, that tirra-lyra chants, With heigh ! with heigh ! the thrush and the jay, Are summer songs for me and my aunts, While we lie tumbling in the hay.
Pagina 250 - Alas ! alas ! Why, all the souls that were, were forfeit once; And He that might the vantage best have took, Found out the remedy: How would you be, If he, which is the top of judgment, should But judge you as you are? O, think on that; And mercy then will breathe within your lips, Like man new made.
Pagina 4 - While fancy, like the finger of a clock, Runs the great circuit, and is still at home.
Pagina 151 - True, representing some principal pieces of the reign of Henry the Eighth, which was set forth with many extraordinary circumstances of pomp and majesty, even to the matting of the stage; the Knights of the Order with their Georges and Garters, the guards with their embroidered coats, and the like— sufficient in truth within a while to make greatness very familiar if not ridiculous.
Pagina 21 - Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire ; Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long.
Pagina 73 - And when life's sweet fable ends, Soul and body part like friends ; No quarrels, murmurs, no delay ; A kiss, a sigh, and so away ; — This rare one, reader, wouldst thou see!
Pagina 272 - He the half of life abuses That sits watering with the Muses. Those dull girls no good can mean us; Wine it is the milk of Venus, And the poet's horse accounted; Ply it, and you all are mounted.
Pagina 9 - The several characters that seem in more ancient times to have composed the May game and morris were the following : Robin Hood, Little John, Friar Tuck, Maid Marian the queen or lady of the May, the fool, the piper, and several morris dancers, habited, as it appears, in various modes. Afterwards a hobby horse and a dragon were added.
Pagina 242 - How various his employments, whom the world Calls idle ; and who justly, in return, Esteems that busy world an idler too ! Friends, books, a garden, and perhaps his pen, Delightful industry...