| 1828 - 482 pages
...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,... | |
| Edward Wedlake Brayley - London (England) - 1828 - 414 pages
...preservation he had experienced.* MAY^DAY. MAYING IJJ nENRY THE EIGHTH'S REIGN.— EVIL MAY DAY. Now the bright morning Star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May : — MILTON. May-Day, which in the " olden times," was consecrated both to the Goddess... | |
| John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...several climates and degrees in their ways of thinking and conversing together — JUdison. MXLII. Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who frcm her green lap throws The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose; Hail ! bounteous... | |
| Laconics - 1829 - 352 pages
...several climates and degrees in their ways of thinking and conversing together—Jjddison. MXLII. 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... | |
| Edward Wedlake Brayley - London (England) - 1829 - 416 pages
...preservation he had experienced.* MAY-DAY. MAYING IN HENRY THE EIGHTH'S REIGN.— EVIL MAY DAY. Now the bright morning Star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May : — MILTON. May-Day, which in the " olden times," was consecrated both to the Goddess... | |
| Henry Phillips - Botany - 1829 - 398 pages
...orchards to the roseate morn Unfold their bloom, in heaven's own colours dyed. MlCILE. The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow Cowslip and the pale Primrose. MILTON. This is the time when the village children remind us of the ancient games of Flora— Now let... | |
| Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 822 pages
...them to dispose of. /d. Day's harbinger Comes dancing from the East, and leads with her Theyfcioery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose. Id. The nomination of persons to those places being so prime and inseparable * flouer of his crown,... | |
| William Hone - Days - 1830 - 878 pages
...bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads witli 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... | |
| Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand) - Children - 1830 - 266 pages
...year begins in May : ' For ever then I led the constant year' is therefore quite in character for ' The flow'ry May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose.' " This was a terrific task, and occupied me great part of the morning. At last, when it was finished,... | |
| Almanacs, English - 1831 - 478 pages
...Gloucester, on the 22nd of July, 1816. St. George, St. Andrew, St. Patrick, and St. David. MA Y. 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... | |
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