Traditions, Superstitions, and Folklore, (chiefly Lancashire and the North of England:) Their Affinity to Others in Widely-distributed Localities; Their Eastern Origin and Mythical SignificanceA. Ireland, 1872 - 306 páginas |
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Traditions, Superstitions, and Folklore, (chiefly Lancashire and the North ... Charles Hardwick Visualização integral - 1872 |
Traditions, Superstitions, and Folklore, (chiefly Lancashire and the North ... Charles Hardwick Visualização integral - 1872 |
Traditions, Superstitions, and Folklore, (chiefly Lancashire and the North ... Charles Hardwick Visualização integral - 1872 |
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Página 125 - Puck says— Now it is the time of night, That the graves all gaping wide, Every one lets forth his sprite In the church-way paths to glide : And we fairies that do run By the triple Hecat's team, From the presence of the sun, Following darkness like a dream, Now are frolic.
Página 125 - and the nodding violet grows ; Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine ; There sleeps Titania, some time of the night, Lulled in these flowers with dances and delight, And there the snake throws her enamelled skin, Weed wide enough to wrap a fairy in. And
Página 232 - Glendower : At my nativity The front of heaven was full of fiery shapes, Of burning cressets ; and at my birth The frame and huge foundation of the earth Shaked like a coward. Hotspur : Why, so it would have done At the same season, if your mother's cat Had but kittened, though yourself had ne'er
Página 277 - nothing A local habitation and a name. Such tricks hath strong imagination : That, if it would but apprehend some joy, It comprehends some bringer of that joy ; Or, in the night, imagining some fear, How easy is a bush supposed a bear.
Página 86 - Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the East, and leads with her The flow'ry May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May ! thou dost inspire Mirth and youth and
Página 134 - of the morn, Doth with his lofty and shrill-sounding throat, Awake the god of day ; and, at his warning, Whether in sea or fire, in earth or air, The extravagant and erring spirit hies To his confine : and of the truth herein This present object made probation.
Página 124 - the maidens of the villagery ; Skim milk ; and sometimes labour in the quern, And bootless make the breathless housewife churn ; And sometimes make the drink to bear no barm ; Mislead night wanderers, laughing at their harm ; Those that hobgoblin call you, and sweet Puck, You do their work, and they shall have good luck : Are not you he
Página 176 - metaphors :— And Pity, like a naked new-born babe, Striding the blast, or Heaven's cherubim, horsed Upon the sightless couriers of the air, Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye, That tears shall drown the wind ! The
Página 88 - after the end of Divine service, his good people be not disturbed, letted, or discouraged from any lawful recreation ; such as dancing, either men or women ; archery for men, leaping, vaulting, or any other such harmless recreations ; nor from having of May Games, Whitsun Ales, and Morris Dances, and the setting up of
Página 223 - thinkest thou of his opinion? Mai. —I think nobly of the soul, and no way approve his opinion. Clown. —Fare thee well. Remain thou still in darkness : thou shalt hold the opinion of Pythagoras ere I will allow of thy wits, and fear to kill a woodcock, lest thou dispossess the soul of thy grandam. Fare thee well.