 | 1809 - 420 pàgines
...Maypole, which being placed in a convenient part of the village, stood there consecrated, as it were, to the Goddess of Flowers, without the least violation...being offered to it in the whole circle of the year. And this was not the custom of the British common people only, but was the custom of the generality... | |
 | John Brand - 1810 - 510 pàgines
...part of the Day, is chiefly spent in dancing round a TallPoll, which is called a May-Poll; which being placed in a convenient Part of the Village, stands...the Goddess of Flowers, without the least Violation offer'd it, in the whole Circle of the Year. And this is not the Custom of the 7 British British Common... | |
 | John Brand - 1810 - 508 pàgines
...after-part of the Day, is chiefly spent in dancing round a TallPoll, which is called a May-Poll; which being placed in a convenient Part of the Village, stands...the Goddess of Flowers, without the least Violation offer'd it, in the whole Circle of the Year. And this is not the Custom of the British Common People... | |
 | George Miller - 1813 - 638 pàgines
...of the day is cbii-fly spent in dancing ronnd a tall pole, which is called a Maypole ; which being placed in a convenient part of the village, stands there, as it were consecrated to the Goddess of Flower?, without the least violation offered it, in the w!;ole circle of the year. This is the relic... | |
 | 1814 - 580 pàgines
...of the day is chiefly spent in dancing round a tall poll, which is called a May-Poll; which, being placed in a convenient part of the village, stands...the goddess of flowers, without the least violation offer' d it, in the whole circle of the year. And this is not the custom of the British common people... | |
 | 1814 - 550 pàgines
...of the day is chiefly spent in dancing round a tall poll, which is called a May-Poll ; which, being placed in a convenient part of the village, stands there, as it were, consecrated to the goddess ofjlorvers, without the least violation ofler'd it, in the whole circle of the year. And this is not... | |
 | 1816 - 420 pàgines
...part of the day is chiefly spent in dancing round a tall pole, which is called a May-pole; which being placed in a convenient part of the village, stands...the goddess of flowers, without the least violation offered it, in the whole circle of the year.' To the custom of { going out a inaying,' Shakspeare alludes... | |
 | 1816 - 572 pàgines
...of the day is chiefly spent in dancing round a tall pole, which is called a May-pole ; which being placed in a convenient part of the village, stands there, as it were consecrated to the goddess ofjlowers, without the least violation offered it, in the whole circle of the year." ' To the custom... | |
 | 1817 - 292 pàgines
...after-part of the day is chiefly spent in dancing round a tall pole, which is called Maypole ; which being placed in a convenient part of the village, stands...the Goddess of Flowers, without the least violation offered to it, in the whole circle of the year." In a curious collection of poetical pieces, entitled... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1820 - 432 pàgines
...chiefly spent in dancing round a May-pole, which being placed in a convenient part of the village, stood there, as it were, consecrated to the Goddess of Flowers without the least violation offered to it, in the whole circle of the year.", Spenser, in his Shepheard's Calendar, has detailed... | |
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... and crowns of flowers. When this is done they return with their booty homewards, about the rising of the sun, and make their doors and windows to triumph in the flowery spoil. The... 
