 The May-pole on the margin of that poetic stream completed the illusion. My fancy adorned it with wreaths of flowers, and peopled the green bank with all the dancing revelry of Mayday. The mere sight of this May-pole gave a glow to my feelings, and spread...  English country gentlemen - Page 35by Washington Irving - 1835Full view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - American fiction - 1822 - 418 pages
...the examination of which is equal to turning over the pages of a black letter volume, or gazing on the pictures in Froissart. The May-pole on the margin...completed the illusion. My fancy adorned it with wreaths VOL. II. E of flowers, and peopled the green bank with all the dancing revelry of May-day. The mere... | |
 | William Hone - 1825 - 842 pages
...the examination of which is equal to turning over the pages of a black-letter volume, or gazing on have spent my time fjreen bank with all the dancing revelry of May-day. The mere sight of this May-pole gave a glow to... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1826 - 892 pages
...is equal to turning over the pages of a black-letter volume, or gazing on the pictures in FroUsart. The May-pole on the margin of that poetic stream completed...this May-pole gave a glow to my feelings, and spread a charm over the country for the rest of the day ; and as I traversed a part of the fair plains " With... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 882 pages
...the examination of which is equal to turning over the pages of a black-letter volume, or gazing on ing. _^— — — — rçreen bank with all the dancing revelry of May-day. The mere sight of this May-pole gave a glow to... | |
 | William Pulleyn - London (England) - 1830 - 402 pages
...the examination of which is equal to turning over the pages of a black letter volume, or gazing on the pictures in Froissart. The May-pole on the margin of that poetic stream completed the illusion. My * 208, to the Minister— 2s. 6'J. to the Clerk— Is. to the Sexton. fancy adorned it with wreaths... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1830 - 878 pages
...the examination of which is equal to turning over the pages of a black-letter volume, or gazing on the pictures in Froissart. The May-pole on the margin of that poetic stream completed the illu- when every hat was decked with hawthorn ; and Robin Hood, friar Tuck, Maid Marian, the morris-dancers,... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1835 - 876 pages
...Hood, friar Tuck, of flowers, and peopled the green bank Maid Alarían, the morris-dancers, and all with all the dancing revelry of May-day. The mere...this May-pole gave a glow to my feelings, and spread a charm over the country for the rest of the day ; and as I traversed apart of the fair plains " With... | |
 | 1836 - 456 pages
...the examination of which is equal to turning over the pages of a black-letter volume, or gazing on the pictures in Froissart. The May-pole on the margin...stream, completed the illusion. My fancy adorned it with 340 THE MIRROR. wreaths of flowers, and peopled the green bank with all the dancing revelry of Mayday.... | |
 | Thomas Miller - Country life - 1837 - 466 pages
...is equal to turning over the pages of a black-letter volume, or gazing on the pictures in Proissart: the May-pole on the margin of that poetic stream completed...this May-pole gave a glow to my feelings, and spread a charm over the country for the rest of the day; and as I traversed a part of the fair plains of Cheshire... | |
 | Donald Walker - Athletics - 1837 - 488 pages
...stream completed the illusion. My fancy adorned it with green flowers, and peopled the verdant banks with all the dancing revelry of May-day. The mere...this May-pole gave a glow to my feelings and spread a charm over the country for the rest of the day; and as I traversed the fair plains of Cheshire and... | |
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