 | Richard Folkard - 1884 - 660 pages
...chronicler, was " 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." " Your May-pole deck with flowery coronal ; Sprinkle the... | |
 | Titbits - 1884 - 376 pages
...spend the afterpart of the day 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 offer'd it in the whole circle of the year." This is not only the custom of the British common people,... | |
 | sir James MacNabb Campbell - 1885 - 540 pages
...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 to it in the whole circle of the year (Brand, I, 234). PLANT-WORSHIP. The sacredness of plants... | |
 | William Hone - 1888 - 876 pages
...of Mayday 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...Goddess of Flowers, •without the least violation ofler'd to it, in the whole circle of the year." * One who was an implacable enemy to popular sports... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1889 - 586 pages
...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... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1889 - 592 pages
...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... | |
 | 1890 - 342 pages
...convenient part of the village, and spent their time in dancing round it, consecrating it, as it were, to the Goddess of Flowers, without the least violation being offered to it through the circle of the whole year. Nor is this custom alone observed in England, but it is done... | |
 | 1892 - 588 pages
...part of theday;is chiefly spent in dancing round a tall poll, which is called a Maypoll; and being placed in a convenient part of the village," stands...being offered to it in the whole circle of the year. Anttaua'es Vulgara, ch. xxv. See note to SONGS OF THE MAYERS. « It is a sprout well budded out, ,,... | |
 | William Martin - 1857 - 356 pages
...of May-day was 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 conseOLD TIMES AND OLD THINGS. crated to the Goddess of Flowers. Sometimes the May-pole was brought... | |
 | Robert Charles Hope - 1893 - 264 pages
...convenient part of the village, and spent their time in dancing round it, consecrating it, as it were, to the Goddess of Flowers, without the least violation being offered to it through the circle of the whole year. Nor is this custom alone observed in England, but it is done... | |
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... 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... 
