 The custom to which Shakspeare refers was popularly expressed by the phrase, "to go a Maying:"— " Come, we'll abroad, and let's obey The proclamation made for May: And sin no more, as we have done, by staying; But, my Corinna, come, let's go a  Medii Ævi Kalendarium: Or, Dates, Charters, and Customs of the Middle Ages - Page 224de Robert Thomas Hampson - 1841Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Robert Herrick - 1859 - 660 pages
...such delights be in the street And open fields, and we not see't ? Come, we'll abroad, and let's obay The proclamation made for May: And sin no more, as...done, by staying; But, my Corinna, come, let's go a Maying. There's not a budding boy or girle, this day, But is got up, and gone to bring in May. A deale... | |
 | Edward McDermott (of Camberwell, Eng.?) - 1859 - 224 pages
...such delights be in the street And open fields, and we not see't? Come, we'll abroad, and let's obay The proclamation made for May : And sin no more as...have done by staying, But, my Corinna, come, let's goe a Maying. It was to a fcene fuch as Spenfer has thus defcribed, that the ardent lover invited the... | |
 | William Hone - 1859 - 882 pages
...those cooler shades of love Can such delights be in the street, And open fields, and we not see't ? The proclamation made for May : And sin no more, as we have done, by staying iiut, my Corinna, come, let's goe a Maying. Come, we'll abroad, and let's obay There's not a budding... | |
 | England - 1860 - 532 pages
...shades of love. Can such delights be in the street, And open fields, and we not see 't? Come we '11 abroad, and let's obey The proclamation made for May,...have done by staying; But, my Corinna, come, let's go a-Maying! There's not a budding boy or girl this day But is got up and gone to bring in May: A deal... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1860 - 370 pages
...shades of love. Can such delights be in the street And open fields, and we not see't \ Come, we 11 abroad ; and let's obey The proclamation made for...done, by staying; But, my Corinna, come, let's go a-Maying! There's not a budding boy or girl this day But is got up, and gone to bring in May: A deal... | |
 | English poems - 1863 - 364 pages
...those cooler shades of love. Can such delights be in the street, And open fields, and we not see't ? Come, we'll abroad, and let's obey The proclamation...done, by staying, But, my Corinna, come, let's go a-Maying. TO CORINNA, TO GO A-MAYINO. 147 There's not a budding boy or girl, this day, But is got up,... | |
 | 1863 - 478 pages
...those cooler shades of love. Can such delights be in the street, And open fields, and we not see't ? Come, we'll abroad, and let's obey The proclamation...May : And sin no more, as we have done, by staying, There's not a budding boy or girl, this day, But is got up, and gone to bring in May. A deal of youth,... | |
 | 1866 - 388 pages
...such delights be in the street And open fields, and we not see't? Come, we'll abroad; and let's obay The proclamation made for May, And sin no more, as...have done, by staying; But, my Corinna, come, let's goe a Maying. w There's not a budding boy, or girle, this day, But is got up, and gone to bring in... | |
 | J. H. - 1867 - 860 pages
...those cooler shades of love. Can such delights be in the street, And open fields, and we not see't ? Come, we'll abroad, and let's obey The proclamation...May, And sin no more, as we have done by staying; Lut, my Coriuna, come, let's go a-Maying ! There's not a budding boy or girl this day But is got up... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1869 - 304 pages
...and we not see't ? Come, we'll abroad; and let's obay The proclamation made for May: HESPER1DES. 71 And sin no more, as we have done, by staying; But, my Corinna, come, let's goe a Maying. There's not a budding boy, or girle, this day, But is got up, and gone to bring in May.... | |
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