 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 - 1893 - 376 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. There's not a budding Boy, or Girle, this day, But is got up, and gone to bring in May.... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1893 - 368 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. ‘there's not a budding Boy, or Girle, this day, But is got up, and gone to bring in... | |
 | Henry Charles Beeching - 1893 - 398 pages
...such delights be in the street And open fields, and we not see't? Come I we'll abroad, and let's obey And sin no more, as we 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... | |
 | Arthur Quiller-Couch - 1895 - 438 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... | |
 | Edmund Kerchever Chambers - 1895 - 368 pages
...cooler 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:...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... | |
 | Kate Stephens, Charles Eliot Norton, George Henry Browne - 1895 - 396 pages
...tabernacle is, Made up of whitethorn neatly interwove; As if here were those cooler shades of love. . . . And sin no more, as we have done, by staying; But, my Corinna, come, let's go a-Maying. THE BIRD. From Thb Qdebn of the Air. John RusMn. The bird is little more than a drift of... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1895 - 284 pages
...open fields, and we not see't? Come, weal abroad, and let's obey The proclamation made for May, 40 And sin no more, as we 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... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1895 - 282 pages
...open fields, and we not see't ? Come, we'll abroad, and let's obey The proclamation made for May, 40 And sin no more, as we 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... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1896 - 418 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. There's not a budding boy, or girl, this day, But is got up, and gone to bring in May. Back,... | |
 | Oswald Crawfurd - 1896 - 494 pages
...shades of love. Can such delights be in the street, And open fields, and we not see't ? 64 4 JAMES I Come, we'll abroad : and let's obey The proclamation...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... | |
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