 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
 | 1896 - 468 pages
...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: 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 up and gone to bring in... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1912 - 508 pages
...shades of love. 20 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: And sin no more, as we have done, by staying; 25 But, my Corinna, come, let's go a Maying. There 's not a budding boy, or girl, this day, But is... | |
 | Sarah Emma Simons, Clem Irwin Orr - 1913 - 410 pages
...than the lark, to fetch-in May. 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. A deal... | |
 | Sarah Emma Simons, Clem Irwin Orr - 1913 - 410 pages
...than the lark, to fetch-in May. 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. A deal... | |
 | Sarah Louise Arnold - 1914 - 328 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. XXVIII. AN ORDER FOR A PICTURE. BY ALICE GARY. Oil, good painter, tell me true, Has your... | |
 | Walter Barnes - 1915 - 602 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. A deal... | |
 | Henry Spackman Pancoast - 1915 - 854 pages
...such delights be in the street And open fields and we not see't? Come, 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. The proclamation made for May; 40 here's not a budding boy or girl this day Sut is got up,... | |
 | Henry Spackman Pancoast - 1915 - 858 pages
...such delights be in the street And open fields and we not see't? Come, 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. The proclamation made for May; 40 There's not a budding boy or girl this day But is got up,... | |
 | 1916 - 792 pages
...open fields and we not see't ? Come, we'll abroad; and let's obey The proclamation made for May: 40 a-Maying. There's not a budding boy or girl this day But is got up, and gone to bring in May. A deal... | |
 | Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Robert Grant Martin - 1916 - 566 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... | |
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