 | Frederick John Snell - 1903 - 484 Seiten
...associated a very curious custom, to which Gay, in his Pastorals, makes the following allusion : — "At eve, last Midsummer, no sleep I sought, But to the field a bag of hemp-seed brought ; I scattered round the seed on every side, And three times in n trembling accent cried : ' This hemp-seed... | |
 | Frederick John Snell - 1903 - 482 Seiten
...field a bag of hemp-seed brought ; I scattered round the seed on every side, And three times in .1 trembling accent cried : 'This hemp-seed with my virgin hand I sow ; Who shall my true-love be, to crop the mow ?' " The moon is up and silvering the quiet meads, when, lo ! into the... | |
 | John Brand, Henry Ellis, William Carew Hazlitt - 1905 - 366 Seiten
...first word ye fight upon?" Gay, in his " Pastorals," mentions the superstitious sowing of hempseed : " At eve last Midsummer no sleep I sought, But to the...hempseed brought ; —I scatter'd round the seed on every side, And three times in a trembling accent cried, ' This hemp-seed with my virgin hand I sow... | |
 | 1906 - 432 Seiten
...'Twould tease kitty so — And I love her too much for that." CAROLYN WELLS. [188] At even o' Hallowmas no sleep I sought, But to the field a bag of hempseed brought. I scattered round the seed on every side, And three times three in trembling accents cried: "This hempseed... | |
 | Walter Cochrane Bronson - 1908 - 562 Seiten
...this yellow frizzled hair, As like to Lubberkin's in curl and hue As if upon his comely pate it grew. At eve last Midsummer no sleep I sought, But to the field a bag of hempseed brought. I scattered round the seed on ev'ry side, And three times in a trembling accent cried, 30 "This hempseed... | |
 | Walter Cochrane Bronson - 1908 - 562 Seiten
...around At eve last Midsummer no sleep I sought, But to the field a bag of hempseed brought. I scattered round the seed on ev'ry side, And three times in a trembling accent cried, 30 "This hempseed with my virgin hand I sow; Who shall my true-love be the crop shall mow." I straight... | |
 | Kate Van Wagenen - 1911 - 152 Seiten
..."At eve last Hallowe'en no sleep I sought, But to the field, a bag of hemp seed brought, I scattered round the seed on ev'ry side, And three times in a trembling accent cried: 'This hemp seed with my virgin hand I sow, Who shall my true love be, the crop shall mow.'" — From Gay's... | |
 | John Gay - 1926 - 758 Seiten
...grew. With my sharp heel I three times, mark the ground, And turn me thrice around, around, around. At eve last Midsummer no sleep I sought. But to the...ev'ry side, And three times in a trembling accent cry'd, 30 This hemp-seed with my virgin hand I sow, Who shall my true-love be, the crop shall mow.... | |
 | Kathleen Winifred Campbell - 1926 - 220 Seiten
...grew. With my sharp Heel I three times mark the Ground, And turn me thrice around, around, around. " At Eve last Midsummer no Sleep I sought. But to the...ev'ry side, And three times in a trembling Accent cry'd, This Hemp-seed with my Virgin Hand I sow. Who shall my True-love be, the Crop shall mow. I strait... | |
 | John Gay - 1926 - 762 Seiten
...grew. With my sharp heel I three times marh the ground. And turn me thrice around, around, around. At eve last Midsummer no sleep I sought, But to the field a bag of hemp-seed brought, I scattered round the seed on ev'ry side, And three times in a trembling accent cry'd, 30 This hemp-seed... | |
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