Paul's Day be fair and clear. It does betide a happy year; But if it chance to snow or rain, Then will be dear all kinds of grain: If clouds or mists do dark the skie, Great store of birds and beasts shall die; And if the winds do fly aloft, Then wars... Notes and Queries - Página 651904Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| William Hone - 1837 - 954 páginas
...would die; if rain or snow fell then it presaged a dearth; and if windy, there would be wars : If Saint Paul's Day be fair and clear. It does betide a happy year ; But if it chance to ?now or rain, Then will be dear all kinds of grain : If clouds or mists do dark the skie, Great store... | |
| William Hone - 1839 - 874 páginas
...if windy, there would be wars: If Saint Paul's Daj be fair and clear. It does betide a happy year 5 But if it chance to snow or rain, Then will be dear all kinds of grain : If clouds or mists do dark the skie, Great store of birds and beasts shall die ; And... | |
| 1843 - 112 páginas
...doth betide a happy year; If blust'ring winds do soar aloft, The wars will trouble England oft; And if it chance to snow or rain, Then will be dear all sorts of grain." 20th.—Margaret, a celebrated Virgin, who is supposed to have received the crown... | |
| 1911 - 856 páginas
...That betides a happy year. if blustering winds do blow aloft. Then want will trouble us full oft. .And if it chance to snow or rain. Then will be dear all sorts of grain. The writer looks out from his window on a great and splendid church. Few things must... | |
| Johann Scheible - 1847 - 1168 páginas
...Stifte ЯВЩогЬ (Nature's Secrets p. 145) t une folgenbe Übertragung jener SBitterungêrfgel If St Paul's Day be fair and clear, It does betide a happy...store of birds and beasts shall die; And if the winds da fly aloft, Then wars shall vex the kingdome oft. 26. Januar. , fin Зйпдег bc8 ?ípo(Wé Sofcannté,... | |
| George Soane - 1847 - 360 páginas
...the reader objects to the version of old Erra Pater here is a second given by Willsford.f " If Saint Paul's Day be fair and clear, It does betide a happy...Then will be dear all kind of grain ; If clouds or mist do dark the skie Great store of beasts and birds shall die ; And if the winds do fly aloft Then... | |
| George Soane - 1849 - 366 páginas
...the reader objects to the version of old Erra Pater here is a second given by Willsford.f " If Saint Paul's Day be fair and clear, It does betide a happy...snow or rain Then will be dear all kind of grain; If clouda or mist do dark the skie Great store of beasts and birds shall die ; And if the winds do fly... | |
| John Brand - 1849 - 574 páginas
...betide a happy year ; If blustering winds do blow aloft, Then wars will trouble our realm full oft; And if it chance to snow or rain, Then will be dear all sorts of grain." The Latin is given differently in Hearne's edition of Robert of Avesbury's History... | |
| Benjamin Winkles - 1851 - 412 páginas
...commemorated in a rhyming prognostic, denoting the good or ill fortune of the forthcoming year. If St. Paul's day be fair and clear, It does betide a happy...if it chance to snow or rain, Then will be dear all kinds of grain. his majesty, 1 3th and 14th verses of the 102nd Psalm; the sermon was afterwards circulated... | |
| Thomas Moule - 1851 - 400 páginas
...commemorated in a rhyming prognostie, denoting the good or ill fortune of the forthcoming year. If St. Paul's day be fair and clear, It does betide a happy year ; But if it chance to anow or rain, Then will bo dear all kinds of grain. his majesty, 13th and 14th verses of the 102nd... | |
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