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He gave his hateful mother and her soft man a tomb together, and proclaimed the funeral day a festal day for all the Argive people. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z
He rode down to Niflheim, the world of the dead, where he found the dwelling of Hela, or Hel, the Goddess of the Dead, all decked out in festal array. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z
Yet for all the irrepressible flamboyance of the Dickens atmosphere, the story certainly presents us with someone committed to the suppression of the festal world, and of kindness itself. Bah, humbug! The many faces of Scrooge 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z
Rather than succumbing to despair and too much eggnog, theater companies have instead turned to performance capture, audio drama, livestream, green screen, shadow puppets and virtual reality to deliver festal entertainment. Cozy Up With Holiday Plays 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z
It was an uneventful, though positive, return after a festal prelude, which included the mariachi band giving a second performance while Washington took batting practice. Anthony Rendon returns, but Nationals’ offense struggles in 3-1 loss 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z
Celebrate the birth of Christ at this festal liturgy with special music and an extended, candlelit prelude of seasonal organ music, choral anthems and congregational carols that begins at 10 p.m. Religion events around the Washington area 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z
Celebrate the birth of Jesus for this festal liturgy with special music and an extended, candlelit prelude of seasonal organ music, choral anthems and congregational carols beginning 30 minutes before. Religion events from around the Washington area 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z
Voices Your ears and your heart are deafened.—These kill-joys should themselves be killed.—Let us don our festal attire.—Out of the way, chatterbox. Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z
There are yet preserved on festal days, in certain districts of France," said he, "certain popular dramatic performances. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z
Constance lingered to give the final touches to Rose's toilette; they were all striving to make some little festal appearance to their garments suitably to greet the New World. A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z
The dance goes round; the trunks so tall— Rough columns of the festal hall— Sustain a broad and lofty roof Of nature's greenest, loveliest woof! The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z
The wedding celebration is in progress, and all are in festal mood and dress. Six One-Act Plays 2012-03-26T02:00:36.910Z
It was covered in a few 239 minutes with gondolas, and all the gayety and fashion of Venice fell into the broad promenade between the city and the festal island. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z
She hated the very way they held their teacups after dinner, poised delicately, almost gayly, with the little finger extended, as if to give an air of festal lightness to the scene. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z
In festal train the people accompanied it with "shouting and trumpets;" and David, clad in the linen tunic of the priests, "danced before Jehovah." The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z
Arpadian period, 1000-1301. martial songs, and that their princes kept lyre and lute players who sang festal odes in praise of the national heroes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z
When the toasts were beginning, Leopold cried out, "Now stop a little, my worthy friends; we must have the festal goblet for this, which shall then go the round." Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z
The ancient Greeks, from their very horror of death and their ignorance of futurity, endeavored to invest the tomb with festal associations. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z
The candles inspired everybody; it was felt to be more festal. For the Major A Novelette 2012-02-10T03:00:17.550Z
Three hundred chiefs, three score and three Went, where the festal torches burned Before the dweller of the sea; They went, and three alone returned. England 2012-02-09T03:00:12.957Z
Every day of that festal week the cathedral services were attended by devout throngs, yet there was something blithe and social, well-nigh domestic, in the atmosphere of the scene even at the most impressive moments. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z
In a joyful company We the bursting flowers will see; Up! your festal dress prepare! The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z
Gray hill slopes of the North are festal with its color, insistent even through rains, glowing from rose madder to maroon. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z
Tables were spread, in the most ample manner, and the transition was immediate from the tomb to the festal board. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z
Dorothy liked it all, but it made her a bit weary; the festal air of the crowd did seem so meaningless. Dorothy Dale in the City 2012-01-13T03:00:12.213Z
The bridge is brilliantly illuminated by 140 night, and close-set globes of gas, looped on running tubes along both sides of these three festal streets, pour floods of light into the casetas. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z
If this life were indeed an empty play, Each day would be an 'lid of festal day, And men might conquer all their hearts' desire, Fearless of after penalties to pay! The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z
Plato would have the old men in his republic plied well with wine on festal days, that their tongues might be unloosed to communicate their wisdom without reserve. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death 2012-01-05T03:00:42.307Z
Had he but once foreboded the woes that thence ensued, At that disastrous festal he ne'er had sat a guest, Ne'er had he seen the ruin of those he loved the best. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z
From the 3rd century the use of the Hallel was extended to other occasions, and was gradually incorporated into the liturgy of eighteen festal days. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z
The sixth bell is inscribed— The fleeting hours I tell,    I summon all to pray, I toll the funeral knell,    I hail the festal day. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z
And they bid all her relations, and those of her husband, come and do her honour, and give her a festal reception. A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century 2011-12-11T03:00:10.483Z
Proclaim the laws of festal right I'm monarch of the board to-night; And all around shall brim as high, And quaff the tide as deep as I! The Odes of Anacreon 2011-12-08T03:00:29.763Z
Woe worth this dreary festal!" the hoary monarch cried, "To kings nor to their kinsmen shall never more betide From merriment and pleasure such heart-devouring teen. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z
I shall give my necklace of pearls for festal knots, And my heavy breasts as festal urns. Vidy?pati: Bang?ya pad?bali; songs of the love of R?dh? and Krishna 2011-12-02T03:00:26.297Z
They had been graceful and charming young figures, felicitously harmonizing with their festal background. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z
It might well be built like a festal bower or arch, to entertain him a single day. The Golden Link of Friendship 2011-11-13T03:00:11.967Z
I think everybody is on the Corso looking at the festal preparations. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z
Thither, as has been told us, the noblest and the best Came two and thirty princes to that high festal tide. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z
But count the crowds that throng your festal scenes— How few that knew the century in its teens! Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes 2011-11-01T02:00:25.563Z
On the 7th of August the last piece, the head, was conveyed; it was attended by a festal procession. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z
Most among them had one true loving heart at least awaiting his return with anxiety--therefore the whole of the little village was preparing a festal welcome for them. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z
They were all sitting in the parlor, waiting, in festal array. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z
They bid you to a festal, which they at home prepare. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z
We saw several piles of chips and a few apple seeds scattered on the wall fence, which the squirrels had chosen for a festal hall. Rambles with John Burroughs 2011-10-22T02:00:31.317Z
The festal day of the year; To live in boyish memories for an hour; See and be seen: tho' you come seldom here. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z
The brutal sport is a passion, and is to be seen going on almost everywhere on festal days, and in the evenings in the cool shadows of awnings and palms. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z
Here was a festal procession, sorrow was converted into beauty, the loss into a full-handed demonstration of honour. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume I (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:20.960Z
If you're for this high festal, why say not so to me? The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z
As we go to press our town presents a most festal appearance. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:19.713Z
Lift but thine eyes to where God's finger glows 2640 In fiery warning on thy festal wall, Drowning in dread the voice of revelry, Thy saturnalia's ribald shout and song. Elias An Epic of the Ages 2011-10-13T02:00:41.923Z
In Paradise, Before the countenance of God's own sun, Thou shon'st from clouds of dew and roses fresh; Thy festal robes stood stiff with pearl, turquoise. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z
The spring shall hear it, spring shall hear the sound, And summer waft it o'er the flowerful ground; And autumn pale shall shake her withered leaves On festal morns and star-bespangled eves. Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z
For me, most noble margrave! you must a message bear; These bracelets red were given me late by your lady fair, To wear at this high festal before the royal Hun. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z
To the surprise of the boys he proceeded to convert the wagon into a "festal board" by first pulling it into the center of the tent, and then removing the sides. The Adventures of a Country Boy at a Country Fair 2011-10-08T02:00:21.640Z
They are quaffed on state and festal occasions, generally with moderation, by lords and ladies, statesmen, lawyers, doctors, bankers, soldiers, poets, artists, and often by bishops and clergymen. Search-Light Letters 2011-10-06T02:00:43.957Z
A little urchin who stood by was also sniffing the delightful perfume of the sauce, and Ulenspiegel asked him in whose honour it was that there rose to heaven such odour of festal incense. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z
Nowhere in the whole land was there more to cheer the eye than in the beautiful town through which the festal caravans from the north were now passing on their way to the Passover. The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z
Ho, gallants, brim the beaker bowl, And click the festal glasses, oh! Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z
No festal scene deserved such note, Of such a scene no poet wrote, Tho' painted with a double coat Of stirring prose or rhyme. By Trench and Trail in Song and Story 2011-09-24T02:00:15.120Z
Sure enough, the old boy came galumphing along presently, and went up on his hind legs when he saw the lions at his festal board, as you might say. Boy Scouts in Glacier Park The Adventures of Two Young Easterners in the Heart of the High Rockies 2011-09-22T02:00:22.487Z
Now as he was following them into the festal hall, he noticed twelve blind men coming along the Paris road. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z
And then the dances soon began, And through the mazes lightly ran The footsteps of the fair and gay— For this was Fancy's festal day. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z
He had seen his cannibal; more, he had talked with him; more still, he had escaped gracing the festal board by a snake's knuckle. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z
There were a hundred white robes for the priests, A hundred gold chains for the knights, A hundred festal blue mantles for the dames, And eight hundred hose for the poor. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z
Arion attired himself in festal robes; his mantle was of purple fringed with gold, and his brow was adorned with a golden wreath. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z
And the soldiers, in high good humour, let off a volley from their guns in honour of the festal occasion. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z
He clothed him in his festal garment; and Swedenborg, seeing himself arrayed in light, asked the reason. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z
Over this gossamer net-work, more precious than gold, the festal host sweeps like a flowing stream. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z
The festal wreath used with the Esrog on the Feast of Tabernacles. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z
A cheerful whistling from the back of the house drew Laurie past the front entrance, and he found Bob, attired in any but festal garments, swinging open the bulkhead doors. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z
That son of Italy who tried to blow, Ere Dante came, the trump of sacred song, In his light youth amid a festal throng Sate with his bride to see a public show. Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z
It is true that on all church festal occasions the common people have a regular carousal, and get very much intoxicated, whereupon they lose one day in repenting and two in recuperation. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z
"Make us a god," said man: Art next the voice obeyed, Lovely, serene, and grand, Uprose the Athenian maid: The perfect statue, Greece with wreathed brows, Adores in festal rites and lyric vows. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z
Of these the girls made the festal garlands, carefully selecting the flowers according to their emblematic significance. The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z
A dim ray of light streamed out, no organ notes, no festal display lured worshippers, for it was a "low mass." On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z
In those hours of lonely grief and dark despair many a recantation is made—many a vow recorded undreamed of in life's festal season. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z
It is only on some rare festal occasions that an audience at all adequate to occupy its great capacity is seen within its walls. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z
I have preached it at harvest celebrations, christenings, confirmations, on days of humiliation and festal days. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z
She was standing close to him like a bride in her white dress, crowned with a festal wreath of flowers; half-shy, half-forward, her eye full of intoxicating invitation. The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z
Then and there, I hear the orchestra that once had winged The festal hours when first the hero stood, A nation's chief. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z
The smile broadens into a laugh, and lo! it is summer, with all the world clad in festal raiment, gorgeous in its myriads of changing color-harmonies. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z
All the creatures feel their Lord— Feel his festal light outpoured. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z
The reason for this rule is that the Eucharist is by its very nature a festal celebration, the joyful commemoration of Christ's Resurrection and glorification and His presence among His disciples. Great Lent: A School of Repentance Its Meaning for Orthodox Christians 2011-06-15T02:00:21.910Z
I was not faithful even so long as I wore the festal robe, not so long as while I stood before the altar, not so long as the breath which wafted my vows to Heaven! The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z
In the olden time, beloved youths were great, deeds were their graces, and the coat of mail their festal dress. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z
One-eyed and open-mouthed, he delighted in the sacrifice of children, and in seasons of drought hundreds of innocents were borne to his temple in open litters, wreathed with blossoms and dressed in festal robes. The Mythologies of Ancient Mexico and Peru 2011-06-13T02:00:26.863Z
It was a quiet walk under the festal sun and beneath the blossoms of the bushes. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z
The other was made when the forests of autumn clothed themselves in their festal robes of crimson and gold, to celebrate the approach of death with its prophecy of resurrection. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z
The door opened and there entered, divested of his festal attire, and dressed in a monk's black robe, the newly ordained priest. The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z
Nature breathed with fresher perfumes out of the gardens; the sea murmured again below; and on Vesuvius burned a Love's-torch, a festal fire of joy. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z
I only wish I were able to give anything approaching an adequate description of that festal board. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z
But I must hasten on more speedily to the festal day of the Resident Lady, whose web touches and entangles our Gustavus with so many kinds of threads. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z
After the accuser is rebuked, the filthy garments of the high priest are removed, his iniquity is forgiven, and he is clothed with festal raiment. Studies in Zechariah 2011-05-26T02:00:17.670Z
Rome was at its loveliest, and Leighton's friends and brother artists gave him a festal dinner to celebrate his honours. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I 2011-05-22T02:00:16.657Z
There was a natural rivalry between Edward III. and Philip VI., both of them young, fond of the life of chivalry, festal magnificence, and the “belles apertises d’armes.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z
Victor steals away, on her festal evening, from the garden, without speaking to her, thereupon visits her parents again, and grows entirely cool. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z
A festal song is raised for the harp with the accompaniments of the hand,’ etc. Cities of the Dawn 2011-05-13T02:00:10.047Z
When this festal day comes, then will our children's children be–no more. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z
Look thou not down but up! to uses of a cup, The festal board, lamp’s flash and trumpet’s peal, The new wine’s foaming flow, the Master’s lips a-glow! Browning and the Dramatic Monologue 2011-04-30T02:00:14.330Z
A multitude of spectators awaiting a festal procession, which at last is coming, naturally suggests applause. From the Easy Chair, series 2 2011-04-29T02:00:06.407Z
The schoolhouse was no longer a seat of learning; it was a festal bower. I Conquered 2011-04-15T02:00:19.800Z
A festal song is raised for thee on the harp, with the accompaniment of the hand. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z
This taste, says Hurd, was also fostered and promoted at Rome by the festal license which prevailed in the seasons of the Bacchanalia and Saturnalia283. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z
In the second act there is much festal music, a great procession of bards playing harps, and much singing of "Hail, Macbeth, hail!" Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z
They are a festal sacrifice to household love, and sacred friendship, and intellectual recreation; and they are necessary to every kind of success. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z
But how festal, how living, is all around him! Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z
On one of the festal days, he had provided a sumptuous dinner—no one about the fort so capable—to which the officers were invited—the commissioner himself being the honoured guest. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z
At the end of the festal week came the wedding day. In the Days of Queen Victoria 2011-03-17T02:00:14.783Z
Over the lawn there is a festal air. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z
There has been rain during the previous night, but not much, and the whole earth seems decked in fresh and festal array. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z
And each one, great and small, was packed from prow to stern with a laughing, singing crowd in festal array. Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas 2011-03-10T03:00:48.177Z
The window was wide open; our rooms were at the back of the castle, and looked out upon the orchard, where nature was celebrating its resurrection with festal splendour. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z
The portrait of Alessandra in her festal attire, and all her matronly loveliness, looks forth, as it were, from this gorgeous frame, like one of Titian's breathing, full-blown beauties. The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-02-25T03:01:04.597Z
Paris and the Italian cities have always a festal air. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z
The library was the only room unoccupied on this festal night. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z
Billy Knapp, and with him a strong contingent, advocated best clothes, an imported brass band, and a generally festal appearance of evergreens and bunting. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z
They march up and down the streets, singing festal songs, and challenge boys of other streets to come forth and have a "rush." A Japanese Boy 2011-02-14T03:00:37.363Z
It was a shame to separate us, but Mrs. Jackson was fond of making grand, ostentatious shows, and she determined to keep me to grace her grand festal occasions. Project Gutenberg book of Historical Romance of the American Negro 2011-02-11T03:00:26.280Z
The director and Doctor Hagenbach were at the head of a committee, who planned a grand festal parade, and all had gone into the affair with spirit. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z
In the deep night watches, when all are drowned in careless slumber and their festal draughts of wine, �neas dreams that Hector stands before him, begrimed with gory dust and weeping bitterly. Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman 2011-02-06T03:00:58.870Z
He was loved by Selene, goddess of the moon, by whom he had fifty daughters, supposed to represent the fifty moons of the Olympian festal cycle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z
I came to see if Walter's apartments were in any sort of order," said Doctor Behrend, "and to my great surprise I find them festally adorned. A Hero of the Pen 2011-02-04T03:00:19.217Z
Michael entered the church, quite empty at this hour of the afternoon, but having donned its modest festal garment. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z
The former had undertaken the superintendence of the festal arrangements, with which the employ�s meant to compliment the son of their chief upon his wedding-day. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z
Ere the horrified pair could protest, he opened the door, sprang out, and pushed inside a stout, rubicund man with a festal rose in his holiday coat, but a miserable, shamefaced look in his eyes. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z
The festal programme was carried out in the garden, except that the Burgomaster's speech and one cask of wine did not suffice. The Lonely House 2011-01-13T03:01:04.920Z
The writing-table, the walls, even the bookcases were adorned with flowers and festoons, and the whole had an exceedingly festal appearance. A Hero of the Pen 2011-02-04T03:00:19.217Z
"Along that dreary waste where lately rung The festal lay which smiling virgins sung, Where rapture echoed from the warbling lute, And the gay dance resounded, all was mute." The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z
The curtains to the guest-chambers of the upper story were put far back, and the little parlor belonging to that suite of rooms had a festal air. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z
But her trouble had a certain festal tinge, a certain shadowyness and unreality. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z
Ye have given the lovely to earth's embrace, She hath taken the fairest of beauty's race, With their laughing eyes and their festal crown, They are gone from amongst you in silence down! Heathen Mythology
We thought it tasted delightful, and preserved it carefully for festal occasions and times when all other food failed us. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896
He is a singer," whispered Bianchi to his companion; "he keeps to the churches, and sings on festal days. Four Phases of Love
And the festal music which they made came to the ears of the wanderers. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race
They now enjoy their Sabbath rest, The paschal banquet of the blest; The Lamb, their Lord, at festal board Himself is host and guest. The Story of Our Hymns
Let not a voice of weeping rise—, My heart is girt with power Let the green earth and festal skies Laugh, as to grace a conqueror's closing hour! Heathen Mythology
The effect was quite festal, and we all sat round the room in the highest of spirits. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896
The table was set in a festal manner in the dining-room, and at Susanna's place was a bunch of splendid white roses. A Sister's Love A Novel
It seemed incredible that no sign should remain here of that festal life which had so lately thronged the scene. Sinister Street, vol. 2
O festal mornings, calm in loveliness, Rose whose pure face the dewdrops all caress, Birds flying toward us, like some presage white, Gardens of sombre shade or frailest light! Poems of Emile Verhaeren
Give back the lost and lovely! those for whom The place was kept at board and hearth so long; The prayer went up thro' midnight's breathless gloom, And the vain yearning woke midst festal song! Heathen Mythology
For the rest, Mother Nature was as smiling and festally arrayed as could be expected so late in the year in these northern latitudes. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896
Anna Maria, you have an uncommonly strong will, a courageous heart; do not wholly imbitter the solemn hour for your only brother; it lacks already the consecration of a festal feeling. A Sister's Love A Novel
Then she knelt down by her beloved, and gently lifted his powerless head on to her knee, his blood streaming over her festal attire. Barbarossa and Other Tales
At the lighted, open windows of the opera-house, above the perystile, still decked in its bright, festal illumination, face after face, appeared, actors still in costume looked on.... Majesty A Novel
And when she remembers that it is near Passover, that her ear-rings and the festal candlesticks are at the pawnshop, the chest empty, the lamp sold, then the needles perform murderous antics in her fingers. Yiddish Tales
They sat behind their glasses, silent and disconsolate, each one expecting of the other that he would suddenly break out again in the old festal mood. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II
With festal gladness was sung the 'Now thank we all our God.' A Sister's Love A Novel
When he reflected upon the past, he remembered very different attentions, which even without any festal occasion, he had paid the female members of his master's family. The Children of the World
In truth 'tis an old, 'tis an excellent word; With its sound so befitting each bosom is stirred, And an echo the festal hall filling is heard, A glorious Ergo bibamus! Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16
A priestess or sorceress, in festal costume, led the choir of female mourners and vaunted the exploits of the dead warrior, recalling his mighty deeds and the incidents of his life. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II
There she sold to a jeweller for three drachmas and one dinar her only valuable,—her earrings for festal days; of silver, in the form of rings, each with a little golden star. Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity
The festal earnestness that usually pervaded her whole being in going to church was lacking to-day. A Sister's Love A Novel
She pauses to tread out the fires Where Autumn's festal train retires. Later Poems
He was at the piano, singing in the freshness of the early morning, the windows flung open, his clear, jubilant tenor wafting festal tones up to her. Mary
What kneading and baking, and what joy at the successful completion of the festal cake. On the Heights A Novel
And when well-built black slaves bore Solomon among his people on grand festal days, truly was the king glorious, like the lilies that are in the Valley of Sharon! Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity
The idea of a festal procession was quite to their mind. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II
She was canonized in 1746 by Benedict XIV., who fixed her festal day on the 13th of February. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt"
He looked up, radiant—rose slowly, silently, as to a festal rite. Mary
In order to mark the festal character of the evening's performance, the intendant had selected music by celebrated composers, for the entr'actes. On the Heights A Novel
The camp wore a festal air the next morning. Bert Wilson at Panama
That white, wavy front of his, so carefully groomed for the festal day, was all red and green from the holly ribbon that he had been chewing up for his Christmas dinner. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road
He ran a small estate on which he gave his labourers a twenty-shilling minimum, decent cottages, and free beer on festal occasions, and to the grief of the neighbouring farmers he made it pay. Years of Plenty
When David wrote her the date of his home-coming, she made it a festal occasion. Clover and Blue Grass
The festal feeling reaches its climax in church-going, but, even at home, the air is laden with the fragrant odor of the birch and holiday cake. On the Heights A Novel
When festal excitement at some great communal rejoicing in the life of clan or tribe "fought its battles o'er again," the result was narrative communal song. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15
It was given on festal occasions at court and often cost thousands of pounds. How Shakspere Came to Write the Tempest
The Apostle describes the angels as keeping festal holiday, for joy to witness the coming of the first-born sons. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews
They sing of corn-fields, of labour, of gliding down rivers, of war, of great kings long since dead, and of festal days. My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa
However this may be, she is certainly at no loss to characterize the taste in dress displayed by the "fine ladies" upon festal occasions. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10)
The most beautiful things shall be thy portion, for I will prepare for thee festal garments.’ Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments
Beautifully blue are the heavens, and festally bright the stars of a tropical night. History of Cuba; or, Notes of a Traveller in the Tropics Being a Political, Historical, and Statistical Account of the Island, from its First Discovery to the Present Time
Rarely, and only on festal occasions, women appeared to receive distinguished guests. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10)
The festal shout will cease when they are gone. Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards
The ceremony was followed by festivities lasting several days; and the fact of all weddings being simultaneous turned the whole land into a festal place. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10)
Mr. Blum was present also; but on this occasion he wore the peculiarly new, shining, patent-leather boots dear to the hearts of his countrymen on festal occasions, and Miss Teller's anxieties were quiescent. Anne
The glittering procession moved slowly on, to the blithe sounds of festal music, while the air was rent with the loyal acclamations of the populace, delighted, as usual, with the splendor of the pageant. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2
Since the partition of Poland the gay national costume of the Poles is prohibited in Russia, but it is still worn, especially on festal occasions in Austria and Prussia. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10)
We cut the rippling waves as if on a festal excursion. The Scarlet Banner
For about one week the festival lasts, and the festal spirit remains through the whole month, prompting to fun and amusements of all kinds. Japanese Girls and Women Revised and Enlarged Edition
I roamed about alone, admiring all that was beautiful and enjoyable in the streets that had been transformed by the beautiful festal decorations. Waldfried A Novel
He appears to have been fond of lofty diction and bold figures, and was most successful in the lyrical parts of his dramas, his choruses being the popular festal songs of his day. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile"
The daughters of Shiloh, unaccompanied, were accustomed annually to attend festal dances in the vineyards of Benjamin. Oriental Women
That life at Wappoo was not entirely without its diversions is shown by a casual mention of a "festal day" spent at Drayton Hall, a beautiful home on the bank of the Ashley river. Ten Girls from History
When the mochi is made and set away to await the festal day, the matter of decoration must be attended to. Japanese Girls and Women Revised and Enlarged Edition
The swain himself celebrates festal days; and extended on the grass, where a fire is in the middle, and where his companions crown the bowl, invokes thee, O Lan�us, making libation. Roman Women
He was dressed now in his festal attire, and he had a round hat set on one side of his head: he doffed it as he entered the church. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June
Some one remembers that every year at harvest time there is given a feast at Shiloh, where many Hebrew damsels come together to enjoy the religious and festal dances. Oriental Women
On public or festal occasions the Etruscan noble wore, besides the tebenna, a bulla, or necklace of bullae, and a wreath, corona Etrusca. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume"
Our commonest May-Day games, however, probably come from the Floralia, or rather from the Maiuma, of the Romans, who, it is said, were but repeating the festal customs of ancient Egypt and India. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906
Still over every festal board in the community of terrestrial bliss will be cast the shadow of approaching death; and the sweeter life becomes the more bitter death will be. Modern Substitutes for Christianity
Their Patron Saint was S. Andrew, whose festal day they used to celebrate with much solemnity, giving a most beautiful supper and banquet according to their rules. Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 08 (of 10) Bastiano to Taddeo Zucchero
Sky and sea sparkled in a diamond clarity, and below me on the beach patiently waited the dignitaries of my tribe in festal regalia. The Portal of Dreams
The ceremonial clothing of the god on the occasion of festal processions, undertaken in Egypt by the “master of secret things,” may be compared with the well-known Babylonian representations of such promenades. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume"
The king sat upon a costly carpet, and the court in festal dress was gathered around him. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance.
To uses of a cup, The festal board, lamp’s flash and trumpet’s peal, The new wine’s foaming flow, The Master’s lips a-glow! The Voice of Science in Nineteenth-Century Literature Representative Prose and Verse
She tries to join in the festal dance, that is, to imitate the example of the elect. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens
The aroma from these dishes floated through the festal hall. Sónnica
He hastened to the balcony window, and there he saw Herr von Spangenberg drawing up, in front of the house, in festal array. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I.
Humming like a swarm of insects, Ring the bells their festal carol. Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine
In the midst is elevated the image of the Virgin, which is surrounded by the clergy in their festal vestments, by the religious communities, by the nobility, the bourgeois, and the military, all bearing torches. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries
The lower portions of the walls were often painted in imitation of short curtains, sometimes of but one colour, sometimes gorgeously decorated, but in either case reminiscent of the real draperies hung on festal days. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens
More wines, in sealed and dusty amphor�, were brought up from the cellars, and overflowed the festal goblets. Sónnica
For nothing else were, in those earliest times, their dramas, which were festal representations of the joys and sorrows of a god. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I.
These two, so sufficient unto themselves, were among the first to leave the festal board and wander off in sylvan haunts. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889
Till He come, we fain would keep These our robes of earth unsoiled; Looking for the festal dress, Raiment of the undefiled. Studies in Prophecy
The church-bells of Machynleth were ringing gaily: from one or two neighbouring villages arose a fainter sound of bells; and the stir and motion within doors and without proclaimed that this was some festal day. Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. I.
On their return the boatmen decked themselves and their boat with wreaths of hawthorn and blossoming apple sprays, so that they entered the harbour with much festal pomp. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century
And presently Master Martin--to whom they had caused their coming to be announced--came out to them, in festal attire, and with no small amount of rubicundity of nose and cheeks. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I.
Here again no festal celebration of the day is attested. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati"
Angels hear the bridal-song, Angels set the festal fare; Angels hear, but cannot join; Angels wait, but cannot share. Studies in Prophecy
Undoubtedly our Master partook of the Jews' feast of the Passover, and drank from their festal wine-cup. Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896
In the centre, above the first floor, are the Company's arms, festal emblems, rich garlands, and trophies. Old and New London Volume I
Whilst now thus the worthy Tiber Gave full vent unto his anger By this discontented grumbling, There above gay life was surging, And arrayed in festal garments Crowds went toward the Vatican. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine.
He was of a white colour, that seemed to fit him rather for rare festal occasions than for constant drudgery. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers
At eleven began the festal performance on the small stage constructed for the purpose. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day
Merrier meeting was never yet Than the festal wood discloses, When wood-ruff nestles by violet In a cluster of sweet wild roses. The Old Willow Tree and Other Stories
They were followed and flanked by quite a number of their neighbors, who gazed on the festal scene with an impressive curiosity that can not be described. Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches
She had changed her festal white robe For a garment of black velvet. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine.
For we have found the Truth; The Son of Virgin youth, The Saviour hath been born This glorious festal morn, And joys appear. Hymns from the Greek Office Books Together with Centos and Suggestions
A number of mechanics, painters, and florists were busy transforming the rooms and corridors, even the veranda, with its adjoining conservatory, into a suite of daintily decorated festal halls. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day
Oh for festal dainties spread, Like my bowl of milk and bread,— Pewter spoon and bowl of wood, On the door-stone, gray and rude! Home Life of Great Authors
As one of the chief heroines of our generation, she abundantly deserves all the honors which were paid her on that festal night. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years
Everywhere the young girls and men were standing together, excited by the violent, many-colored light as by a festal illumination. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19
Landing in the island of Eubœa, he was going to make a great sacrifice to Jupiter, and sent home to Deianira for a festal garment to wear at it.  Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History
Of Edenhall, the youthful Lord Bids sound the festal trumpet's call: He rises at the banquet board, And cries, 'mid the drunken revelers all, "Now bring me the Luck of Edenhall!" The Song of Hiawatha An Epic Poem
He, amid the festal swarm, Fashion’s glass and mould of form, How in shape and how in features Far surpassing other creatures, How incomparable to Common things like me and you! The Casual Ward academic and other oddments
Demosthenes has at command all the discursive brilliancy which fascinates a festal audience. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor"
In truth, the younger Dolphs often had small heart in their festal doings. The Story of a New York House
Marian found her way to where Christine and Johanna Schmidt were shrinking into a corner, painfully aware that their festal dress was very different from their neighbors’. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John
The elder Calvin watched it with Mayor Ahab Wright, in festal side whiskers, from the office of Calvin & Calvin. In the Heart of a Fool
On this day the Fieldhead tenantry dine together; the Hollow's Mill workpeople will be assembled for a like festal purpose; the schools have a grand treat. Shirley
It was the afternoon of the festal day, and Nola sighed happily as she stood with Frances in the ballroom, surveying the perfection of every detail. The Rustler of Wind River
Every ancient record shows how early decoration of dress by needlework began, and how far it had gone; and when we read of festal hospitalities and marriage gifts, embroidered garments are invariably named. Needlework As Art
Tommy was very much diverted with the ceremonies of this festal day. The History of Sandford and Merton
He and two other young students and myself, having to celebrate some festal occasion, had ordered a good luncheon at a restaurant. My Autobiography A Fragment
When a whole province rejoices, the humblest of its inhabitants tastes a festal feeling; the sound of public bells rouses the most secluded abode, as if with a call to be gay. Shirley
Now the couple go in festal procession in the manner of a masquerade, to the house where they are to live. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century
In honor of the occasion all hands were turned out, and punch, fruit, and cigars were served in the festally lighted saloon. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I
No bitter words, no frowning brow, Disturb the Christmas festal, now The skeleton’s behind the door. The Fairy Changeling and Other Poems
“Canonized books,”17 is first used in Athanasius's 39th festal epistle. The Canon of the Bible
Arsene LaComb sat on the steps of his store in French Village in the glory of a stiff white shirt and a festal red vest. The Shepherd of the North
The men are in gala costume, and armed; the women are in festal array; and the chief women in chairs. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century
This, and the ferment set up within him, were together a reason for not driving; to say nothing of the absence of cabs in the dusky festal desert. The Wings of the Dove, Volume II
And with these words he began to tear open the dragon’s festal garments, and rip off some of the scales beneath his left arm, so that the red blood dripped out. The Chinese Fairy Book
When the moment came, Sabbataï, in festal garments, took his stand under the canopy. Dreamers of the Ghetto
You know that he would like to," she murmured, faintly, "but it would be a ghastly sight—a poor blind girl sitting at the festal board with the gay guests. Pretty Madcap Dorothy Or, How She Won a Lover
The brilliant and festal appearance of the scene oppressed him and his eyeballs ached. Melomaniacs
That was the story—that she was always, for her beneficent dragon, under arms; living up, every hour, but especially at festal hours, to the "value" Mrs. Lowder had attached to her. The Wings of the Dove, Volume II
It was a festal occasion, and many bright-eyed señoritas, casting stolen glances about them while accompanied by their duennas, were passing into the church. Aztec Land
He was seen at Smyrna on the wall of a festal chamber, and welcomed with compliments, orations, and thanksgivings. Dreamers of the Ghetto
He was too inspired with festal intoxication to observe her agitation. The Strollers
Now when I'm exiled from my native land I come to join this classic festal band; To soothe my soul on Avon's sacred stream, And from your joy to catch a cheering gleam.' James Boswell Famous Scots Series
But while the boy was yet quite young Rerir, his father, went out to the wars and was killed, and the Battle Maidens carried him away to Odin and the festal halls of Valhalla. Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas
Friday, the 28th of March, the day of Viernes de Dolores, was a floral festal occasion in and about the city of Mexico. Aztec Land
"What do they within, profaning the festal day?" Dreamers of the Ghetto
They heap the blazing hearth, The festal board is spread, But a fearful guest is at the gate:— Room for the sheeted dead! The Universal Reciter 81 Choice Pieces of Rare Poetical Gems
So the gray stone cottage on the hilltop gave up its sacred treasure, and David carried it away with festal music and dancing. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit
The chief lama, approaching me, tendered an invitation to accompany him to the principal terrace and partake of the festal "tchang"; which I accepted with pleasure, for my head was dizzy from the long spectacle. The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ The Original Text of Nicolas Notovitch's 1887 Discovery
The feathers, glued upon a cotton web, were made into dresses for the wealthy to wear on festal occasions. Aztec Land
A half-dizziness came over him as he shook hands with her—the festal atmosphere that pervaded the rooms seemed to blur his senses. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real
The toilettes worn at all entertainments of any extent and formality far surpass in costliness and beauty any festal garbs which feminine humanity can contrive to don in America. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875
To have a variety of pies on a festal occasion was the ambition of every housewife, seven different kinds of pies and three kinds of cake being not uncommon. Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885
That the Vaisyas might only hear the recital of the Vedas, and this only on the festal days, and 8. The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ The Original Text of Nicolas Notovitch's 1887 Discovery
Once on a festal occasion, when the King was present, a reward was offered, as usual, to any person who would ascend and attend to the weather-vane. Harper's Young People, August 3, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly
Hail to the Queen of May On this our festal day! Harper's Young People, May 4, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly
As the day wore on the town took on a festal air. Bert Wilson on the Gridiron
The Father of the Waters greets Imperial sisters proud and great, And nation mighty nation meets At festal boards of lordly state: But one—one only,—maketh moan: Denied the Star, she weeps alone! Oklahoma Sunshine
“Ten bullocks had they sacrific'd, and call'd “Each rural god to taste the sacred feast, “And join the festal chorus, me alone, “Forgetful, they invited not. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II
It is almost beyond belief the extent to which they carry this festal day, given up entirely to greetings and parades. An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China
The deck presented a festal appearance for the occasion. A Bookful of Girls
Landing in the island of Eubœa, he was going to make a great sacrifice to Jupiter, and sent home to Deianira for a festal garment to wear at it. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History
That night, the wise and valiant king died in the castle of his birth; died among his followers who had feasted and sung around him at the festal table but a few hours before. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot
Then, no more Bearing that honors due he should not gain, They bind his temples with a festal crown. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II
No person is so poor that he cannot, on this great festal day, have his house, shop, place of amusement or, at least, umbrella bedecked with these delicate blossoms. An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China
The housekeeper, a thorough Swede in all things, could not forget such an anniversary; but she was in no mood towards Alma to prompt to any particular kindness in that direction, or any festal preparations. The Golden House
Ill with King James's mood that day, Suited gay feast and minstrel lay; Soon were dismissed the courtly throng, And soon cut short the festal song. Lady of the Lake
The refection was spread upon the rug as on a flowery table, and all the lustres were lighted, filling the room with a festal glow. Moods
The Dryad nymphs “Oft in its shade their festal dances held; “Oft would they, clasping hand in hand, surround “The mighty trunk: its girth around to mete, “Full thrice five cubits ask'd. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II
More delightful weather never dawned upon a festal morning. Opening Ceremonies of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, May 24, 1883
And this I know: though Vaudeville delight, Musical Comedy can bore me quite; One act of Ibsen from the Gallery caught, Better than Daly for a festal Night! The Rubaiyat of Omar Cayenne
I have heard thee play, With measure bold, on festal day, In yon lone isle, ... again where ne'er 345 Shall harper play, or warrior hear!... Lady of the Lake
He was of a white color, that seemed to fit him rather for rare festal occasions than for constant drudgery. English: Composition and Literature
In New York, woman's voice was first heard on the Nation's great festal day. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I
It is cut out of the tufa rock, and was no doubt used by that people for festal representations long before Rome attempted anything of the kind. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life
And on the festal day, I would loud rejoice, Sing, and sway myself, and dance with vim. Jewish Literature and Other Essays
The low-caste people of a village often present a brilliant appearance when they turn out in holiday attire on some festal day, and the gold ornaments of the women sufficiently indicate their prosperous condition. India and the Indians
Go ye forth amid the gloom, And with torches burning bright Cheer the darkness of the night, Meet the Bridegroom at the tomb; Greet with songs of festal glee Him who sets His people free. Hymns of the Greek Church Translated with Introduction and Notes
I do remember that it was thy wish To celebrate thy father's name and fame By some high festal. Gycia A Tragedy in Five Acts
The festal Hour disdains to own     The mournful note, the niggard wreath. Original sonnets on various subjects; and odes paraphrased from Horace
One by one the lights go out in the festal house: no more of noise, or song, or harp; but in Ibarra’s ears always the agonizing cry. An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere
Pan supari is the betel nut wrapped up in a leaf, which is distributed to guests on festal occasions, and chewed by those who like it. India and the Indians
The terrific descent through a gash in the precipice, carved by falling boulders, landslips, and torrential rains, lands the battered pilgrim in the midst of a lively throng in festal array. Through the Malay Archipelago
The third picture of this home shows us a festal scene. Personal Friendships of Jesus
Those customs and manners, resulting from their festal, gay, and picturesque Religion, cannot surely be presented without proving interesting. Original sonnets on various subjects; and odes paraphrased from Horace
I entered a certain Englishman’s house just as the family were sitting down to the table,—festal board, I mean. Fairy Book
It is an essential element of all Indian festal enjoyments that they should begin in the evening and last all night. India and the Indians
The festal hall of Thotmes III is made noteworthy by twenty unique columns arranged in two rows. The Critic in the Orient
A deep stillness fell over the festal board. A Woman's Will
One to the Midnight!—'t is our noon     Of jocund thought, and festal mirth! Original sonnets on various subjects; and odes paraphrased from Horace
The Greeks and Romans in some of their festal ceremonies made the priest or actor who represented dead nature returning to life in the spring, burst into a laugh—a ceremonial or "ritual" laugh. More Science From an Easy Chair
They began to sound their cymbals and to dance in the slow, sedate way, which they do in their temples on festal occasions, or when having an outdoor procession. India and the Indians
The visits to the church were festal visits. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales
It was thanksgiving day, too—thanksgiving was appointed in December that year—and all the inmates of Glen Morris arose in high spirits, expecting to spend that festal day in calm and quiet enjoyment. Jessie Carlton The Story of a Girl who Fought with Little Impulse, the Wizard, and Conquered Him
I meet the last day of this year in an earnest festal spirit, knowing well that the Christmas which I have celebrated will be my last. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three)
The studied festal air is overdone; The humour of it grows a little thin; You fail, in fact, to gather where the fun Comes in. Modern British Poetry
The Duke of Gloucester was in high spirits over his cups on this festal night. True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin
But among the festal visits in the fisherman's house, one was particularly distinguished. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales
But Ulysses is made to shoot on the festal day of the sungod. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary
The vases to hold the flowers with which the Altar is beautified on festal occasions stand at either side of the Cross. The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness
“Yes, indeed,” answered Polly; “why, where are they?” peering up and down the festal, not “board,” but tablecloth. Five Little Peppers at School
The occasion was a festal one, and visions of rare dishes and of generous feasting, kept up for several days, filled the minds of the happy procession as it went to meet the bride. Chinese Folk-Lore Tales
And when the frolics were at an end, and each one satiated with happiness and excitement, they brought him to their festal board, and gave him to eat and drink. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls
Moreover it is a time of joy, which brings all before us at first in a festal mood. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary
The people spent the remainder of the day in festal enjoyments, and closed it with fireworks, bonfires, and illuminations. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3.
“Your table is beautiful, Mona,” she said, suddenly bringing her attention from her own raiment to the festal preparation. Patty's Social Season
No disappointment was felt when the festal hour arrived, but the very keen emotion attendant upon the absence of the interesting invalid. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim
How pleasant was the festal day that dawned upon us at his coming! St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh
In Sparta, to which Telemachus now passes, there is occurring no public sacrifice to the Gods, but a domestic festal occasion gives the tone; he moves out of a religious into a secular atmosphere. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary
Only Gold still sat at the festal board and ate, relating something to Glas, who was now quite drunk. The Comedienne
A year had passed since that first brilliant day when Pepita had gone forth in her first festal dress. The Pretty Sister Of José 1889
More of the old buoyant glee comes back in a festal invitation to one Virgilius, not the poet. Horace
Day by day the feasting continued, until its noise and the festal joy of its revellers aroused a mighty enemy, Grendel, the loathsome fen-monster. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race
He had left behind him friends whom he knew were not "the flatterers of the festal hour"—friends whom he returned to mourn and nobly celebrate. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2
Great are the preparations for the festal day, and great the rejoicings thereon. The Uncalled A Novel
In the dining-room below the scene was nothing short of festal. Mr. Opp
Ere another communion season shall have come round, the season for evening entertainments and festal gatherings, will be at its height. Amusement: A Force in Christian Training
In silence—or in such silence as a paddle-boat can achieve—she backed, turned, and bore them away: on what festal errand we never discovered. From a Cornish Window A New Edition
He met a few old men and women in festal garb and supposed that the majority of the people were at the shrines in which Kieff abounds. The Book of All-Power
Later, after a long talk with the provost, and meetings with various other old friends, he walked down to the station, under a sky clear from rain, and through a town gay with festal preparations. Robert Elsmere
The fact that Lawrence Eastman took Bessy Houghton to the Baileys' party made quite a sensation at that festal scene. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906
Obedient to the summons they Proclaimed to all the festal day. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse
Far-stretching as the race, and curtaining it over as some great tent may enclose on a festal day a whole tribe, the breadth of Christ's love is the breadth of humanity. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John
The turn of the year—the annual return of the day—birthdays or death-days or set festal occasions like Christmas or the New Year, bring reminders of loss and change. Four Americans Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman
Once again 'tis Christmas Eve, and in a certain city church the Rector lingers for a while to see that all is in readiness for the festal morning. Irish Ned The Winnipeg Newsy
Twenty men, the boldest hearts Of all the people, from the rest he chose, Whom he in ambush placed, and others charged 640 Diligent to prepare the festal board. The Odyssey of Homer
Thy giants all will feel the blow And share the fatal overthrow, Who love the taste of joy and play, The banquet and the festal day. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse
They then formed up as a festal band—mostly big drums—and preceded me to the garden gate, where they scattered and left me with a final cheer. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 4, 1914
Its festal and holy days are but shadows of eternity. Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII (of 8)
Unknown to all he doth appear, A vision desolate and drear Doth seem to him the festal scene. Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse
None to whom he gave the invitation was backward in accepting it upon the spot, for there were few places in Rome where equal festal gratification could be obtained. The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
The city thus from side to side In festal guise was beautified. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse
If the mind of the duke's fool had heretofore been filled with bitterness upon witnessing festal honors to a mere presumptuous free baron, what now were his emotions at the reception accorded him? Under the Rose
The redbud draped its naked limbs in early festal bloom; and Rumour the pretty liar smiled and spread the news. Woodland Tales
On festal occasions in the country the whole party is usually accommodated for the night, or indeed for as many nights as desired, within the house of the entertainer. Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse
Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims. Nights in London
In obedience to this divine command, he made the Le´vites put on their festal garments, and then, dressed in his priestly robes, he led them down the hill to meet the advancing conqueror. The Story of the Greeks
Pertaining to or becoming a feast; festal, joyous, gay. Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois
No decorative advertisement, no bouquet above the mirror, or festal juniper thrust between the oak bows and the canvas. The Fighting Shepherdess
Those for whom The place was kept at board and hearth so long, The prayer went up through midnight's breathless gloom, And the vain yearning woke 'midst festal song! Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands
For him music is melody, melody, melody—laughter, quick tears, and the graceful surface of things; movement and festal colour. Nights in London
Somewhere in this troublesome world the bridal is always matched by the burial, the festal song by the funeral dirge. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time
On festal days, when the rector made his oration before all the pupils, Erasmus heard Hegius; on one single occasion he listened to the celebrated Agricola himself, which left a deep impression on his mind. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation
And so on that festal morning martial law was proclaimed. Greece and the Allies 1914-1922
All his festal trappings had been laid aside; he was a grave, wrinkled man in the ordinary attire of a woodsman. Joan of Arc of the North Woods
He, on approaching the house, had observed the evidences of festal joy; and, instead of entering as was his right, had inquired of one of the servants as to the cause of the unusual rejoicing. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern
All festal occasions in Circassian life are enlivened by the presence of the minstrel. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia
Rumour is that the old Pelasgians, who once long ago held the Latin borders, consecrated the grove and its festal day to Silvanus, god of the tilth and flock. The Aeneid of Virgil
The squires brought him a festal robe to his pleasure, but he would not suffer them to take his sword. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls
He was an old man, gaunt and bowed, and his festal trappings seemed rather incongruous decorations. Joan of Arc of the North Woods
Years passed by, and they stood at the same parlor on another festal occasion. The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony
The hearts of the people continuing to cling with tenacity, however, to what was most pleasing in the ancient superstitions, there are still left a considerable number of the old festal ceremonies and observances. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia
We, the wretched people, to whom that day was our last, hang the shrines of the gods with festal boughs throughout the city. The Aeneid of Virgil
His clothes showed his slim and elastic figure to the best advantage, and a bright-coloured neckerchief with loose flying ends helped out a certain air of festal rural opera which belonged to him. Bulldog And Butterfly From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray
It may appear like the ancient Egyptians seating a corpse at their festal board to avenge the Americans for their shortcomings when so much has been accomplished. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time
So they were to hear the sweet voices of heavenly love, and festal life, and blood-bought covenanted peace, sounding from the true Sion, with joy indeed but also with holy dread. Messages from the Epistle to the Hebrews
The free and fearless are her sons, The good and brave her sires; And, oh! her every spirit glows With freedom's festal fires! The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
Then will I ordain to Phoebus and Trivia a temple of solid marble, and festal days in Phoebus' name. The Aeneid of Virgil
It is touching, solemn, sublime, this pause and outburst of feeling in the midst of the wild festal scene. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
Two weeks from the arrival of the Anne all Plymouth put on festal gear and merry faces. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims
On the other hand the festal occasion offers an ideal opportunity for the meeting! Blacksheep! Blacksheep!
For them the voice of festal mirth Grows hushed, their name the only sound; While deep Remembrance pours to Worth The goblet's tributary round. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3
Likewise there was within the house a marble temple of her ancient lord, kept of her in marvellous honour, and fastened with snowy fleeces and festal boughs. The Aeneid of Virgil
He had been dressed in his festal garments,—a velvet suit and a crimson sash,—and he looked like a little invalid prince, too young to know condescension, and smiling familiarly on his subjects. The Author Of Beltraffio
So here dwells freedom; nor could she, Who ruled in every clime on earth, Find any spring more fit to be The fountain of her festal mirth. Ionica
This festal day made this most ancient portion of the city also one of the most picturesque. In and Around Berlin
When we promenade our sands We can hear each other's bands, We can see on festal nights Red and green and purple lights, Gilt pavilions in a row, Stucco houses built for show. A Cluster of Grapes A Book of Twentieth Century Poetry
That autumn, after the festal flags had ceased their flaunting and fire had made a wide sweep over the white palaces, Raymond suddenly went abroad. On the Stairs
It is piled up in reckless profusion on scores of stands, here, there, and everywhere, and to call the general effect festal, would be to speak slightingly of it. Jersey Street and Jersey Lane Urban and Suburban Sketches
Woe worth old Time the lord, Pointing his senseless sword Down on our festal board, Where we would dine, Chilling the kindly hall, Bidding the dainties pall, Making the garlands fall, Souring the wine. Ionica
The friars of a still nourishing abbey were making preparations for a festal day, and had despatched a man with a cart to the nearest town, to bring them a supply of good things. Gryll Grange
It should be assumed that the guests were not instantly hurried into the festal hall, but that an opportunity was afforded to them of changing their dress. The Parables of Our Lord
The next was a festal day in Richmond, which, though always threatened by fire and steel, was not without its times of joyousness. Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond
And then, a moment later, we heard the crunching of teeth and the slither of rending flesh, and we knew that a supper party of hyenas was gathered about the festal board below us. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country
He had also risked his life in a number of foolish ways at recent festal carouses. A Voice in the Wilderness
I love not him, who o'er the wine-cup's flow Talks but of war, and strife, and scenes of woe: But him who can the Muses' gifts employ, To mingle love and song with festal joy. Gryll Grange
With a sigh of resignation, therefore, he summoned Arima, and, resigning himself into that functionary’s hands, submitted to be conducted to the bath, and afterwards attired in the festal garments prepared for the occasion. Harry Escombe A Tale of Adventure in Peru
Who ever heard of the festal oxen being tied to a cart's tail? A Hungarian Nabob
There were interests concealed in the game, and much lack of moral fibre, all of which we passed over in silence; it was out of place in our festal oratory. The New Society
The walls of the rooms were whitewashed, and only in the wealthiest houses were they covered with tapestries, and in these only on festal occasions. Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day
But when thou, O queen, whilst gazing at the stars, shalt propitiate the goddess Venus with festal torch-lights, let not me, thine own, be left lacking of unguent, but rather gladden me with large gifts. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus
Library though it still was, with its massive bookcases filled with rows upon rows of finely bound books, it had taken on a festal air. Under the Country Sky
In their best clothes, coloured mantles with girdles and embroidered caps, and with their daggers and knives, fire steel, pipe and tobacco box rattling at their sides, they presented a stately and festal appearance. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People
It sounds so abstract, so remote from practice, that one might well believe we were landed again in the cloudland of festal oratory and the emotions of the leading article. The New Society
Paris was already assuming the usual festal aspect of the last weeks of December. The Nabob, Volume 1
Often the father of the gods, a-resting in his glorious temple, when on the festal days his annual rites appeared, gazed on an hundred bulls strewn prone on the earth. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus
When a married man dies his widow breaks her glass bangles and wears only metal bracelets, and so long as she remains a widow she takes no part in any festal celebrations. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV)
The beginning of the whole subject is to be found in the universal and innate practices of accompanying manual or bodily labour by a rhythmic chant or song, and of festal song and dance. Ballads of Romance and Chivalry Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - First Series
The boxes continued to arrive until the festal holiday. The Delta of the Triple Elevens The History of Battery D, 311th Field Artillery US Army, American Expeditionary Forces
I am delighted, too, to see you in the only livery youth and innocence should wear in a festal scene like this. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author
For the life of her she couldn't help her wave of color, but through it all she clung to her festal smile. The Coast of Chance
Taken as a whole, the wedding surpassed any similar festal scene ever witnessed at Washington, and was a hearty manifestation of good feeling toward the happy couple and the parents of the bride. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis
Thy bride comes forth! begin the festal rites! Boswell's Correspondence with the Honourable Andrew Erskine, and His Journal of a Tour to Corsica
Darkness had veiled the city for several hours, but it was the darkness of a southern night and of a city in festal mood. The Lion's Brood
From the margin of the river at Semb ran a little fleet of festally adorned boats. Strife and Peace
In the village preparations for a banquet had meanwhile been made, and the women and girls were waiting in festal attire. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia
Gay spake the prince, gay laughed the throng, And Mary said not nay, And bright with smile, and dance, and song, Went down the festal day. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II
Her step from the dance, her voice from the song, And the smile of her eye from the festal throng; She hath loft her dwelling lone! Evenings at Donaldson Manor Or, The Christmas Guest
The skill already shown in the preparation of the sacred representations and the festal processions could here be utilized with excellent results. Some Forerunners of Italian Opera
There it is trimmed again—and the sudden increase of lustre cheers the heart within us like a festal strain. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2
On festal occasions they are brought forth and the people dance round them to music. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia
Many weeks elapsed ere the Lady Adelaide was convalescent; and some more before she ventured to join in the gayeties and festal meetings of the land. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II
The fourth act opens with a festal arrangement at Evje's in honor of the great success of Rein's electoral meeting. Essays on Scandinavian Literature
The festal entertainments which had graced the marriages of princes had most of the machinery of opera, but they lacked the vital principle. Some Forerunners of Italian Opera
Again the voice was heard:—"Gather, gather about the festal board." Ethel Morton's Holidays
A song is also composed in his honor, and on festal occasions he is greeted with it upon his entrance. The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 08, August 1895 Fragments of Greek Detail
But now that brighter hopes had come, With summer's brighter ray, He called his gallant knights around, To spend a festal day. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II
It was in a solemnly festal frame of mind that he now resolved to devote the rest of his life to his real vocation, which at last he had found. Essays on Scandinavian Literature
It was Chicago's wonderful festal year, the summer of the great Fair. One Woman's Life
Then at peace the tranquil city—the first festal gladness o'er, With a mighty host escorted—Damayanti brought he home. Nala and Damayanti and Other Poems
In them might fancy's ear Earth's dying echoes hear, Our home's sweet voices swooning on the floods; Or songs of festal halls, Or sound of waterfalls, Or Indian's dismal war-whoop through the woods. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
To another, every festal occasion is "a bower of beauty and a scene of fairyland." The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VI. (of X.)
Hark, through the air, that voice of festal bell, While rustic guns in frequent thunders sound, Reverberated from the hills around. The Poems of Giacomo Leopardi
In Persia they are celebrated by picnics or festal gatherings at which music, the chanting of verses and tablets, and short addresses suitable to the occasion are contributed by those present. Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era
We are servants of Thy...”“Remove not, O Lord, the festal board that hath...” Bahá’í Prayers: A Selection of Prayers Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
In Mrs. Dressel's festal raiment, which her dark tints subdued to a quiet elegance, she was like the golden core of a pale rose illuminating and scenting its petals. The Fruit of the Tree
Here all starve together, All dwarfed and poor; Here Death's hand knocketh At door after door, He thins the dancers From the festal floor. Poems
In festal robes arrayed, The neighboring youth, Their houses leaving, o'er the roads are spread; They pleasant looks exchange, and in their hearts Rejoice. The Poems of Giacomo Leopardi
How like a bride Life seems to stand In welcome, and with festal robes array'd! Primavera Poems by Four Authors
Remove not, O Lord, the festal board that hath been spread in Thy Name, and extinguish not the burning flame that hath been kindled by Thine unquenchable fire. Bahá’í Prayers: A Selection of Prayers Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
He wondered vaguely if she were more elaborately dressed than usual, or if the festal impression she produced were simply a reflection of her mood. The Fruit of the Tree
Let working-clothes be laid aside, And Industry in festal garb arrayed; Let busy brain and hand from toil and trade Relax at Christmas-tide. Poems Vol. IV
This festal day Hath fled; a working-day now follows it, And all, alike, are swept away by Time. The Poems of Giacomo Leopardi
The most widespread, and to children the most delightful, of all festal institutions is the Christmas-tree. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan
The religious marriage, on the contrary, is a festal occasion. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878.
What do you expect me to give you on that festal day? A Sweet Little Maid
"The festal time of life!" said Sigmund; and after a pause, raising the glass to his lips, he added: "Gone, gone!" How Women Love (Soul Analysis)
Before the Throne a splendid Altar stood, Inlaid, in curious forms, with fragrant wood; Whereon the faithful Votaries might lay Their Offerings sacred to the festal day. The First of April Or, The Triumphs of Folly: A Poem Dedicated to a Celebrated Duchess. By the author of The Diaboliad.
The most remarkable of Christmas cakes or loaves is the Swedish and Danish “Yule Boar,” a loaf in the form of a boar-pig, which stands on the table throughout the festal season. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan
The New Year is the chief of festal days among the French, and it is always ushered in by exercises of devotion. The Bastonnais Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76
Dost thou not kindle above and thrill below With rapturous record, with memorial glow, Remembering this thy festal day of fight, And all the joy it gave, and all the woe? A Channel Passage and Other Poems Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne—Vol VI
Thou, fair queen, to the stars if looking haply, to Venus 90 Lights thou kindle on eves festal of high sacrifice, Leave me the lock, thine own, nor blood nor bounty requiring. The Poems and Fragments of Catullus
They offer clear springs, fresh fruits, and festal flowers, peace and rest and pure joy!' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864
The Church's denunciations of pagan festal practices in the winter season are mainly directed against the Kalends celebrations, and show into how many regions the keeping of the feast had spread. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan
In those childish days, whenever came dreams Of household splendor or festal rooms or gay illuminations, the lights in my vision were always wax candles burning with a soft radiance that enchanted every scene.... Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War
The grey deepens to cool purple, the brown glows to russet at such festal times. Lore of Proserpine
The ball was over, and Helen stood in her festal costume, before the ample mirror in her chamber, holding in one hand a white kid glove she had just withdrawn. Choice Readings for the Home Circle
Yes, what's the use of plying whip and spur When there is not a penny of reward For him who tears him from the festal board, And mounts, and dashes headlong to perdition? Love's Comedy
Some cakes and special vegetable dishes eaten on festal days may be survivals of sacramental feasts parallel to those upon the flesh and blood of 178an animal victim. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan
Even the sentinels had left their posts in order to enjoy the festal occasion. Stories of Later American History
Mimetic dances in no wise differ from the ordinary festal dancing except that they are a pantomimic representation, by gestures, by postures, and by mimicry of some feature of Man�bo life. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir
She attempted to meditate, but with every thought of duty came memories of the festal garlands, and the blazing lamps, and the flitting figures of the merry dancers. Choice Readings for the Home Circle
Death's or victory's be it, a funeral torch feeds all its festal fires. Erechtheus A Tragedy (New Edition)
In France January 1 is a far more festal day than Christmas; it is then that presents are given, family gatherings held, and calls paid. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan
So to the palace she escorts her guest, And calls for festal honours in the shrine. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor
Women wear at festal periods and especially during dances a few rings10 of stout brass wire some 6 millimeters in diameter. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir
The advent of April came like a revelation of divine beauty to the little village nestled in the "coombe," and garlanded it from summit to base with tangles of festal flowers. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches
He sat where festal bowls went round; He heard the minstrel sing; He saw the tour-ney's victor crowned Amid the knightly ring. Fifty Famous Stories Retold
So many are these superstitions, so “bewitched” is the time, that the older mythologists not unnaturally saw in it a Teutonic festal season, dating from pre-Christian days. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan
The Apostolic Prefect, dressed in festal robes, and attended by the small acolytes, Willy Brown and the Chinese Joseph, had blessed the crosses. The Shipwreck A Story for the Young
The use of such cumbrous adornments is confined to festal occasions except in the case of unmarried maidens, who nearly always wear them. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir
No, not for you this ringing cheer, This festal season of the year. The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
No outbreak of the people of Shushan, no rising of distant provinces, no plotting of high-born traitors had marred the festal pomp. Notable Women of Olden Time
The woman, who did not know him, contemptuously asked, how he thought she should gain admittance, particularly on a festal night, to that lady's presence? The Last Man
We were favored with superb weather on both the festal days. Russian Rambles
Though church music has been improved almost to the excellence of oratorios or grand opera, unless it be a festal service like Easter or Christmas, the pews are only sparsely filled. The Canadian Commonwealth
The hostess did the best she could under the circumstances and provided other kinds of meat, cake and fruit, and the festal occasion had a happy ending. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine
The procession traverses the city in festal attire and ascends to the Capitol: there the victor lays down his laurel on the knees of Jupiter and thanks him for giving victory. History Of Ancient Civilization
Flowers and small branches of mimosa decorated it, as if this day were festal. Bella Donna A Novel
If it had been a festal day, there would have been several courses, with beer, mead, and even wine to wash them down. Russian Rambles
Upon these occasions a large proportion of the population, both exotic and native, come forth as upon a festal day. Saratoga and How to See It
The festal decoration of the inflamed sky cast a gentle glow on the sober tints of the southern land. The Point Of Honor A Military Tale
The land has put off its old armor of iron and put on festal garments. History Of Ancient Civilization
In her honor we meet, in her honor this room has been decorated with the colors of our beloved country, and to her honor we now dedicate the fleeting hours of this festal night. Bob Hampton of Placer
On Sunday, there was a confirmation service, and, on the following Monday, St. Cuthbert's put on its festal robes once more. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life
By the light of a late moon, flinging festal silver on the snow, it might be seen that Christmas resembled a somewhat guilty looking old gentleman with a grizzled beard. When the Yule Log Burns A Christmas Story
Ah, what will he wear on the feast days, When the people their festal enjoy? The Women of the Arabs
The festal atmosphere was a delight to her. Emily Fox-Seton Being "The Making of a Marchioness" and "The Methods of Lady Walderhurst"
Karlee had discarded his working dress for festal attire,—the difference being one of quality merely. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics
Pushcarts freighted with potted plants and fruit gave scraps of festal color, and a stand canopied with a yellow-and-blue umbrella offered pies and sandwiches for sale. Destiny
In festal robes he was stationed at the lodge gates with a small table before him ready to do the honors of the house in the ancient custom of receiving cards. The House of the Misty Star A Romance of Youth and Hope and Love in Old Japan
There is then the festal re-enactment of war, when the fight is not actually fought, but there is an imitation of war. Ancient Art and Ritual
When the Spaniards landed, they were met by men and women in procession, with tambourines and festal songs. The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea Being The Narrative of Portuguese and Spanish Discoveries in the Australasian Regions, between the Years 1492-1606, with Descriptions of their Old Charts.
He enters: a bluff stern warrior, in his undress, that is, without his panoply of armour and arms, in the long flowing robe affected by his Norman kindred at the festal board. The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars
Here all starve together,   All dwarfed and poor; Here Death's hand knocketh   At door after door, 30 He thins the dancers   From the festal floor. Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems
The drops that gem that lowly bier, Though shed in mortal sorrow, Will not recall a single tear In festal halls to-morrow! Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers
Oh for festal dainties spread, Like my bowl of milk and bread,— Pewter spoon and bowl of wood, On the doorstone, gray and rude! McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader
Rent day was a festal occasion, but the great day in the year at the manor house was New Year's Day. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861
In the city of his home he answered his own "Cry to Arms" when the "festal guns" roared out their challenge. Literary Hearthstones of Dixie
Butter and sugar were luxuries to be used only upon rare festal occasions. Ungava Bob A Winter's Tale
His voluminous festal robes were deeply edged with gold, but his arms, bare to the shoulder, and his strong brown neck were without their usual trappings of jewels. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt
On festal occasions the whole horde meets by night round the camp fire for a dance. On The Art of Reading
Must the little children miss Still the festal token? Beechenbrook A Rhyme of the War
Spread for thee, the festal board-- See with richest bounty stored; To thy Father's bosom pressed, Thou shalt be a child confessed, Never from his house to roam; Come and welcome, sinner, come! The Otterbein Hymnal For Use in Public and Social Worship
To uses of a cup, The festal board, lamp's flash and trumpet's peal, The new wine's foaming flow, The master's lips aglow! Poems Every Child Should Know The What-Every-Child-Should-Know-Library
He was adorned in festal trappings, for he had spent most of the day in revel across the Nile. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt
The darkness outside was rife with storm, but into it the old woman must have gone in her festal array. What Necessity Knows
To uses of a cup The festal board, lamp's flash and trumpet's peal, The new wine's foaming flow, The Master's lips a-glow! 180Thou, heaven's consummate cup, what needst thou with earth's wheel? Browning's Shorter Poems
Is not its festal voice too triumphant to be the accompaniment of our own sad, fallen being; its breath of sorrow too divine to be the echo of our petty cares? The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
Alice had never mentioned Farnham's name since the first night, but he was rarely out of her mind, and the thought that his life was saved made every hour bright and festal. The Bread-winners A Social Study
In the midst of this festal activity an event occurred that suddenly changed thoughts of peace to those of war. Historic Tales, Vol. 1 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
He was conscious that the old festal preparations were going on, but there was no response to them in his heart. The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance
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